Steps

The steps property of a Blueprint is an array of steps to run. For example this Blueprint logs the user in as an admin:

{
	"steps": [
		{
			"step": "login",
			"username": "admin",
			"password": "password"
		}
	]
}

Each step is an object that contains a step property that specifies the type of step to run. The rest of the properties depend on the type of step. Learn and try each step type below.

The following step-related topics are addressed on dedicated pages included in this section:

Resources References allow you use external files in Blueprints.
Some steps have a shorthand version. Check the Shorthands section for more information about them.
For each step listed below, you'll find both a "Blueprint API" and a "Function API". Refer to the API Consistency page for further details.

tip

The WordPress Playground Step Library tool provides a visual interface to drag or click the steps to create a blueprint for WordPress Playground. You can also create your own steps!

activatePlugin

Activates a WordPress plugin (if it's installed).

Parameters

pluginName (string) – Optional. Plugin name to display in the progress bar.
pluginPath (string) – Path to the plugin directory as absolute path (/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name); or the plugin entry file relative to the plugins directory (plugin-name/plugin-name.php).

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "activatePlugin",
            "pluginName": "Gutenberg",
            "pluginPath": "/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/gutenberg"
        }
    ]
}

import { activatePlugin } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

activatePlugin(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "activatePlugin",
        "pluginName": "Gutenberg",
        "pluginPath": "/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/gutenberg"
    },
    progress
)

activateTheme

Activates a WordPress theme (if it's installed).

Parameters

themeFolderName (string) – The name of the theme folder inside wp-content/themes/

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "activateTheme",
            "themeFolderName": "storefront"
        }
    ]
}

import { activateTheme } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

activateTheme(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "activateTheme",
        "themeFolderName": "storefront"
    },
    progress
)

cp

Copies a file from one path to another.

Parameters

fromPath (string) – Source path
toPath (string) – Target path

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "landingPage": "/index2.php",
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "cp",
            "fromPath": "/wordpress/index.php",
            "toPath": "/wordpress/index2.php"
        }
    ]
}

import { cp } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

cp(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "cp",
        "fromPath": "/wordpress/index.php",
        "toPath": "/wordpress/index2.php"
    },
    progress
)

defineSiteUrl

Sets WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL constants for the WordPress installation.

Using this step on playground.wordpress.net is moot. It is useful when building a custom Playground-based tool, like wp-now, or deploying Playground on a custom domain.

Parameters

siteUrl (string) – The URL

defineWpConfigConsts

Defines constants in a wp-config.php file.

This step can be called multiple times, and the constants will be merged.

Parameters

consts (Record) – The constants to define
method – The method of defining the constants in wp-config.php. Possible values are: - rewrite-wp-config: Default. Rewrites the wp-config.php file to explicitly call define() with the requested name and value. This method alters the file on the disk, but it doesn't conflict with existing define() calls in wp-config.php. - define-before-run: Defines the constant before running the requested script. It doesn't alter any files on the disk, but constants defined this way may conflict with existing define() calls in wp-config.php.
virtualize (boolean)

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "defineWpConfigConsts",
            "consts": {
                "WP_DEBUG": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { defineWpConfigConsts } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

defineWpConfigConsts(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "defineWpConfigConsts",
        "consts": {
            "WP_DEBUG": true
        }
    },
    progress
)

enableMultisite

Defines the Multisite constants in a wp-config.php file.

This step can be called multiple times, and the constants will be merged.

Parameters

wpCliPath (string) – wp-cli.phar path

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "enableMultisite"
        }
    ]
}

import { enableMultisite } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

enableMultisite(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "enableMultisite"
    },
    progress
)

importThemeStarterContent

Imports a theme Starter Content into WordPress.

Parameters

themeSlug (string) – The name of the theme to import content from.

