Which environments are detected?
The PRO plan's Environment Indicators feature automatically detects the following environment types:
- Production - Live websites serving real traffic
- Staging - Pre-production testing environments
- Development - Active development environments
- Local - Local development setups (e.g., LocalWP, MAMP, XAMPP)
Detection is performed by checking for environment constants from the following sources:
| Source | Constant Checked |
|---|---|
| WordPress Core | WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE |
| Bedrock / Trellis | WP_ENV |
| Kinsta | KINSTA_ENV_TYPE |
| WP Engine | WPE_ENVIRONMENT, IS_WPE_SNAPSHOT |
| Pantheon | PANTHEON_ENVIRONMENT |
| Flywheel | FLYWHEEL_CONFIG_DIR |
If no environment constant is detected, the site defaults to Production as a safety measure.
You can also manually set your environment by adding the following to your wp-config.php:
define( 'WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE', 'staging' );
Accepted values are: local, development, staging, and production.