As of April 2026, Development Mode for Jetpack is a WordPress jetpack plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Jetpack Protect.
0/5Rating
20active installs
2.7K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Contrary to popular belief, Jetpack does not require you to connect your website to WordPress.com before you can use it at all.
Several Jetpack modules are self-contained and do not require a WordPress.com connection to function:
- Asset CDN
- Beautiful Math
- Carousel
- Contact Form
- Copy Post
- Custom CSS
- Custom content types
- Extra Sidebar Widgets
- Gravatar Hovercards
- Infinite Scroll
- Lazy Images
- Markdown
- Sharing
- Shortcode Embeds
- Site verification
- Sitemaps
- Tiled Galleries*
- Widget Visibility
The Development Mode for Jetpack plugin enables (wait for it…) Jetpack Development Mode, which does two things:
- Eliminates “nags” to connect a Jetpack-enabled site to WordPress.com.
- Allows usage of modules that do not require a WordPress.com connection.
It also means you can stop using indiv…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.2
- Tested and working with WordPress 5.5.1 and Jetpack 8.9.1.
- Update readme with updated Jetpack module list.
- Remove unnecessary Jetpack class_exists() check.
Contributors
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