Studio, our free and open source local WordPress development app on MacOS and Windows, is now seamlessly integrated with WordPress.com.
Our new Studio Sync feature provides Studio users with a fast, simple way to:
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With Studio Sync, taking your WordPress site from local development to production has never been more streamlined.
Seamless syncing between local and prod
Studio Sync makes it simple to publish your local WordPress site with powerful WordPress.com hosting. Here are a few of our favorite use cases:
Connect your site
You can connect any of your WordPress.com sites on a Business plan or higher. Use built-in search to locate your site and quickly see if the site has a staging environment available.
Push and pull
Pull to synchronize your WordPress.com site changes with your local Studio site, or push to deploy your local Studio site changes to your WordPress.com site.
Launch your Studio site on WordPress.com
Ready to publish your local Studio site for all the world to see?
Simply click Connect site on the Sync tab, and then you’ll see an option to purchase a new hosting plan for your Studio site at WordPress.com.
Ready to get started with Studio Sync?
You can start taking advantage of this new Studio Sync feature in just a few steps:
Let us know what you think
We’d love to hear how you think this new Studio Sync feature will speed up your local development work.
As a reminder, Studio is a free, open source tool, so we welcome any and all feedback in GitHub. Explore other Issues and create your own here.
You can also explore the documentation for more tips on using this new Sync feature.
Source : https://wordpress.com/blog/2025/01/06/studio-sync/