I wholeheartedly believe LocalWP is a game-changer. It makes development easy for everyone.
What does localWP bring to the stage? It comes with the option to either chose between Apache and NGInX out of the box.
The stack is packed with every tool you need to start developing your website on your local machine.
To avoid repetition, I suggest you download it from this link and see for yourself what comes out of the box.
Here’s the catch, if you are building a site for a client, for sure they’ll request demo in every step of your development phase, for that you need to host your site some where to make it possible.
This is not an issue with LocalWP because such feature comes out of the box. You can generate a link and your client can have access to you website over the internet. No need to deploy it to a third party host.
Features of LocalWP
One-click WordPress installation
Local makes creating a local WordPress site a total breeze, so you don’t have to bother with setting it up yourself. One click and your site is ready to go, SSL included!
Image Optimizer
Boost your WordPress site’s performance, and improve page loads by compressing your image files with Image Optimizer — all with the click of a button!
Hot swap environments
Changing environments has never been easier. Hot-swap PHP 5.6, PHP 7.3 and 7.4 or try out the latest version of MySQL right from Local. It’s that simple!
Local Connect
Push and pull sites with Local to Flywheel or WP Engine for a super streamlined offline-editing and go-live process.
Live Links Pro
Quickly review site responsiveness across devices with secure, persistent URLs. With longer timeouts and connection limits, your clients and coworkers can review work on their own time!