Anand Upadhyay is a long-time WordPress contributor and community advocate based in Ajmer, India. Active in the ecosystem since 2010, he has contributed to several Make WordPress teams including Core, Docs, Community, and Polyglots, with a strong focus on empowering others to get involved.
He is the founder of WPVibes, a WordPress plugin development company that builds performance-driven tools for WordPress and WooCommerce users. Anand is also a regular WordCamp speaker, meetup organizer, and someone deeply committed to bringing WordPress education to students.
In 2024, he helped launch the first WordPress Campus Connect event, which went on to become a global program officially recognized by the WordPress Foundation. Anand continues to support and mentor student communities through events, workshops, and open-source advocacy.
About Session
WordPress Playground allows WordPress to run entirely in the browser, removing the need for hosting, databases, or local setup. Blueprints extend this idea further by making WordPress environments repeatable, shareable, and predictable.
In this hands on workshop, participants will learn how WordPress Playground works and how Blueprints are used to define and reproduce WordPress setups. The session will move from launching simple Playground instances to understanding how Blueprints describe WordPress versions, themes, plugins, and settings in a structured way.
Participants will actively work inside WordPress Playground, experiment with pre defined setups, and learn how Blueprints can be used for testing, demos, onboarding, and documentation.
This workshop will cover:
– What WordPress Playground is and how it works in the browser
– When to use Playground and when not to
– Understanding what Blueprints are and why they exist
– Exploring the structure of a WordPress Blueprint
– Using existing Blueprint examples
– Launching WordPress sites using Blueprint based links
– Real world use cases for Blueprints in testing, demos, and learning
Key Takeaway for Attendees:
Participants will understand how WordPress Playground runs WordPress in the browser and how Blueprints define repeatable WordPress environments. They will leave with the ability to use Playground confidently and understand how Blueprints can simplify testing, demos, learning and onboarding workflows.
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Book your ticket to attend this session on 1st Feb 2026.
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