This document discusses WordPress development tools from WP Engine called Local and Blueprints. Local is a tool for local WordPress development. Blueprints allow users to create reusable site templates that include themes, plugins, pages and settings. The document highlights new Blueprints features including Atlas Blueprints for headless WordPress sites. It also discusses built-in Local features for agencies like one-click admin access and Live Links for sharing test sites. Additional time-saving add-ons described are Image Optimizer and Link Checker.

2. Blueprints and Other Local features
for agencies.
SENIOR PRODUCT
MANAGER, LOCAL
WP ENGINE
Austin Wendt
LOCAL PRODUCT
MARKETING MANAGER
WP ENGINE
Britt Dreisbach

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Agenda.
1. What’s Local?
2. New & improved: Blueprints
3. Built-in features for agencies
4. Add-ons for the agency workflow
5. How to get started

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The #1 local WordPress
development tool.

5. New and improved: Blueprints.

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• Includes:
▪ Themes
▪ Plugins
▪ Pages & media
▪ Site settings
User-defined WordPress site templates that
help skip repetitive, time-consuming setup.
BUILT-IN FEATURES
Blueprints

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• Reduce the time it takes to onboard new clients
or test changes to a site
• Share among the development team
Establish best practices and patterns that
work well for your agency.
BUILT-IN FEATURES
Blueprints for agencies

8. New: Atlas Blueprints.

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• Experiment with Headless WP before offering
to clients
• 3 Blueprints each with:
▪ Custom themes + mock data
▪ FaustWP
▪ Atlas Content Modeler
▪ WPGraphQL
Headless WordPress sites built and configured
by WP Engine for easy learning.
BUILT-IN FEATURES
Premade Atlas Blueprints

10. Blueprints demo.

11. [ Demo video to go here ]

12. More Local features agencies love.

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• Stop managing countless logins
• Forget searching for credentials
• Keep your client sites safe
• Work smarter and faster
Manage all your sites safely with easy
WP Admin login access.
BUILT-IN FEATURES
One-click admin

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• Customize credentials
• Share updates in a client meeting
• Get faster feedback
• Test quickly without going live
Transform your locally-built site into a
shareable test environment.
BUILT-IN FEATURES
Live Links

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• Pull a live site into Local in no-time
• Push from Local to WP Engine or
Flywheel
▪ Staging, Production, or
Development*
• MagicSync: differential deployment
Streamline your local development and
deployment workflow!
BUILT-IN FEATURES
Local Connect
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16. “
“The best option is Local… My life is
that same list of sites in two places:
It’s in Local, and it’s in Flywheel.”
Chris Coyier
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17. Customize your workflow with
time-saving Add-ons.

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• One-click optimization
• Before-and-after sizing
• Save space on your live site
• Keep client sites high-performing
Compress your images without sacrificing
quality or time.
ADD-ONS
Image Optimizer

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• One-click, full-site check
• List of all links
• Run QA checks faster
• Ensure the best client experience
Scan your site and check all your links
with just a click.
ADD-ONS
Link Checker

20. Built for WordPress developers,
loved by agencies.

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localwp.com

22. AUSTIN.WENDT@WPENGINE.COM
Thank you.
Austin Wendt
BRITT.DREISBACH@WPENGINE.COM
Britt Dreisbach