Set Up WordPress Development Environment

How To Set Up
WordPress Development Environment On Your Computer

Setting up a WordPress development environment on your computer is an essential skill for anyone looking to test themes, develop plugins, or experiment with custom code changes safely. By creating a local environment, you can work on your WordPress projects without the need for a live server, ensuring a risk-free and efficient workflow.

This guide will walk you through the process of installing the necessary tools, including XAMPP and WordPress, and setting up your environment for seamless development and testing. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this step-by-step tutorial will help you get started with WordPress development in no time.

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How To Set Up WordPress Development Environment On Your Computer

DOWNLOAD & INSTALL

Download and install these applications on your computer.

Download Xampp

Xampp

XAMPP is a local server environment that allows you to run WordPress on your computer for development purposes.

Download WordPress

WordPress

To download WordPress, go to the official WordPress website, click the "Download WordPress" button, and save the zip file to your computer for installation on your local server.

Download VS Code

VS Code

VS Code is a versatile code editor that helps you write, debug, and manage your WordPress plugin code efficiently.

How To Install WordPress On Your Computer?

Launch Xampp

1. Start Apache 2. Start My SQL 3. Click Explorer 4. Go to htdocs folder
Launch Xampp

5. Copy WordPress zip in there

6. Extract WordPress zip folder. Copy the wordpress folder into htdocs.

7. Rename wordpress folder to project name.

Ex: 'plugin-development'

Set Up Database

8. Go to localhost/phpmyadmin in your browser

9. Click new

10. Give database a name.
ex: ‘plugin-development’

11. Click Create

Set Up Database In Php My Admin

Setup WordPress

12. Go to localhost/plugin-development in your browser.
Or change plugin-development to whatever you named the folder to.

13. Select language

14. Click lets go

Set Up Database In Php My Admin

15. Database Name:
plugin-development

16. Username:
root

17. Password:
Leave Blank

18. Database Host:
localhost

19. Click submit

20. Click Install

Set Up WordPress Database

21. Give it a site title:
EX: Plugin Development

22. Set a username & password

23. Add your email

24. Click install WordPress

25. Click login

Login to WordPress

Welcome to the WordPress dashboard

Set Up Database In Php My Admin

25. Click login

Login to WordPress

Welcome to the WordPress dashboard

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