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "importThemeStarterContent"
        }
    ]
}

import { importThemeStarterContent } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

importThemeStarterContent(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "importThemeStarterContent"
    },
    progress
)

importWordPressFiles

Imports top-level WordPress files from a given zip file into the documentRoot. For example, if a zip file contains the wp-content and wp-includes directories, they will replace the corresponding directories in Playground's documentRoot.

Any files that Playground recognizes as "excluded from the export" will carry over from the existing document root into the imported directories. For example, the sqlite-database-integration plugin.

Parameters

pathInZip (string) – The path inside the zip file where the WordPress files are.
wordPressFilesZip (ResourceType) – The zip file containing the top-level WordPress files and directories.

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "importWordPressFiles",
            "wordPressFilesZip": {
                "resource": "url",
                "url": "https://mysite.com/import.zip"
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { importWordPressFiles } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

importWordPressFiles(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "importWordPressFiles",
        "wordPressFilesZip": await fetchMyFile()
    },
    progress
)

importWxr

Imports a WXR file into WordPress.

Parameters

file (ResourceType) – The file to import
importer – The importer to use. Possible values: -

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "importWxr",
            "file": {
                "resource": "url",
                "url": "https://your-site.com/starter-content.wxr"
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { importWxr } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

importWxr(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "importWxr",
        "file": await fetchMyFile()
    },
    progress
)

installPlugin

Installs a WordPress plugin in the Playground.

Parameters

ifAlreadyInstalled – What to do if the asset already exists.
options (InstallPluginOptions) – Optional installation options.
pluginData – The plugin files to install. It can be a plugin zip file, a single PHP file, or a directory containing all the plugin files at its root.
pluginZipFile (FileResource) – @deprecated. Use

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "landingPage": "/wp-admin/plugins.php",
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "login"
        },
        {
            "step": "installPlugin",
            "pluginData": {
                "resource": "wordpress.org/plugins",
                "slug": "gutenberg"
            },
            "options": {
                "activate": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { installPlugin } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

installPlugin(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "installPlugin",
        "pluginData": await fetchMyFile(),
        "options": {
            "activate": true
        }
    },
    progress
)

installTheme

Installs a WordPress theme in the Playground.

Parameters

ifAlreadyInstalled – What to do if the asset already exists.
options (InstallThemeOptions) – Optional installation options.
themeData – The theme files to install. It can be either a theme zip file, or a directory containing all the theme files at its root.
themeZipFile (FileResource) – @deprecated. Use

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "login"
        },
        {
            "step": "installTheme",
            "themeData": {
                "resource": "wordpress.org/themes",
                "slug": "pendant"
            },
            "options": {
                "activate": true,
                "importStarterContent": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { installTheme } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

installTheme(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "installTheme",
        "themeData": await fetchMyFile(),
        "options": {
            "activate": true,
            "importStarterContent": true
        }
    },
    progress
)

login

Logs in to Playground. Under the hood, this function sets the PLAYGROUND_AUTO_LOGIN_AS_USER constant. The 0-auto-login.php mu-plugin uses that constant to log in the user on the first load. This step depends on the @wp-playground/wordpress package because the plugin is located in and loaded automatically by the @wp-playground/wordpress package.

Parameters

password (string)
username (string) – The user to log in as. Defaults to 'admin'.

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
	    "step": "login",
		"username": "admin",
}

mkdir

Creates a directory at the specified path.

Parameters

path (string) – The path of the directory you want to create

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "mkdir",
            "path": "/wordpress/my-new-folder"
        }
    ]
}

import { mkdir } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

mkdir(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "mkdir",
        "path": "/wordpress/my-new-folder"
    },
    progress
)

mv

Moves a file or directory from one path to another.

Parameters

fromPath (string) – Source path
toPath (string) – Target path

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "landingPage": "/index2.php",
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "mv",
            "fromPath": "/wordpress/index.php",
            "toPath": "/wordpress/index2.php"
        }
    ]
}

import { mv } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

mv(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "mv",
        "fromPath": "/wordpress/index.php",
        "toPath": "/wordpress/index2.php"
    },
    progress
)

resetData

Deletes WordPress posts and comments and sets the auto increment sequence for the posts and comments tables to 0.

