A complete guide to local WordPress development and testing — wp-env, DDEV, WordPress Playground, blueprints, CI, and the AI-first stack I use to ship production WordPress code every day.
Local WP vs Docker: When to Use Each for WordPress Development
Local WP is a lovely desktop app. Docker is a whole ecosystem of WordPress dev tools — wp-env, DDEV, DevKinsta, Lando. They solve different problems. Pick the wrong one and you’ll fight your tooling; pick the right one and it just flows. Here’s how I decide.
