- WordPress Playground lets you create completely local, unpublished websites
- Sites are limited to 100 MB and are stored locally, per device
- You can still use WordPress plugins
WordPress has announced the launch of my.WordPress.net – a new service that allows the website builder to run entirely within a web browser, meaning you can create a completely private website-style interface without it ever appearing on the public internet.
It’s built on WordPress Playground, a project that allows WordPress to run locally, so users won’t need to choose a hosting provider or register a domain.
Since these new site types run locally in browser storage, they will be device specific and will not be accessible from your other devices.
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WordPress lets you create a local website in your browser
However, if users are so impressed with their own work that they want to make it public, they can upload it to a WordPress host if they want to publish it on the Internet, as the site itself will have already been built using the familiar WordPress tools.
Local sites, however, are primarily designed for personal workspaces, covering tasks such as journaling, research, or prototyping.
They are also ideal for learning how to use WordPress without committing to hosting expenses. “It offers a quick, no-commitment way to explore, learn, and build, whether the result is a long-term personal project or something that eventually moves elsewhere,” WordPress wrote in a statement.
WordPress has even detailed how users can connect with additional plugins to use all the same tools you usually get with WordPress, but on a local scale.
There are some limitations, however, including local storage, which starts at around 100 MB. The first launch also takes longer while WordPress downloads in the browser, and since it is not stored with a hosting provider, users are recommended to back up their sites regularly.
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