[wp-hackers] Running WordPress "offline"?

[Ryan McCue]

Mike Walsh wrote:
> Is there a setting or hook or something that will cause the external
> connections to either fail much quicker or not be attempted at all?


Add this to /etc/hosts in the VM:

127.0.0.1 wordpress.org
127.0.0.1 api.wordpress.org
127.0.0.1 planet.wordpress.org

It should cause your dashboard to fail basically immediately. :)

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Ryan McCue
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