Local WordPress development made easy

Simplify your development workflows with Local Connect and WP Engine.

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No hassle, 60 day money-back guarantee.*

Local and WP Engine are
more powerful together

Connect Local to your WP Engine account for a better, faster, and more secure local WordPress development workflow.

1. Connect to your
WP Engine account

2. Pull your site
down to Local

Choose a site from the list and pull it into Local with a click.

3. Make your changes
and test

Do all your work locally without ever breaking the live site.

4. Deploy to development, staging, or production

Push your site and/or database live on WP Engine in no time.

Deploy up to 5x faster with Local Connect and MagicSync

MagicSync selects added, deleted, or updated files to deploy and includes a database option. Local development is better when your production, staging, and development environments sync effortlessly!

more deployments on average are made from WP Engine and Local Connect users.

Remove unnecessary steps from your deployment process

Local Connect makes deploying easier by clearing the cache and updating URLs for you. Managing manual backups, database exports, SFTP set ups, migration plugins, or client credentials are
a thing of the past.

10K

users have improved their local WordPress development workflow with Local Connect.

Get award-winning support for Local Connect issues

While we can’t debug your custom WordPress development, our support team is here to help you troubleshoot any Local Connect errors when pushing and pulling your sites between Local and WP Engine.

97%

satisfaction rate from our 24/7 global
support team.

Ready to press ahead?

Talk to a specialist to find a solution that is right for you, or explore our
plans and pricing.

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WP Engine Local Connect and development workflow FAQs

How do I get started with Local Connect and WP Engine?

Just follow these steps:

Create a WP Engine account and choose a hosting plan (or get a free development account when you sign up for our Agency Partners Program).
In your WP Engine dashboard, navigate to the API access page and click “Manage” under Account API Access.
Toggle on the “Account API Access” option.
Click “Generate credentials” on the API Access page to create a username and password and leave that page open.
Open Local and navigate to the Connect tab or the Connect icons in the bottom right corner of the app.
Click “Log in” next to the WP Engine logo.
Enter your WP Engine API username and password credentials.

You should now see a list of your WP Engine sites in Local, and you’re ready to push and pull sites between Local and WP Engine.
For more information and screenshots, check out our getting started with Connect to WP Engine help document.

Where can I download WP Engine Local Connect?

What is MagicSync?

Can I deploy a new website without pulling an existing one down to Local first?

Is Local Connect free for everyone?

Does Local Connect work with Headless WordPress or WordPress eCommerce plans?

*At WP Engine we are confident in our products and services, which is why we offer a 60-day money back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied within 60 days of purchasing a new hosting plan, you may submit a cancellation request and request a full refund.

Please note: All new Startup, Professional, Growth, Scale and eCommerce dedicated custom plans are included in the 60-day money back guarantee. All other premium and custom plans are not included.