WP Dev Flagv2.0.1
Shows a floating badge on the front end, to visually distinguish your development site from production.
Alternatives to Local Development
Plugins below are selected for functional relevance and current directory signals. Active-install counts do not affect this ranking.
Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
Compatibility and update metadata provide context, not a quality guarantee. Review each plugin’s details for your site.
LocalDev Switcherv0.8.0
Easily switch between version-controlled plugins/themes and local development versions by toggling in the Plugins and Themes screens.
EnvBeaconv1.2.0
Display a colored notice in the WordPress admin bar to indicate which environment (Live, Staging, Local) your site is running on.
Displays a customizable badge in the WordPress Admin Bar showing your environment (Local, Staging, Production) to avoid errors on live sites.
Download installed plugins, themes, and WordPress core files directly from your dashboard. Ideal for backups, migration, and development.
KAGG Compatibilityv2.6.0
The plugin blocks error messages of any level from WordPress core, plugins, and themes.
Choose a target PHP version and see which installed plugin or theme may block the upgrade. Local, read-only, and no shell access required.
Labels symlinked plugins on the Plugins page and hides their delete link and update notice, so you cannot change them by accident.
Theme Editorv3.2
Theme Editor allows you to edit theme files, create folder, upload files and remove any file and folder in themes and plugins.
Never mistake a staging, development or local copy for your live site. Shows a badge in wp-admin, on the login page and on the public front end.