Backup Plugins Add Playground as a Restore Target
Restore-to-Playground is a small feature with a large teaching use: show a client the broken site without touching production.
by Sam Calder·July 4, 2026·0 Comments
A handful of backup plugins now offer a Playground restore. You get a throwaway WordPress with the last snapshot, in the browser, no staging bill.
It will not restore a 40 GB uploads directory. It will restore the posts and the theme so you can see whether yesterday’s plugin update was the villain.
Support teams should put this next to “please send a screenshot.” A screenshot is a rumor. A restore is evidence.
