Local Development
Places development notice for plugins or themes that are in local development. Prevents updating of selected plugins and themes.
Local Development ranks #16,598 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Aug 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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Source: WPVulnerability2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago
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Local Development [local-development] < 2.8.3
Fixed in v2.8.3
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Local Development [local-development] < 2.8.3
Fixed in v2.8.3
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- Version
- 2.11.1
- Last Updated
- Aug 13, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.4+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Andy Fragen
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
- Reviews
- 5
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for developers and teams working on plugins or themes in a local development environment. It flags in-progress plugins and themes with a notice and blocks them from being updated.
- Development notice on plugins page
- Development notice on themes page
- Prevents updating selected plugins
- Adds plugins and themes to version control
- Allows using local file server
- Bypasses WordPress 5.2 WSOD Shutdown Handler
- Warning color in admin bar on localhost
- Sets WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE in wp-config.php
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