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.
Alternatives to Pantheon HUD
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Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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Displays a color-coded DEV, STAGING, or LIVE indicator in the admin bar to prevent accidental changes on production sites.
Know at a glance which site you are editing. The admin bar changes colour and shows a LIVE, STAGING, DEV or LOCAL badge.
PlatformInfov1.3.1
A simple platform information plugin for WordPress. Shows you environment variables, PHP settings and more.
Run a private, read-only hosting migration preflight and export a redacted environment report.
EnvBeaconv1.2.0
Display a colored notice in the WordPress admin bar to indicate which environment (Live, Staging, Local) your site is running on.
Don't Mess Up Prodv1.1.0
Displays an environment indicator in the admin bar.
Elysian Readerv1.0.0
Display a customizable reading progress bar and reading time with an optional floating widget. Lightweight, responsive, and built without jQuery.
Airkas Scroll Progressv1.0.0
A lightweight and simple reading progress bar that shows visitors how far they have scrolled through your page.
Marathon Migrationv3.0.4
Move your WordPress site to Marathon Hosting in minutes — no FTP, no manual exports, no downtime.