A lightweight MU plugin that adds a small environment indicator to the WordPress admin bar and changes the admin bar color on staging sites. So there is no confusion if you are working on a Production or Staging site.
This plugin is for in-house use by Weave Digital Studio and is shared to help other GridPane users manage their staging and production environments.
- Adds a small, non-clickable pill-shaped indicator to the admin bar showing "PRODUCTION" or "STAGING"
- Changes the admin bar color to green on staging sites
- Works on both admin and frontend areas
- Lightweight with minimal impact on site performance
- Upload the plugin file to your site's
/wp-content/mu-plugins/directory - No activation needed - MU plugins load automatically
The plugin includes comments to help with customisation:
- Change staging environment admin bar color
- Modify the indicator appearance
- Adjust the indicator position
- Remove frontend display if desired
- WordPress 5.5+
- GridPane hosting environment
GPL-2.0+

