Theme development with a dummy site

So…I guess that’s a no? I’m thinking something like a copy of the database the WordPress theme test site has. That would be perfect. Even if someone could confirm that such a thing isn’t available, that’d be more helpful than ignoring the question. Thanks.

Cool idea but I’m not aware of anyone having done it. Why not be the trailblazer and create that SQL file yourself for everyone else? ??

I agree… this is a great idea. I would be interested in something like this too ??

Sounds like I have a project to tackle

Whenever I make a test site, I just grab a copy of one of my live sites using the Export function and then import it to a local install using the Import function.

I just have a test site in which some rubbish posts are to be found and I put more rubbish in it while testing.

Of course you could also just make another page using the same database as your live site, but of course you can’t make any test posts, fool around with categories and tags, etc. in that case.

Okay, I’m putting this together. If you were to use something like this, would you prefer a database dump (minding I can only output as MySQL right now, and you might have to manually tweak settings before importing it) or a WordPress eXtended RSS (WXR) file (which is how I am planning on doing it, unless people prefer otherwise)?

I’ll pass on a download link once it’s ready.

You might want to join/read the wp-testers list. They might have use for something like this.

Okay, here you go, the 1.0 release of WordPress Content Framework (WPCF):
https://www.supersatellite.com/2008/04/02/filling-a-wordpress-sandbox/

It’s a WordPress eXtended RSS file, so you can import it through the admin panel.

I am openly taking suggestions to improve and extend the framework right now.