Getting started with WordPress, whether as a learner, a contributor, or an agency evaluating plugins for a client, has always required more setup than it should. WordPress Playground was built to address that friction directly, making it possible to run a full WordPress environment in the browser, instantly, with no installation required. In this live episode, Adam Zieliński shares how the project has evolved, the adoption patterns that surprised the team, and the common misconceptions that still follow Playground around.

Key topics include:

• The original problem WordPress Playground was created to solve, and why instant access matters
• How agencies are using Playground for plugin and theme evaluation, product demos, and client onboarding
• Interactive learning approaches versus traditional tutorials, and how Playground is reshaping WordPress education
• Reducing setup friction for contributors and making it easier to reproduce, test, and share issues
• Where AI and experimentation intersect with Playground, and what unexpected use cases have emerged
• Adam's vision for where Playground fits in the next generation of WordPress workflows

🎙Guest: Adam Zieliński, WordPress Core Committer & Architect of WordPress Playground

🎙️Host: Robert Abela, Melapress