WordPress local sites
Rig detects existing WordPress folders and can create a new local site in one click from New Project → WordPress.
One-click create
Needs Homebrew PHP 8.1+ and Docker Desktop. Rig downloads WordPress core, provisions an isolated MySQL container, writes wp-config.php and a per-project php.ini, runs wp core install, starts php -S with a pretty-permalinks router, and proxies trusted HTTPS at https://{slug}.localhost. Admin credentials land in the project's local env profile (WP_ADMIN_USER / WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD) — use Copy admin login in the project inspector.
Detection
Existing sites with wp-config.php (or sample + wp-includes) show up as WordPress when you add a folder. Rig-managed installs keep a .rig/wordpress.json serve command so Start/Stop works without Valet.
What Local still does better
Per-site PHP version UI, blueprints, clone/export, and WP Engine hosting funnel tooling are still Local strengths — not Rig v1.