LOCAL BY FLYWHEEL RESTORE INSTALL

Whether that is saving/publishing within WordPress pages/posts, Divi, Plugin Settings, FTP, etc, there’s a lot saving that is happening to your database or server files. When you are designing/building websites you’re typically doing a lot saving. Short answer: it’s faster to save to your local computer than it is to a web server in a different location. Developing locally saves you a TON of time. There’s a few reasons to develop locally, but the biggest reason is speed. Why Use Local by Flywheel (or any local development tool)? Developing Locally Saves You Time There is a premium version that can be viewed here, however that is not the focus of this tutorial, and most users will not need to upgrade to a paid plan.

It allows you to create unlimited local websites. Local by Flywheel is 100% free for the standard version. Your computer essential acts as the web server, but without letting in inbound traffic from the internet (unless you want to allow someone to preview the site such as a client…but we’ll get to that). It’s of course brought to us by the super awesome hosting company: Flywheel Hosting (which we highly recommend by the way).

LOCAL BY FLYWHEEL RESTORE INSTALL

It allows you to quickly ‘spin up’ a WordPress install without using a web host. Flywheel Local is the most popular Local Web Development tool for creating WordPress sites.

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