Title: WordPress Playground Docs Published: July 15, 2026 Last modified: July 16, 2026 --- # WordPress Playground Docs ## In this article * [Navigating this documentation hub](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#navigating-this-documentation-hub) * [First steps](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#first-steps) * [Take a deep dive](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#take-a-deep-dive) * [Get Involved](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#get-involved) * [Using Playground with AI assistants](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#using-playground-with-ai-assistants) * [License](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#license) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) **Looking for the official Playground website?** WordPress Playground website moved to [wordpress.org/playground/](https://wordpress.org/playground/). The site you’re at now hosts the documentation. 👋 Hi! Welcome to WordPress Playground documentation. Playground is an online tool to experiment and learn about WordPress. This site ( Documentation) is where you will find all the information you need to start using Playground. The WordPress Playground documentation is distributed across four separate hubs ( subsites): * 👉 [**Documentation**](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/) (you’re here)– Introduction to WP Playground, starter guides and your entry point to WP Playground Docs. * [**Blueprints**](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/blueprints) – Blueprints are JSON files for setting up your WordPress Playground instance. Learn about their possibilities from the Blueprints docs hub. * [**Developers**](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers) – WordPress Playground was created as a programmable tool. Discover all the things you can do with it from your code in the Developers docs hub. * [**API Reference**](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/api) – All the APIs exposed by WordPress Playground ## 󠀁[Navigating this documentation hub](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#navigating-this-documentation-hub)󠁿 This docs hub is focused on starting with WordPress Playground and is divided into the following major sections. * **[Quick Start Guide](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/quick-start-guide)**: For those just starting out with WordPress Playground, this is where you can get up and running with WordPress Playground quickly to [start a new WordPress site](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/quick-start-guide#start-a-new-wordpress-site) and [try a block/theme/plugin](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/quick-start-guide#try-a-block-a-theme-or-a-plugin) or [test a specific WordPress/PHP version](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/quick-start-guide#use-a-specific-wordpress-or-php-version). * **[Playground web instance](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/web-instance)**: Learn more about the Playground instance you get at https://playground.wordpress. net/ * **[About Playground](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/about)**: To learn about WordPress Playground, how safe it is, what you can do with and some of its current limitations, visit this section. * Discover how you can leverage WordPress Playground to [Build](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/./about/build?output_format=md), [Test](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/./about/test?output_format=md), and [Launch](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/./about/launch?output_format=md) your products. * **[Guides](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/guides)**: Explore our comprehensive guides to master new skills, find step-by-step instructions, and unlock valuable insights. Dive in to learn and grow! * **[Contributing](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/contributing)**: WordPress Playground is an open-source project that welcomes all contributors— from code to design, documentation to triage. Learn here how to contribute. * **[Links and resources](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/resources)**: A nice compilation of useful links and resources related to WordPress Playground. ## 󠀁[First steps](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#first-steps)󠁿 Whether you’re a developer, a non-technical user, or a contributor, these docs will guide you as you start your learning journey: * [Start using WordPress Playground](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/quick-start-guide) in 5 minutes (and check out the [demo site](https://playground.wordpress.net/)) * [Get started for developing](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/build-your-first-app) with WordPress Playground * Use Playground as a zero-setup [local development environment](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/local-development/) * Read about the [limitations](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/limitations) * [WordCamp Contributor Day](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/contributing/contributor-day) Read [**Introduction to Playground: running WordPress in the browser**](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/04/05/introduction-to-playground-running-wordpress-in-the-browser/) blog post in the [WordPress Developer Blog](https://developer.wordpress.org/news) for a great introduction to WordPress Playground ## 󠀁[Take a deep dive](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#take-a-deep-dive)󠁿 If you’re a developer or tech user, you may want to check directly the APIs available: * Read about [Playground APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/apis/) and basic concepts * Review [links and resources](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/resources) * Choose the right API for your app: - [Query API](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/apis/query-api) enables basic operations using only query parameters - [Blueprints API](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/blueprints) gives you a great degree of control with a simple JSON file - [JavaScript API](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/apis/javascript-api) gives you full control via a JavaScript client from an npm package * Dive into the [architecture](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/architecture) and learn how it all works ## 󠀁[Get Involved](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#get-involved)󠁿 WordPress Playground is an open-source project and welcomes all contributors from code to design, and from documentation to triage. Don’t worry, _you don’t need to know WebAssembly_ to contribute! * See the [Contributors Handbook](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/contributing) for all the details on how you can contribute. * Join us in the `#playground` channel in Slack (see the [WordPress Slack page](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) for signup information) As with all WordPress projects, we want to ensure a welcoming environment for everyone. With that in mind, all contributors are expected to follow our [Code of Conduct](https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/community-code-of-conduct/). ## 󠀁[Using Playground with AI assistants](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#using-playground-with-ai-assistants)󠁿 WordPress Playground is designed to work with AI coding agents and AI-powered tools. It runs entirely client-side in WebAssembly — no authentication, no backend required, and isolated to the browser with no persistent side effects outside the sandbox — making it a safe, reliable environment for AI-generated demos and prototypes. * **[Using Playground with AI agents](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/guides/agent-skill-wp-playground)**— Install the `wp-playground` skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, and other coding agents. Describe what you need; the agent runs the commands. * **[AI-readable site index](https://playground.wordpress.net/llms.txt)** — Machine- readable summary of Playground’s capabilities, APIs, and docs in `llms.txt` format. * **[AGENTS.md](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-playground/blob/trunk/AGENTS.md)**— Guidance for AI coding agents contributing to this codebase. ## 󠀁[License](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#license)󠁿 WordPress Playground is free software released under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or (at your option) any later version. For a complete license, see [LICENSE.md](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-playground/blob/trunk/LICENSE). ![Code is Poetry.](https://i0.wp.com/s.w.org/style/images/codeispoetry.png?ssl=1) First published July 15, 2026 Last updated July 16, 2026 Edit article [ Improve it on GitHub: WordPress Playground Docs ](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WordPress/wordpress-playground/trunk/packages/docs/site/docs/main/intro.md) Changelog [ See list of changes: WordPress Playground Docs ](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/?output_format=md#) [ Next: Start using WordPress Playground in 5 minutes](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/handbook/quick-start-guide/)