WordPress Playground

When to use

• Spin up a disposable WordPress to test a plugin/theme without full stack setup
• Run or iterate on Playground Blueprints (JSON) locally
• Build a reproducible snapshot for sharing or CI
• Switch WP/PHP versions quickly to reproduce issues
• Debug plugin/theme code with Xdebug in isolation

Inputs required

• Node.js 20.18+ (node -v)
• Project path to mount
• Desired WP version/PHP version (optional)
• Blueprint location if using one
• Port preference (default 9400)

Procedure