Who should use Easy Local Site?

Easy Local Site is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site administrators.

Does Easy Local Site have a free plan?

Yes — Easy Local Site is free to use.

What platforms does Easy Local Site run on?

Easy Local Site runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Easy Local Site still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

Who develops Easy Local Site?

Easy Local Site is developed by Simon Blackbourn.

When did Easy Local Site launch?

Easy Local Site first shipped in 2012.

Is Easy Local Site open source?

Easy Local Site has a public GitHub repository.

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Easy Local Site

Name: Easy Local Site
Author: Simon Blackbourn

wordpress.orgOther dev tools

Easy Local Site is a WordPress plugin for distinguishing local development sites from production sites. It adds a prominent local-site reminder, modifies the title tag, and redirects outgoing email to a configured address for safer testing.

FreeWebSelf-hosted

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Overview

6 features

Easy Local Site is an Other dev tools project. It focuses on preventing confusion between local and production WordPress sites and avoiding accidental emails to real users during testing. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress developers and site administrators. Easy Local Site is free to use. Easy Local Site is available on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Simon Blackbourn, and it first shipped in 2012. Key capabilities include local site reminder, orange toolbar notice, and local title prefix. The interface is available in English and Macedonian. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Local site reminder
Orange toolbar notice
Local title prefix
Email redirection
Configurable email address
Contact form testing

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 2Multi-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 23:50 UTC
Easy Local Site verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Easy Local Site

What does Easy Local Site do?: Easy Local Site focuses on preventing confusion between local and production WordPress sites and avoiding accidental emails to real users during testing. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
Who should use Easy Local Site?: Easy Local Site is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site administrators.
Does Easy Local Site have a free plan?: Yes — Easy Local Site is free to use.
What platforms does Easy Local Site run on?: Easy Local Site runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Easy Local Site still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
Who develops Easy Local Site?: Easy Local Site is developed by Simon Blackbourn.
When did Easy Local Site launch?: Easy Local Site first shipped in 2012.
Is Easy Local Site open source?: Easy Local Site has a public GitHub repository.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Macedonian
Open source: Yes · ★ 2
First seen: 7 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress developers and site administrators
Model: B2B
Solves: Preventing confusion between local and production WordPress sites and avoiding accidental emails to real users during testing.

Registered as

GitHub: lumpysimon/wp-easy-local-site
WordPress.org: easy-local-site

Developer

Simon Blackbourn

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 2
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 10 Aug 2020
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: master

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: easy-local-site-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-local-site

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