Parameters

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "resetData"
        }
    ]
}

import { resetData } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

resetData(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "resetData"
    },
    progress
)

rm

Removes a file at the specified path.

Parameters

path (string) – The path to remove

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "landingPage": "/index.php",
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "rm",
            "path": "/wordpress/index.php"
        }
    ]
}

import { rm } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

rm(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "rm",
        "path": "/wordpress/index.php"
    },
    progress
)

rmdir

Removes a directory at the specified path.

Parameters

path (string) – The path to remove

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "landingPage": "/wp-admin/",
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "rmdir",
            "path": "/wordpress/wp-admin"
        }
    ]
}

import { rmdir } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

rmdir(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "rmdir",
        "path": "/wordpress/wp-admin"
    },
    progress
)

runPHP

Runs PHP code. When running WordPress functions, the code key must first load wp-load.php and start with "<?php require_once 'wordpress/wp-load.php'; ".

Parameters

code (string) – The PHP code to run.

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
		"step": "runPHP",
		"code": "<?php require_once 'wordpress/wp-load.php';
		wp_insert_post(array('post_title' => 'wp-load.php required for WP
		functionality', 'post_status' => 'publish')); ?>"
}

runPHPWithOptions

Runs PHP code. When running WordPress functions, the code key must first load wp-load.php and start with "<?php require_once 'wordpress/wp-load.php'; ".

Parameters

options (PHPRunOptions) – Run options (See /wordpress-playground/api/universal/interface/PHPRunOptions/))

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "runPHP",
            "options": {
                "code": "<?php echo $_SERVER['CONTENT_TYPE']; ?>",
                "headers": {
                    "Content-type": "text/plain"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { runPHPWithOptions } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

runPHPWithOptions(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "runPHP",
        "options": {
            "code": "<?php echo $_SERVER['CONTENT_TYPE']; ?>",
            "headers": {
                "Content-type": "text/plain"
            }
        }
    },
    progress
)

runSql

Run one or more SQL queries.

This step will treat each non-empty line in the input SQL as a query and try to execute it using $wpdb. Queries spanning multiple lines are not yet supported.

Parameters

sql (ResourceType) – The SQL to run. Each non-empty line must contain a valid SQL query.

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "runSql",
            "sql": {
                "resource": "literal",
                "name": "schema.sql",
                "contents": "DELETE FROM wp_posts"
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { runSql } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

runSql(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "runSql",
        "sql": await fetchMyFile()
    },
    progress
)

setSiteLanguage

Sets the site language and download translations.

Parameters

language (string) – The language to set, e.g. 'en_US'

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "setSiteLanguage",
            "language": "en_US"
        }
    ]
}

import { setSiteLanguage } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

setSiteLanguage(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "setSiteLanguage",
        "language": "en_US"
    },
    progress
)

setSiteOptions

Sets site options. This is equivalent to calling update_option for each option in the options object.

Parameters

options (Record) – The options to set on the site.

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "setSiteOptions",
            "options": {
                "blogname": "My Blog",
                "blogdescription": "A great blog"
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { setSiteOptions } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

setSiteOptions(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "setSiteOptions",
        "options": {
            "blogname": "My Blog",
            "blogdescription": "A great blog"
        }
    },
    progress
)

unzip

Unzip a zip file.

Parameters

extractToPath (string) – The path to extract the zip file to
zipFile (ResourceType) – The zip file to extract
zipPath (string) – The path of the zip file to extract

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "unzip",
            "zipFile": {
                "resource": "vfs",
                "path": "/wordpress/data.zip"
            },
            "extractToPath": "/wordpress"
        }
    ]
}

import { unzip } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

unzip(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "unzip",
        "zipFile": await fetchMyFile(),
        "extractToPath": "/wordpress"
    },
    progress
)

updateUserMeta

Updates user meta. This is equivalent to calling update_user_meta for each meta value in the meta object.

