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WordPress Local WordPress Development Local WordPress Development Migrating WordPress from Local to Live Server

Harvey Ong
Harvey Ong
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Posted by Harvey Ong
Harvey Ong
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did i miss how we should customise the local wp site??? total beginner here. no idea where to begin....

how do we log in to the localwp.com site??? the directory i get is http://localhost/localwp.com/ and it doesnt allow me to log in anymore after i restart my laptop..

where do i start customising my site or buy a theme to play around with site??

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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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The first thing you need to do for local WordPress development is to start up your local server. Whether it is XAMPP, MAMP, Desktop Server, or InstantWP, you need to have this running for local development.

Secondly, to login to your local website, add the /wp-login.php to the end of your URL. This will give you the username and password prompt needed for logging in.

Once you are logged in, you can locally customize your site and develop your themes.