Sandbox Site powered by Playground
Short description Enables running a sandbox of your site using WordPress Playground (https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-playground)
4(2 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Sandbox Site powered by Playground is a WordPress sandbox plugin with 50 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2024. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Sandbox Payment Gateway for WooCommerce.
4/52 reviews
50active installs
5.0K+total downloads
2 yearssince 2024
Overview
With this plugin, you can:
- Create a copy of your site in a private WordPress Playground instance.
- Test plugins from the WordPress plugin directory without actually installing them on your site.
Your site is cloned in Playground by copying all the files and a database into WordPress Playground. It may sound scary, but your data stays safely with you and is not uploaded to any cloud service. Instead, your site’s data is shipped directly to your web browser where it stays only as long as you keep your browser tab open. That’s right! WordPress Playground runs a copy of your site directly on your device.
Usage
Starting a sandbox
- Open
/wp-admin/on your site - Click on Sandbox Site in the Tools menu to load WordPress Playground with a copy of your site content
Testing a plugin
- Open
/wp…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | 8.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.1.0
- Add export support and error handling.
Contributors
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