# \#local-ui

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## [Local on Windows does not display the green circle correctly on active websites](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-on-windows-does-not-display-the-green-circle-correctly-on-active-websites/42614)

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**Author:** [@shock\_31337](https://community.localwp.com/u/shock_31337)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-on-windows-does-not-display-the-green-circle-correctly-on-active-websites/42614 "2025-09-01T13:15:12Z")

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Bug Summary When Local starts up and I activate a site, a green circle appears to indicate the active site, but after a while when I launch another website, the green circle no longer appears on active websites, so it’s …

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## [Local UI: Accessibility problem with running indicator only by color](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-ui-accessibility-problem-with-running-indicator-only-by-color/45887)

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**Author:** [@burnuser](https://community.localwp.com/u/burnuser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-ui-accessibility-problem-with-running-indicator-only-by-color/45887 "2024-12-05T14:20:18Z")

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What issue or error are you experiencing? The distinction between started (site is running) and stopped is relevant for all users and important usage (and resource consuming) parts of Local. But visually the only distin…

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## [Suggestion for small UI change](https://community.localwp.com/t/suggestion-for-small-ui-change/43861)

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**Author:** [@emmtre](https://community.localwp.com/u/emmtre)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/suggestion-for-small-ui-change/43861 "2024-09-10T16:08:55Z")

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@ben.turner As I am a strong supporter of minimalism and a clean UI I have a suggestion for a small change. Please remove the text “Go to” in the menu bar so that it only becomes “Site folder”, “Site shell” and “VS Code…

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## [Search through sites](https://community.localwp.com/t/search-through-sites/27825)

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**Author:** [@jms](https://community.localwp.com/u/jms)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/search-through-sites/27825 "2023-09-12T14:33:20Z")

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Add a seach function to search for a spesific site in local, so that you can find your site and start it up faster. It takes time to scroll over 100 sites.

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## [Better Organized UI?](https://community.localwp.com/t/better-organized-ui/31368)

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**Author:** [@davidjeba](https://community.localwp.com/u/davidjeba)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/better-organized-ui/31368 "2022-04-21T15:01:42Z")

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Moving Mouse/Keypad Left ↔ Right too much should be avoided a hierarchial structure may look better organized Can you re-think on the UI? My Suggestion:

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## [Duplicating contextual menu options into the tab areas would make these easier to notice](https://community.localwp.com/t/duplicating-contextual-menu-options-into-the-tab-areas-would-make-these-easier-to-notice/23691)

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**Author:** [@paaljoachim](https://community.localwp.com/u/paaljoachim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/duplicating-contextual-menu-options-into-the-tab-areas-would-make-these-easier-to-notice/23691 "2021-08-25T17:24:03Z")

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Let’s improve the visibility of contextual menu options (right click menu). Needing to right click a Local site to see additional options requires that the user already knows that this is possible. Today one can easily …

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## [Local sites list extremely laggy after getting it to show up](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-sites-list-extremely-laggy-after-getting-it-to-show-up/22433)

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**Author:** [@emsixteen](https://community.localwp.com/u/emsixteen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-sites-list-extremely-laggy-after-getting-it-to-show-up/22433 "2020-10-13T11:53:06Z")

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Issue Summary Open Local, Local Sites list is empty, then switch to another tab and back and the sites are shown. When mousing over sites the UI lags massively behind. Troubleshooting Questions Does this happen for all…

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## [Local UI Dashboard invisible](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-ui-dashboard-invisible/22000)

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**Author:** [@dmvp](https://community.localwp.com/u/dmvp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-ui-dashboard-invisible/22000 "2020-09-11T17:23:29Z")

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Hello, For an unknown reason, I can no more can see the Local dashboard. It looks like it starts and appears in my taskbar but can’t have it showned on my desktop to interact with. I have uninstall and install back again…

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## [Local Window Offscreen, doesn't respond to windows "Snap" or maximize functions](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-window-offscreen-doesnt-respond-to-windows-snap-or-maximize-functions/21286)

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**Author:** [@david2](https://community.localwp.com/u/david2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-window-offscreen-doesnt-respond-to-windows-snap-or-maximize-functions/21286 "2020-08-04T19:00:56Z")

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Local was working “normally” and yesterday it prompted an update. Ran the update and now the Local window is above my screen and I cannot access it. When I click the icon in the task bar I can see it animate open/closed…

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## [Local Flywheel starts but doesn't open the window on the screen](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-flywheel-starts-but-doesnt-open-the-window-on-the-screen/5459)

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**Author:** [@alexandra](https://community.localwp.com/u/alexandra)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-flywheel-starts-but-doesnt-open-the-window-on-the-screen/5459 "2020-07-14T10:42:37Z")

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I have been using Local by Flywheel for about one month and I love it, haven’t had any issues until this morning. Today I opened the Local Flywheel like always, by clicking on the icon on desktop and the icon appears in…
