Hello fellow WordPress developers!
Today, I present to you a very practical little tool called Studio and which is brought to you by the folks at WordPress.com. The idea is to provide you with a lightweight and fast local WordPress development environment so you no longer have to waste time configuring servers during dev.
You can therefore create temporary copies of your local sites, hosted on WordPress.com, to easily share them with your clients or colleagues, which is ideal for getting feedback without having to manage FTP access. And with Studio you can also create as many local WordPress sites as you want. It runs like clockwork, without the need for Docker or other tools and to go into production, it's not a problem since it manages the export of themes and plugins in the blink of an eye.
It reminds me a little of Local, another tool that I also really like. The little guys at WordPress.com have also thought about Terminal fades with the possibility of using it on the command line and above all, it is compatible with all your favorite tools: VS Code, PHPStorm… This way, you can tweak your code as you see fit.
Obviously, it is 100% free and you can download it directly from the official website, whether you are on Mac, Windows or Linux (coming soon for the latter 2). The sources are even available on GitHub if you want to take a look.
On the security side, Studio uses a local SQLite database for each site. But if you prefer to use MySQL, it is possible by modifying the config files a little. By the way, a little tip for the pros, you can export your SQLite database in no time with this command in the terminal:
sqlite3 wp-content/database/.ht.sqlite .dump > backup.sql
And presto, you have a nice clean SQL file for production. Easy !
If you want to get started, head to the Studio website. Many thanks to Lorenper for the info.
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