It’d be nice if there was a feature to select what version of WordPress should be installed. Much like I’m able to choose the PHP version. This would be helpful in setting up specific sites for testing especially.

+1 on this. It’s a need I’ve run into because Flywheel delays updating for a few weeks. Here’s an example: I have a site on Flywheel running 4.6.1 that needs some significant edits. I pull it down to Local, and am forced to install 4.7 there. I perform the database updates, and update it the first…

In my case I need languages. Some installations have to be GB english version, some others US version… sometimes they have to be RU.

Language you can pick in wp-admin, since version 4.5 if i’m not mistaken. Would love a version picker though, or at least install the latest, instead if 4.6

+1 for a version picker I’ve created a script that lets you quickly change WordPress versions when ssh-ed in. Not ideal but it gets the job done. This script was originally created for VVV. I’m thinking about making into a dedicated script for the Local app. Read about it here https://keesiemeijer…

+1 for this. I’m hoping to use Local to test my WordPress plugins and investigate support issues, etc. It’s great to be able to swap PHP versions and see how they perform, but I also need the ability to change WP versions. An edge case I’m sure and there are ways around it, but it would be so much …

First, thanks a lot for that amazing FREE tool ! I was searching for a way to try WP 5.0 BEFORE it’s official release… To bad that we can’t choose / change the WP version from Local… (Even if we should have a lot of warnings…) I hope to see that soon (and be able to definitely bury MAMP)… …

Use WP CLI: wp core update --version=4.9.8 --force

or use the Core Rollback plugin :wink:

This is a pretty old feature request, created when Local Classic was a thing, and which doesn’t seem to have much activity (the last reply was in April 2021, and the last vote happened in 2020) Given that there’s a few workarounds from @ErmLocal and @afragen – is this still a priority for you users…

@ben.turner honestly, in the time since, it’s not been too much of an issue. I generally would use CLI for changing the version on Local anyway, and the remote version and the local version not matching simply hasn’t happened to have mattered as much as WordPress has continued to evolve. This ticke…

Add ability to select any version of WordPress

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afragen April 28, 2021, 3:43am 9

or use the Core Rollback plugin

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