The two upper right hand buttons WP Admin and Open site do not display the same website information. I am not clear as to the correct site to edit as it is possible to edit either one. Am i suppose to select WP Admin and edit the wordpress site there and then somehow link it to Local?
What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc
Security Reminder
Local does a pretty good job of scrubbing private info from the logs and the errors it produces, however there’s always the possibility that something private can come through. Because these are public forums, always review the screenshots you are sharing to make sure there isn’t private info like passwords being displayed.
Are you familiar with the WordPress infrastructure?
WP Admin refers to the admin dashboard (backend) of your WordPress site.
Open site will take you to the local site (front end).
You would use WP Admin to log in as an admin and make edits on your website. That button is just a helpful quick link in Local to get you to {yourdomain.local}/wp-admin.
Let me know if that helps or you need any other clarification!
These are all great questions, since you’re relatively new to WordPress I would recommend a few resources for you:
The WordPress official documentation: There are really great videos + articles on the docs site that walk through the basics of WordPress (and I think would answer a lot of your questions).
Building a Website from the Ground Up with Frost: This resource is good if you just want to dig in and start building. In this video, Brian is logged in to wp-admin and is building using a WordPress theme called “Frost”.
Welcome to the wonderful world of WordPress! Please don’t hesitate to ask questions, and I’m so happy to know you’ve found Local as you’re exploring.
The protocol in the latest version seems different and forced to http: even though SSL is enabled (trusted) and [at least in OSX] set to trusted in Keychain…
No not at all. I think that a bug and posted about it. Double-check your database and take a look at the wp_options table and the options names siteurl and home. They might be set with https instead of being set with https… Restart, you may still have to manually enter the ’s’ when you visit the front end, though.
If possible could you share some screenshots or a short video using Loom or similar that shows what you’re seeing? That might help to illustrate what things look like for you and what you might need to troubleshoot or how we could replicate from our end.
