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Using Recess

Nick Hamze edited this page Sep 8, 2026 · 2 revisions

Using Recess

  • Library: create, rename, reopen, duplicate, and delete sites.
  • Starting points: blank WordPress, a seeded blog, an editable block-theme starter, and a small plugin starter.
  • Preview / WordPress Admin: navigate the same running WordPress instance.
  • Files: browse sandbox directories, read/edit files, and install plugin/theme ZIPs.
  • Console: run PHP, supported WP-CLI commands, and inspect PHP debug logs. WP-CLI is not an operating-system terminal.
  • Blueprint: validate, save, export, and launch setup recipes. Bundle exports retain their original resources.
  • Snapshots: save named checkpoints, download them, or restore into a new site.
  • Backups: explicitly upload an exported site ZIP into OpenStation's desktop file storage, subject to its ownership and size limits.
  • Open with Recess: import JSON/ZIP desktop files through the framework's file opener.

WordPress/PHP version choices are installation inputs. Use fresh sites to compare WordPress versions. A site's original Blueprint is never rerun just because it is reopened.

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