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Best localhost plugins for WordPress

The most popular localhost plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Local Development leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of WP-ngrok (10+) and WP Dev Flag (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “localhost” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 6 localhost plugins

  1. 1.
    Local Development

    The most installed localhost plugin, with 80+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    WP-ngrok

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

  3. 3.
    WP Dev Flag

    10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  4. 4.
    DX localhost

    10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  5. 5.
    localhost2host.docker.internal

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  6. 6.
    Trazelio

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.

All 6 plugins tagged “localhost”