{"id":149882,"date":"2024-03-05T17:17:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T23:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=149882"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:31:52","slug":"go-live-with-local-8-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/go-live-with-local-8-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Going From Local to Live Just Got a Whole Lot Easier!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Local<\/a>, for many years now, has been the number one local WordPress development solution for those who want to build with WordPress on their local machines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easily spinning up a new site, configuring it, and operating it on the almost zero-latency environment that is your own desktop has been a huge productivity boost for developers. And we can\u2019t ignore the fact that it\u2019s also a gorgeous-looking app! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building locally is one thing though. Taking what you\u2019ve built from Local to live is another. With Local version 8.3<\/a> out this week, we make this \u201cgetting my site live\u201d piece a whole lot easier! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve taken a fresh look at the deployment functionality of Local and made some massive improvements to the overall user experience and its reliability. In addition to streamlining the flow of connecting your WP Engine account to Local, we\u2019ve also taken steps to give you more control over what is actually moved when you hit the button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s have a look!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting Your Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To connect Local to your WP Engine hosting account you first need to have one. Explore our plans<\/a> to find a hosting solution that fits your needs. Once your account is ready, it\u2019s as simple as clicking the \u201cpull\u201d button in Local against one of your sites and then authenticating with your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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