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Total downloads: 2,348
Active installs: 20
Total reviews: 3
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 3
Last updated: 1/27/2025 (337 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 4/10/2019 (6 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0.1
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 337 days ago • 3 reviews

40/100

Is WP Dev Flag abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 337 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: 5.6

Ratings

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Developers

Poodle Plugins (Owner)2Chris Allen (Owner)3Poodle Plugins2

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Description

This plugin makes it easy to distinguish between your local development site, and your live site.
I created this because I often use a local duplicate of my live site, for development, with the same DB, and the same URL.

I needed a quick & easy way of distinguishing between my live and development sites at a glance. This plugin acheives that in the simplest way possible.

There are settings for colour, positioning and the text displayed on the badge. It is also possible to add a link onto the badge.

Installation

From your WordPress dashboard

  1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
  2. Search for ‘WP Dev Flag’
  3. Activate ‘WP Dev Flag’ from your Plugins page.
  4. Visit ‘WP Dev Flag Options’ in the ‘Plugins’ submenu to access the settings.

From WordPress.org

  1. Download ‘WP Dev Flag’.
  2. Upload the ‘wp-dev-flag’ directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…)
  3. Activate ‘WP Dev Flag’ from your Plugins page.
  4. Visit ‘WP Dev Flag Options’ in the ‘Plugins’ submenu to access the settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I create my own CSS for the badge?

Currently, you can customise the colour, text and position of the badge. The ability to add a custom class is coming in the next release.

Feel free to just style .wp-dev-flag yourself though.

I will also explore additonal options such as custom fonts & href functionality.

Will the badge display on my live site if I duplicate the entire database as is?

No, it detects the current server environment and if it doesn’t match the environment that was set originally, the plugin will not display the badge. You can simply click update to set the new environment if required.

Can I add a link to the badge?

Yes, as of Version 1.3.0 you can add your own link and toggle it to open in a new tab.

Review feed

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Screenshots

  1. This is what the default badge looks like.

    This is what the default badge looks like.

  2. This is the Trigger Options tab.

    This is the Trigger Options tab.

  3. This is the Display Options tab.

    This is the Display Options tab.

  4. This is the Link Options tab.

    This is the Link Options tab.

Changelog

v2.0.1

  • Bug fixes & customiser error fix.

v2.0.0

  • Full codebase rewrite. Remove code fluff, restructure code.

v1.3.1 – 23 May 21

  • Bug fix: Add default option values to fix possible PHP notices.

v1.3.0 – 02 Jan 21

  • Enhancement: Added a link options settings tab. This allows you to add a link and toggle it to open in a new tab.

v1.2.0 – 25 Jun 19

  • Enhancement: Added a setting to toggle the badge on the front end. You now have control over the display of the badge on both front end and dashboard, independently.

v1.1.0 – 02 Jun 19

  • Enhancement: Added the ability to show a badge in the admin dashboard. This will appear in the admin bar, to avoid obscuring any menu options.

v1.0.0

  • First Version.
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