Best local development plugins for WordPress
The most popular local development plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LocalDev Switcher leads with fewer than 10 active installs, ahead of Abhinavdev Environment Badge (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “local development” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 local development plugins
- 1.
LocalDev SwitcherThe most installed local development plugin, with fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.
- 2.
Abhinavdev Environment BadgeFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “local development”
LocalDev Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:337#53,380by thewebist10 months ago
Easily switch between version-controlled plugins/themes and local development versions by toggling in the Plugins and Themes screens.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Abhinavdev Environment Badge
#71,971by Abhinav Saxena16 days ago
Displays a customizable badge in the WordPress Admin Bar showing your environment (Local, Staging, Production) to avoid errors on live sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day