Title: Local Development
Published: July 15, 2026
Last modified: July 16, 2026

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# Local Development

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## Local WordPress Development with Playground

Playground offers various development environments to streamline setting up and 
managing WordPress sites.

For a quick start, use a [public Playground web instance](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/web-instance)
at https://playground.wordpress.net/. Alternatively, you can [host your own WordPress Playground](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/architecture/host-your-own-playground).

Playground also provides tools for local WordPress development, prioritizing ease
of installation and usability:

 * **[@wp-playground/cli](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/local-development/wp-playground-cli):**
   A command-line tool to quickly launch a WordPress site from your terminal.
 * **[Visual Studio Code Extension](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/local-development/vscode-extension):**
   Integrates WordPress development directly into VS Code for a seamless experience
   within the popular editor.

For those needing more control, Playground offers tools for Node.js:

 * **[WordPress Playground in Node.js](https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/developers/local-development/php-wasm-node):**
   For low-level control over the WebAssembly PHP build, explore the [`@php-wasm/node` package](https://npmjs.org/@php-wasm/node),
   which includes the PHP WebAssembly runtime.

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