Quickly switch between environments (live, test, dev) from the admin bar.
As of April 2026, Set the Stage is a WordPress menu plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Admin Menu Editor.
Adds a menu to the admin bar to quickly identify different environments for a site (e.g. production and development) and easily switch to the same URL on other environments. Multi-site compatible for both sub-domain and sub-directory installations.
The plugin has a convenient settings page but can also be configured programatically via a filter hook.
Navigate to “Settings > Set the Stage” in the WordPress admin to review and edit the configuration.
Hook to drgnff_wp_stage_switcher__environments and return an array with environments. Here’s an example filter function:
add_filter( 'drgnff_wp_stage_switcher__environments', function ($envs) {
return […| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.3.8 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Fixed
– Fix default environment reset button
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