Is there a simple way to skip the login process for localhost environment? Like, I go to http://localhost/kirby/panel/ not need to fill in the login form?
My idea was to set panel.session.lifetime to invinite (0) and increase panel.session.timeout, but this didn’t work for me …
in site/config/config.php
c::set('panel.session.lifetime', 0);
c::set('panel.session.timeout', 2160); // 36 hours
Doesn’t the session die when browser is closed? I’m hoping for a solution that works even if I restart my computer.
I bet this is a hard nut to crack.
Nice try anyway! 
I haven’t tested this, but can’t you fix it by creating a custom route with this url ( you can use config.localhost to only apply this logic on your dev environment, see here, under ‘multi environment options’ : http://getkirby.com/docs/advanced/options ), log the admin user in at the ‘action’ and then go('/panel') ?
Again, I didn’t test this, just thinking out loud!
Edit Now that I look somewhat further in the documentation, I don’t know this will work because you need to return something, the ‘go’ in this example, but you also need to execute the ‘login’ part. Sorry
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This works for me …
c::set('routes', array(
array(
'pattern' => 'autologin',
'action' => function() {
$username = 'YOURUSERNAME';
$password = 'YOURPASSWORD';
// Prevent access on the production system
if(url::host() !== 'localhost') return false;
$user = site()->user($username);
if($user and $user->login($password)) {
go('panel'); // or use go(); to redirect to the frontpage
} else {
echo 'invalid username or password';
return false;
}
}
)
));
Adjust $username and $password and visit http://yoursite.tld/autologin
As @gerardkd mentioned this should only be added to your local config!
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I have added a check to your code that only logs the user in on localhost to make sure. 
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How awesome is that! You are my hero of the day!
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Plugin
autologin.php
Add this code to /site/plugins/autologin/autologin.php.
<?php
autologin();
function autologin() {
// Prevent access on the production system
if(url::host() !== c::get('autologin.host', 'localhost')) return false;
// Add route if localhost environment
kirby()->routes(array(
array(
'pattern' => c::get('autologin.route', 'autologin'),
'action' => function() {
$user = site()->user( c::get('autologin.username') );
if($user and $user->login( c::get('autologin.password') ) ) {
go( c::get('autologin.redirect', 'panel') );
} else {
echo 'Invalid username or password';
return false;
}
}
)
));
}
config.php
Add this to your config.php.
c::set('autologin.username', 'your-username');
c::set('autologin.password', 'your-password');
c::set('autologin.redirect', 'site'); // Defaults to "panel"
c::set('autologin.route', 'slug'); // Defaults to "autologin"
c::set('autologin.host', 'host'); // Defaults to "localhost"
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Looks great! Just a little improvement you could make:
The c::get() function accepts a default value, so you can use the following to make it even more flexible:
go(c::get('autologin.redirect', 'panel'));
The config value could then be set to any page URI or not defined to be set to panel.
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Thanks! Yes, I knew about it. Was in a hurry to get it out, I guess. