# Local Add-ons **URL:** https://community.localwp.com/c/local-add-ons/13.md [Latest](https://community.localwp.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.localwp.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.localwp.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Local Add-ons category](https://community.localwp.com/t/about-the-local-add-ons-category/3476)
**Author:** [@clay](https://community.localwp.com/u/clay)\ **Replies:** 0
Local add-on directory and location to discuss all things about Local add-on development. --- ## [Local Trust SSL MacOS](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-trust-ssl-macos/52458)
**Author:** [@rmpel](https://community.localwp.com/u/rmpel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-trust-ssl-macos/52458 "2026-08-03T12:31:30Z")
Mac users of LocalWP have a problem; trusting SSL with the button in the UI doesn’t work. MacOS silently blocks this request for security reasons. I’ve been using a script for years to manually trust all untrusted certi… --- ## [Local Site Beam - Plugin to easily transfer (beam) sites over LAN or WAN](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-site-beam-plugin-to-easily-transfer-beam-sites-over-lan-or-wan/52447)
**Author:** [@rmpel](https://community.localwp.com/u/rmpel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-site-beam-plugin-to-easily-transfer-beam-sites-over-lan-or-wan/52447 "2026-07-29T13:23:44Z")
My Dear community members, I’d like your opinion (any !!!) on this plugin I authored (with Claude Fable 5s help, I will not hide that fact) Love to read all your feedback. --- ## [Local Media Proxy preview — looking for testers](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-media-proxy-preview-looking-for-testers/52422)
**Author:** [@mdavoli](https://community.localwp.com/u/mdavoli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-media-proxy-preview-looking-for-testers/52422 "2026-07-24T20:27:48Z")
Hi everyone, I’m excited to share an early preview of Local Media Proxy, an open-source add-on my team and I built at Amsive for Local. If you work with local WordPress sites without a complete copy of the uploads dire… --- ## [Local WordPress Supercharged add-on](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wordpress-supercharged-add-on/52076)
**Author:** [@siddharth.thevaril](https://community.localwp.com/u/siddharth.thevaril)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wordpress-supercharged-add-on/52076 "2026-07-15T02:05:12Z")
Hello Local community, I wanted to share a local add-on with the community, that I’ve been developing. It has a few features that may be helpful for the developers and QAs here. This is the link: GitHub - Sidsector9/loc… --- ## [Add-ons Library page doesn't load add-ons](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-ons-library-page-doesnt-load-add-ons/52021)
**Author:** [@dinesh58](https://community.localwp.com/u/dinesh58)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-ons-library-page-doesnt-load-add-ons/52021 "2026-06-12T01:36:33Z")
Hello. The Add-ons Library page doesn’t seem to load the list of add-ons with a bunch of console errors. --- ## [Kinsta Sync — pull/push your Local sites to & from Kinsta (files + database)](https://community.localwp.com/t/kinsta-sync-pull-push-your-local-sites-to-from-kinsta-files-database/52287)
**Author:** [@digiwise](https://community.localwp.com/u/digiwise)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/kinsta-sync-pull-push-your-local-sites-to-from-kinsta-files-database/52287 "2026-06-09T13:19:07Z")
Kinsta Sync for Local I built a community add-on that brings a Magic Sync-style pull/push workflow to Kinsta-hosted sites — something Local’s built-in Connect only does for Flywheel/WP Engine. It syncs files and database … --- ## [The Add-ons Cloud Backups don't save wp-content folder](https://community.localwp.com/t/the-add-ons-cloud-backups-dont-save-wp-content-folder/51817)
**Author:** [@ManuBelgium](https://community.localwp.com/u/ManuBelgium)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/the-add-ons-cloud-backups-dont-save-wp-content-folder/51817 "2026-02-06T14:30:38Z")
Hello, i use the Cloud Backups Add-ons, with the last program of Local. I back up to Google Drive. when i want to create a new site from a Cloud Backup, i can select a site with the Cloud Backup. But after the import,… --- ## [Local WP Debug Add-on](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wp-debug-add-on/51793)
**Author:** [@arecian](https://community.localwp.com/u/arecian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-wp-debug-add-on/51793 "2026-01-23T13:57:37Z")
I created an add-on for Local to make it easy to enable WP Debug. Now that it’s been tested by others, you can check it out here! --- ## [Add-on that loads in the Tools tab?](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-on-that-loads-in-the-tools-tab/51284)
**Author:** [@arecian](https://community.localwp.com/u/arecian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-on-that-loads-in-the-tools-tab/51284 "2025-09-17T13:56:38Z")
Has anyone successfully done this recently? I’m wanting to add a new tab there with the existing sub-tabs in Tools. I am failing to get anything to show up there and so is AI. Thanks in advance! --- ## [Ghost backup](https://community.localwp.com/t/ghost-backup/51317)
**Author:** [@cernikvladi](https://community.localwp.com/u/cernikvladi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/ghost-backup/51317 "2025-09-04T13:28:36Z")
Hey, created a backup via CloudBackup and then deleted it from GDrive. Since then it still appears in the app (New Site → Create From Cloud Backup) no matter what. How to get rid of the ghost entry? Same as this old t… --- ## [Restore from Laptop to Desktop in 2025](https://community.localwp.com/t/restore-from-laptop-to-desktop-in-2025/51316)
**Author:** [@cernikvladi](https://community.localwp.com/u/cernikvladi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/restore-from-laptop-to-desktop-in-2025/51316 "2025-09-04T13:16:57Z")
Hey, I love LocalWP but there’s one thing driving me mad. There was a historical thread regarding inabilitiy to work across multiple devices (not a bug but a feature). This article says you can work across multiple dev… --- ## [Cloud Backups not creating backup for large website](https://community.localwp.com/t/cloud-backups-not-creating-backup-for-large-website/51069)
**Author:** [@Saad](https://community.localwp.com/u/Saad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/cloud-backups-not-creating-backup-for-large-website/51069 "2025-08-27T09:03:12Z")
Hi there! I am trying to make a cloud backup of a pretty large website around 6 GB on the server and upon creating a backup it runs into an error. Can someone help me figuring out how to resolve this? Thanks --- ## [Debugger not breaking at breakpoints](https://community.localwp.com/t/debugger-not-breaking-at-breakpoints/37920)
**Author:** [@tonicboy](https://community.localwp.com/u/tonicboy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/debugger-not-breaking-at-breakpoints/37920 "2025-04-10T08:14:36Z")
Hi, I’ve used this add-on successfully on a different machine but moved to a new machine and had to set everything up again. This is what I’ve done so far (I’m trying it on a brand new project with no modifications wha… --- ## [Xdebug nightmare](https://community.localwp.com/t/xdebug-nightmare/39194)
**Author:** [@jafar](https://community.localwp.com/u/jafar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/xdebug-nightmare/39194 "2025-04-10T08:11:09Z")
Updating Local or PHP version is a nightmare for me, and I guess, for many others… I always have to reconfigure the Xdebug and the PHPCodeSniffer and try many things in different ways to get everything working as before. … --- ## [How to get Xdebug working on PhpStorm with PHP 8 in April 2024](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-get-xdebug-working-on-phpstorm-with-php-8-in-april-2024/42555)
**Author:** [@cliff](https://community.localwp.com/u/cliff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-get-xdebug-working-on-phpstorm-with-php-8-in-april-2024/42555 "2025-04-10T08:07:30Z")
Notes to self that might also help you… After struggling for too long, I followed the nuclear route at Xdebug nightmare - #8 by Glauber (no longer open to replies or else I would have) as a starting point. Since it wor… --- ## [Archiving the Xdebug + PhpStorm add-on](https://community.localwp.com/t/archiving-the-xdebug-phpstorm-add-on/49605)
**Author:** [@ben.turner](https://community.localwp.com/u/ben.turner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/archiving-the-xdebug-phpstorm-add-on/49605 "2025-04-09T16:38:22Z")
The Xdebug + PhpStorm add-on is now archived due to PhpStorm greatly simplifying the steps to configure the Xdebug Step Debugger. We’ve created this help doc to guide Local users through the process: You can review t… --- ## [Add Altas to existing site in LocalWP](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-altas-to-existing-site-in-localwp/47711)
**Author:** [@cciwa](https://community.localwp.com/u/cciwa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-altas-to-existing-site-in-localwp/47711 "2025-03-11T16:16:14Z")
Hi All, I have an existing site running on LocalWP. I want to explore setting it up as a headless site. Is there a way to add Atlas capability to the site? Can it be done by export site then import as new with custom… --- ## [502 Error on JS front end after Atlas install](https://community.localwp.com/t/502-error-on-js-front-end-after-atlas-install/36084)
**Author:** [@jackmach125](https://community.localwp.com/u/jackmach125)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/502-error-on-js-front-end-after-atlas-install/36084 "2025-02-26T15:25:43Z")
I am trying to give the Atlas/Headless WP environment a spin but struggling to get it running on my machine (Windows 11). Using a completely fresh installs with both the Scaffolding and Portfolio blueprint the JS front … --- ## [Can't push files from Local to WP Engien](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-push-files-from-local-to-wp-engien/47114)
**Author:** [@bjornaa](https://community.localwp.com/u/bjornaa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-push-files-from-local-to-wp-engien/47114 "2025-02-20T08:54:22Z")
When I try to push a single file from Local to WP Engien. Local fails to index my local files, multiple times. When I am lucky that the indexing works, and I select a single CSS file to upload, an upload file will not u… --- ## [Configure X-Debug to identify Performance Issues in Site](https://community.localwp.com/t/configure-x-debug-to-identify-performance-issues-in-site/46980)
**Author:** [@sigurdwattdev](https://community.localwp.com/u/sigurdwattdev)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/configure-x-debug-to-identify-performance-issues-in-site/46980 "2025-02-18T14:31:04Z")
I have installed x-debug on local, got the vs-code extension however, I am now trying to enabling profiling as I have a performance issue on my WordPress site and want to identify what it is exactly. I have been trying … --- ## [Unable to add Local Site when 'Enable Atlas Add-on' selected](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-add-local-site-when-enable-atlas-add-on-selected/46711)
**Author:** [@picnic](https://community.localwp.com/u/picnic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-add-local-site-when-enable-atlas-add-on-selected/46711 "2025-01-28T16:04:06Z")
When ‘Adding Local Site’ can’t proceed past ‘Choose Your Environment’ screen when ‘Enable Atlas Add-on’ selected The ‘continue’ button is greyed-out. ‘Create from a Blueprint’ will allow me to add new sites. Thanks in ad… --- ## [Using a debugger with Addons](https://community.localwp.com/t/using-a-debugger-with-addons/45740)
**Author:** [@calebsmithdev](https://community.localwp.com/u/calebsmithdev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/using-a-debugger-with-addons/45740 "2024-11-25T19:27:50Z")
Hey there! I found a post that talks about using a debugger while developing addons, but it’s 7 years old and seemed irrelevant at this point. I wanted to ask if anyone has successfully setup their debugger when working … --- ## [Is a local/native install of PHP/MySQL required for XDebug (on MacOS)?](https://community.localwp.com/t/is-a-local-native-install-of-php-mysql-required-for-xdebug-on-macos/45364)
**Author:** [@g\_dub](https://community.localwp.com/u/g_dub)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/is-a-local-native-install-of-php-mysql-required-for-xdebug-on-macos/45364 "2024-11-05T16:23:08Z")
Hi… I’m used to running WordPress on Docker, but wanted to try LocalWP. OOTB the install and setup work seamlessly… I’m a bit confused about ‘where is the PHP executable’ though… is it accessible from outside localWP? … --- ## [Basic site tunnels use Lokal mDNS instead of ngrok](https://community.localwp.com/t/basic-site-tunnels-use-lokal-mdns-instead-of-ngrok/45332)
**Author:** [@dodo2003](https://community.localwp.com/u/dodo2003)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/basic-site-tunnels-use-lokal-mdns-instead-of-ngrok/45332 "2024-11-01T21:07:58Z")
referring to this section https://localwp.com/features/ I wanted to make sure that is it possible to change the ngrok usage of Public URL using Lokal mDNS address? I need https address that only need to be shared on the… --- ## [VS Code doesn't connect to php](https://community.localwp.com/t/vs-code-doesnt-connect-to-php/44999)
**Author:** [@Guenter](https://community.localwp.com/u/Guenter)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/vs-code-doesnt-connect-to-php/44999 "2024-10-17T13:06:13Z")
I am using a Mac. Following the install instructions you only need to install Local Install Xdebug-Addon Install VS Code Install xdebug extension to VSCode If I am right, php and Xdebug should be already installed by … --- ## [Documented action hooks are not working](https://community.localwp.com/t/documented-action-hooks-are-not-working/44997)
**Author:** [@harunollyo](https://community.localwp.com/u/harunollyo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/documented-action-hooks-are-not-working/44997 "2024-10-14T20:37:35Z")
I am developing an extension for local. I am using these hooks found in extension development documentation. Unfortunately it does not work. Doc link: Actions | Local Add-on API I am using inside renderer.js module.ex… --- ## [How to get site running status realtime in addon UI](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-get-site-running-status-realtime-in-addon-ui/45017)
**Author:** [@harunollyo](https://community.localwp.com/u/harunollyo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-get-site-running-status-realtime-in-addon-ui/45017 "2024-10-15T05:35:53Z")
In my renderer.js, I need real-time site running status. There are two hooks provided in the documentation, but they do not work inside renderer.js. Only works inside main.js hooks.addAction('siteStarted', (site) =\> { … --- ## [Trying to blueprint a headless WP site does not work](https://community.localwp.com/t/trying-to-blueprint-a-headless-wp-site-does-not-work/44078)
**Author:** [@WordXPression](https://community.localwp.com/u/WordXPression)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/trying-to-blueprint-a-headless-wp-site-does-not-work/44078 "2024-08-08T13:17:28Z")
Using the Atlas add on, when I try to blueprint any site included in the Add on I get messages like the attached image. Error message --- ## [How to display Alert above the SiteInfoHeader upon user-based action in siteInfoToolsItem](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-display-alert-above-the-siteinfoheader-upon-user-based-action-in-siteinfotoolsitem/44074)
**Author:** [@picklebrownie](https://community.localwp.com/u/picklebrownie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/how-to-display-alert-above-the-siteinfoheader-upon-user-based-action-in-siteinfotoolsitem/44074 "2024-08-07T15:56:35Z")
Hi All :wave: I am developing a Local Add-on and don’t understand how to display the Local UI Component Alert above the SiteInfoHeader upon user-based action in siteInfoToolsItem. See code below for example. Thanks in a… [Next page](https://community.localwp.com/c/local-add-ons/13.md?page=1)