DevKinsta
Your free local WordPress development suite. Design, develop, and deploy WordPress sites from the comfort of your local machine. DevKinsta is free forever, and available for macOS and Windows. Create local WordPress sites with a single click, and start developing (almost) instantly. Every site you create is automatically configured with Nginx, PHP, and MySQL. DevKinsta also ships with WordPress multisite support plus powerful database and email management tools to streamline your development workflow. DevKinsta makes local site creation and development quick and easy. Spin up a single or Multisite WordPress site with Nginx, MariaDB, and more with a single click. Take advantage of local database and email management tools to develop themes, plugins, and custom sites, all on your local machine. When you’re ready to go live, push your site directly to Kinsta. Launch WordPress sites, including multisites, with a single click!
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UpdraftPlus
Hacking, server crashes, dodgy updates or simple user error can ruin your WordPress site. That’s why you need UpdraftPlus. Keep your WordPress site safe and install now. Engage with an easy-to-use interface that allows you to backup and restore with a single click on a schedule that suits you. Not all backup plugins are created equal. UpdraftPlus is tested in more scenarios, installed on more servers and rated higher than any rival. UpdraftPlus is a complete, general-purpose backup and restore plugin with more features and advanced tools than any rival. Performs complete manual or scheduled backups of all your WordPress files, databases, plugins and themes. Automatically backs up your WordPress website before any updates to plugins, themes and cores.
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InstaWP
InstaWP is a cloud-based WordPress development platform that enables users to launch instant WordPress sites without setup time. These are standard WordPress sites where users can install any plugin or theme, add content, and access, preview, and customize their websites. InstaWP offers features such as staging, templates, configurations, commands, Git integration, connects, hosting, WaaS (Website as a Service), and site management. It is designed for designers, developers, hosting companies, business owners, and others who work with WordPress daily. With InstaWP, users can build WordPress sites with powerful tools, save blueprints for reuse and monetization, save default values used to spin up sites, run CLI commands remotely without SSH, manage live sites and create staging sites, manage hosting accounts and create sites, and migrate WordPress sites to new hosts. InstaWP also offers workflows such as 2-way sync, automate QA, create recurring revenue, create staging, etc.
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WP Sandbox
Let your customers try your WordPress solutions in a customized sandbox before they buy. Front-end and back-end, fully customizable. Perfect for WordPress developers, designers, & agencies who want to let clients explore fully-functioning backend demos of their work. We’re loved by customer support teams who need to quickly diagnose issues and share their findings with the rest of the team with a simple reusable link. Give your customers access to full WordPress sandbox demo sites — pre-installed with your plugins and themes, and customized with your settings. Create full WordPress sites, complete with front-end and secure back-end access with one easy link.
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