Parameters

meta (Record) – An object of user meta values to set, e.g. { "first_name": "John" }
userId (number) – User ID

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "updateUserMeta",
            "meta": {
                "first_name": "John",
                "last_name": "Doe"
            },
            "userId": 1
        }
    ]
}

import { updateUserMeta } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

updateUserMeta(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "updateUserMeta",
        "meta": {
            "first_name": "John",
            "last_name": "Doe"
        },
        "userId": 1
    },
    progress
)

wp-cli

Runs PHP code using WP-CLI.

Parameters

command – The WP CLI command to run.
wpCliPath (string) – wp-cli.phar path

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
		"step": "wp-cli",
		"command": "wp post create --post_title='Test post' --post_excerpt='Some
		content'"
}

writeFile

Writes data to a file at the specified path.

Parameters

data – The data to write
path (string) – The path of the file to write to

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "landingPage": "/test.php",
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "writeFile",
            "path": "/wordpress/test.php",
            "data": "<?php echo 'Hello World!'; ?>"
        }
    ]
}

import { writeFile } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

writeFile(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "writeFile",
        "path": "/wordpress/test.php",
        "data": "<?php echo 'Hello World!'; ?>"
    },
    progress
)

writeFiles

Writes multiple files to a specified directory in the Playground filesystem.

Parameters

filesTree (DirectoryResource) – The data to write
writeToPath (string) – The path of the file to write to

Example

Blueprint API
Function API

{
    "landingPage": "/test.php",
    "steps": [
        {
            "step": "writeFiles",
            "writeToPath": "/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/my-plugin",
            "filesTree": {
                "name": "my-plugin",
                "files": {
                    "index.php": "<?php echo '<a>Hello World!</a>'; ?>",
                    "public": {
                        "style.css": "a { color: red; }"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

import { writeFiles } from '@wp-playground/blueprints';

writeFiles(
    playground,
    {
        "step": "writeFiles",
        "writeToPath": "/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/my-plugin",
        "filesTree": {
            "name": "my-plugin",
            "files": {
                "index.php": "<?php echo '<a>Hello World!</a>'; ?>",
                "public": {
                    "style.css": "a { color: red; }"
                }
            }
        }
    },
    progress
)

Steps

activatePlugin​​

Parameters

Example

activateTheme​​

Parameters

Example

cp​​

Parameters

Example

defineSiteUrl​​

Parameters

defineWpConfigConsts​​

Parameters

Example

enableMultisite​​

Parameters

Example

importThemeStarterContent​​

Parameters

Example

importWordPressFiles​​

Parameters

Example

importWxr​​

Parameters

Example

installPlugin​​

Parameters

Example

installTheme​​

Parameters

Example

login​​

Parameters

Example

mkdir​​

Parameters

Example

mv​​

Parameters

Example

resetData​​

Parameters

Example

rm​​

Parameters

Example

rmdir​​

Parameters

Example

runPHP​​

Parameters

Example

runPHPWithOptions​​

Parameters

Example

runSql​​

Parameters

Example

setSiteLanguage​​

Parameters

Example

setSiteOptions​​

Parameters

Example

unzip​​

Parameters

Example

updateUserMeta​​

Parameters

Example

wp-cli​​

Parameters

Example

writeFile​​

Parameters

Example

writeFiles​​

Parameters

activatePlugin

activateTheme

cp

defineSiteUrl

defineWpConfigConsts

enableMultisite

importThemeStarterContent

importWordPressFiles

importWxr

installPlugin

installTheme

login

mkdir

mv

resetData

rm

rmdir

runPHP

runPHPWithOptions

runSql

setSiteLanguage

setSiteOptions

unzip

updateUserMeta

wp-cli

writeFile

writeFiles