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Development Environment Notification

This plugin adds a simple notification on the WP Admin bar to help the developer know if they are looking at development or production.

By Alex Phelps·Admin Bar·Free
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Development Environment Notification is a WordPress admin bar plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 0.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Hide Admin Bar.

5/51 reviews
10active installs
1.7K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Ever confused between Development and Production when using Host Files?

This plugin adds a simple notification on the WP Admin bar to help the developer know if they are looking at development or production environments without needing to check host files and so on.

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress0.2+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.2

  • Add notification to the login screen as well
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Alex PhelpsAlex Phelps
Plugin Info
Version
0.1
Last Updated
Aug 15, 2015
WP Requires
0.2+
Tested Up To
3.9.40
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.7K+
Added
May 7, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

admin bardevelopmentdevelopment tools

Developer

A
Alex Phelps
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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