Local Development
Places development notice for plugins or themes that are in local development. Prevents updating of selected plugins and themes.
5(5 reviews)
·90 active installs·Updated 5 months agoAs of April 2026, Local Development is a WordPress theme plugin with 90 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.4+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Top alternative: Kirki Customizer Framework.
5/55 reviews
90active installs
10K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Places development notice for plugins or themes that are in local development. Notices are placed on the plugins page and the themes page. Prevents updating of selected plugins and themes.
- Automatically adds plugins and themes under version control.
- Automatically allows for using a local file server.
- Allows for bypassing the WordPress 5.2 WSOD Shutdown Handler.
- Add a warning color to admin bar when running under localhost. Default is on.
- Add a git host icon to the plugins page. Default is off. No option if GitHub Updater is running.
- Allows setting of
WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPEinwp-config.php.
Pull Requests are welcome against the develop branch on GitHub.
Requires PHP 7.4 or greater.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.4+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.11.0 / 2025-09-08
- update for Git Updater Additions tab/rebrand
- use
inithook in startup to avoid local_textdomain error - update requirements
Contributors
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