- WordPress Playground lets you build completely local, unpublished websites
- Websites are limited to 100 MB and are stored locally per unit
- You can still use WordPress plugins
WordPress has announced the launch of my.WordPress.net – a new service that lets the website builder run entirely in a web browser, meaning you can create a completely private website-like interface without it ever appearing on the public internet.
It’s built on WordPress Playground, a project that lets WordPress run locally so users don’t have to choose a hosting provider or register a domain.
Because these new types of websites run locally in the browser storage, they will be device-specific and cannot be accessed from your other devices.
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WordPress lets you create a local website in your browser
However, if users end up being so impressed with their own work that they want to make it public, they can move it to a WordPress host if they want to publish it on the web because the site itself is already built using the familiar WordPress tools.
The local sites are primarily designed for personal workspaces, but cover tasks such as journaling, research or prototyping.
They are also ideal for learning WordPress without committing to hosting costs. “It offers a quick, commitment-free 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 even detailed how users can connect with additional plugins to use all the same tools you would normally get with WordPress, but on a local scale.
However, there are some limitations, including local storage, which starts at around 100MB. First launch also takes longer while WordPress downloads to the browser, and because it is not stored with a hosting provider, it is recommended that users back up their sites regularly.
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