Meet WordPress Studio — a fast, free, open source tool for local WordPress development all powered by WordPress Playground and WordPress.com.
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$ npm install -g wp-studio
we’ll handle the rest
Spin up sites in seconds, sync with WordPress.com or Pressable, or import any WordPress site to work on it locally. Share live preview links with clients and collaborate with the built-in AI assistant that runs WP-CLI commands natively.
Sync your local and live sites
Synchronize a hosted production or staging site on WordPress.com or Pressable with your Studio site in either direction.
preview sites
Share interactive snapshots of your local sites with clients or colleagues, powered by WordPress.com.
Superfast WordPress installation
Regardless of how many sites you’re working on, you can create unlimited local sites in WordPress Studio.
Dependency-free building
Build fast, reliable local WordPress sites with WordPress Playground — no Docker, NGINX, Apache, or MySQL required.
One-click admin
Spend less time wrangling passwords — open WP Admin for each site with just one click.
Open your site anywhere
Develop your sites your way. Open your site’s code in your favorite IDE, CLI, or file browser to fit your workflow.
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Studio’s getting sharper: smoother setup, smarter defaults, and a faster way to build WordPress locally. Check out the Changelog and our Roadmap to learn more.
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Studio CLI brings the full power of Studio to your terminal. Create sites, manage plugins, and run workflows without needing to download the app.
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Choose exactly what to sync between your local and live production or staging sites, whether it’s a single theme, a specific plugin, only the database, or the entire
wp-contentfolder. Learn more.
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Blueprints allow you to create sites from repeatable recipes. Use our featured Blueprints or create your own to automatically install plugins, activate themes, configure site settings, and get straight to work. Learn more.
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Quickly generate a publicly accessible URL that you can share with clients and colleagues. Learn more.
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Studio’s getting sharper: smoother setup, smarter defaults, and a faster way to build WordPress locally. Learn more.
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Choose exactly what to sync between you local and live production or staging sites, whether it’s a single theme, a specific plugin, only the database, or the entire
wp-contentfolder. Learn more. -
Quickly generate a publicly accessible URL that you can share with clients and colleagues. Learn more.
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Easily identify your local Studio sites with custom domain names. Personalize and organize your workflow! Learn more.
Meet Studio Assistant, an AI helper ready to manage plugins, draft content, and even run WP-CLI commands for you — all from a user-friendly chat interface. The Assistant will suggest tailor-made recommendations for your site setup, walk you through the thinking behind them, and make them happen as soon as you give it the thumbs-up.
Do I need to have a WordPress.com account to use WordPress Studio?
A WordPress.com account is required only if you want to leverage the preview sites feature for showcasing your projects and gathering feedback.
What operating system do I need to use WordPress Studio?
The Studio desktop app works on Windows and MacOS. The standalone CLI works on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
How can I export a theme from WordPress Studio?
Themes created in WordPress Studio function in the same manner as themes created in traditional WordPress sites. Themes can be exported by clicking “Export” found within the “Options” menu in the top-right corner of the WordPress site editor. See our documentation for additional details on these steps.
How does Studio Sync work?
Studio Sync lets you keep your local WordPress Studio sites in sync with a production or staging site in either direction. It’s available for all WordPress.com sites on the Business or Commerce plan, as well as Pressable sites with Jetpack enabled.
Log in with your WordPress.com account to see all your available sites. From there, you can sync your entire local site with just a few clicks or choose specific items like a single plugin or theme. See our documentation for additional details on these steps.
How do Preview Sites work?
After connecting WordPress Studio to your WordPress.com account, you can create hosted clones of your local sites. These clones, or “preview sites,” are powered by WordPress.com and hosted on a temporary domain, simplifying the process of gathering feedback from anyone, anywhere.
The ability to push updates from your local site to your hosted preview site adds further flexibility and potential for refining your project based on feedback. Your preview site remains active for seven days after the last update, and you can update as many times as you’d like, ensuring you have ample time to perfect your project.
You can have up to ten free preview sites associated with your account at any given time. Rest assured, we don’t include deleted or expired preview sites in the count!
How can I contribute to WordPress Studio?
WordPress Studio is a free and open source app, and our mission is for Studio to be the fastest and simplest way for developers to build a WordPress site. We welcome all contributions in pursuit of this mission. Think fewer buttons, not more.
Feel free to open a GitHub issue to discuss your proposed improvement. Pull requests are welcome for bug fixes and enhancements. New features will need to go through our internal vetting process before they are accepted.
To learn more about how to contribute, please read the Contributing Guidelines.
For information on setting up your development environment for contributing code, see the Code Contributions.
By continuing with download, you agree to our
Terms of Service and have read our Privacy Policy.
$ npm install -g wp-studio
