Product Information
What is Local?
Local is a free local development environment designed to streamline the workflow for WordPress developers and designers.
How to use Local?
Local is a free local development environment designed to streamline the workflow for WordPress developers and designers, enabling them to build and launch WordPress sites more easily and efficiently on their local machines.
Core Functions of Local
Automatically install WordPress and configure SSL
Provide Root SSH access, WP-CLI, and PHP environment hot-switching
Create persistent URLs to share local sites via Live Links
Support site synchronization with Flywheel or WP Engine
Offer cloud backup to Google Drive or Dropbox
Include pre-release tools like link checkers and image optimizers
Usage Scenarios of Local
- WordPress developers building and testing sites locally
- Designers previewing and modifying WordPress sites in a local environment
- Share locally developed websites with clients or colleagues without deployment
- Sync local sites with hosting platforms like WP Engine
- Use pre-launch tools to check and optimize websites before going live
- Back up local WordPress site files to cloud storage
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