Local Development

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Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 927 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ claygriffiths

   5.6y ago

   I expect no less from Andy 😃

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2. ★★★★★ Larry Daniele

   5.9y ago

   I’m using MAMP to develop a plugin locally. When MAMP is properly set up and running, it’s easy not realize if the website in the browser is running locally or remotely. Installing the “Local Development” plugin makes it easy to see via the green highlight in the admin bar along with the word “local” in it. Simple, visual and effective. Thanks!

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3. ★★★★★ wpadvocate

   6.1y ago

   This can prevent a potential disaster if you work locally. In my past I have made changes to live site by mistake. NO MORE!!! Thanks to this plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ Clifford Paulick

   6.2y ago

   Plus, Andy is great!

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5. ★★★★★ Kevin Pryce

   10.6y ago

   Did everything it said it would. Will be a good tool.

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Local Development <=2.8.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update ↗
   2023-07-24 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.8.2 Patched in 2.8.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9

Translated into 129 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-10 90+ → 100+ up after 78 days in tier
2. 2026-03-24 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-03-21 90+ → 80+ down after 9 days in tier
4. 2026-03-12 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-03-11 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2026-03-08 80+ → 90+ up after 100 days in tier
7. 2025-11-28 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
8. 2025-11-25 100+ → 90+ down after 45 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• E Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• W WP Updates Notifier 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• W Windows Compatibility Fix 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• S Show Template 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• D Dev Theme 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• WP Dev Flag 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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Local Development: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/local-development