{"id":881,"date":"2021-06-29T16:10:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T16:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/?p=881&#038;post_type=help&#038;preview_id=881"},"modified":"2023-06-14T14:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T14:06:23","slug":"what-is-a-local-account","status":"publish","type":"help","link":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/getting-started\/what-is-a-local-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"what-is-a-local-account\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local is the best offline WordPress development tool, and if you&#8217;re only creating and managing sites on your local machine, a Local account is optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having a Local account is necessary for Local to improve your workflow for things that require a connection to the internet; features like sharing a direct connection to your Local site via a&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/local-features\/live-links\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Live Link<\/strong><\/a><\/span>&nbsp;or automating backups of your Local site to the cloud with the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/add-ons\/cloud-backups\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cloud Backups add-on<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To enable these features, <a href=\"#logging-in\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#logging-in\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">log into your Local Account<\/span><\/strong><\/a> in your browser and <a href=\"#connecting-local-to-your-local-account\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">connect Local to it<\/span><\/strong><\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group help-doc-toc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Table of Contents:<\/p>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Table of Contents\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents\"><ol><li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"#log-into-your-local-account\">Log into your Local Account<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"#log-in-with-a-magic-link\">Log in with a Magic Link<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"#connect-local-to-your-local-account\">Connect Local to your Local Account<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"#delete-a-local-account\">Delete a Local Account<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"logging-in\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"log-into-your-local-account\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Log into your Local Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your Local account can be accessed a few different ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manually creating an account using an email and password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using a Single Sign On (SSO) with either your Github or Google account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sending a Magic Link to your email.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-login-screen-1024x928.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-login-screen-1024x928.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-login-screen-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-login-screen-768x696.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-login-screen-1536x1392.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-login-screen-2048x1857.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"log-in-with-a-magic-link\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Log in with a Magic Link<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of creating and remembering complex passwords, your Local account can use Magic Link to log in. Request a Magic Link from the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hub.localwp.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Login page<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, and within a few minutes, you should receive an email with a link to log in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-magic-link-email-1024x953.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-magic-link-email-1024x953.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-magic-link-email-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-magic-link-email-768x714.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-magic-link-email-1536x1429.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/local-account-magic-link-email.png 2006w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"connecting-local-to-your-local-account\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"connect-local-to-your-local-account\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Connect Local to your Local Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you have a Local account, click on the avatar image in the upper-left corner of Local and select &#8220;Log into Local.&#8221; Follow the instructions to complete the connection!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-1024x666.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of where to click to connect Local to your Local account.\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account-1536x998.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/log-into-local-account.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"delete-local-account\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"delete-a-local-account\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Delete a Local Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deleting a Local account is easy and can be done from your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hub.localwp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">account dashboard<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. Scroll to the bottom of the dashboard, check the &#8220;I understand&#8230;&#8221; option and delete your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/delete-local-account-1024x572.png\" alt=\"Where to delete your Local Account.\" class=\"wp-image-1460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/delete-local-account-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/delete-local-account-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/delete-local-account-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/delete-local-account.png 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/community.localwp.com\/c\/support\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Community Support<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local is the best offline WordPress development tool, and if you&#8217;re only creating and managing sites on your local machine, a Local account is optional. Having a Local account is necessary for Local to improve your workflow for things that require a connection to the internet; features like sharing a direct connection to your Local&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"parent":346,"menu_order":7,"template":"","tags":[],"helpcategories":[],"class_list":["post-881","help","type-help","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"help_keywords":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-doc\/881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/help"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-doc\/881\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-doc\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881"},{"taxonomy":"helpcategories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpcategories?post=881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}