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Local by Flywheel

The #1 local WordPress development tool – an effortless way to develop WordPress sites loc

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Local is a free desktop application for local WordPress development. It provides a one-click WordPress installation with SSL, a local web server (NGINX/Apache, PHP, MySQL), SSH access, WP-CLI, and tools like Mailpit for email testing. It also offers features to push/pull sites to Flywheel or WP Engine hosting, create persistent Live Links for sharing local sites, and backup sites to Google Drive/Dropbox. Additional add-ons include an Image Optimizer and support for headless WordPress.

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