VS Code extension
Start a zero-setup development environment using the VS Code extension, and develop your plugin or theme locally without installing Apache or MySQL.
The VS Code extension is maintained in a different GitHub repository, Playground Tools. You can find the latest documentation in the dedicated README file.
The extension ships with a portable WebAssembly version of PHP and sets up WordPress to use SQLite. Once installed, all you have to do is click the Start WordPress Server button in VS Code:
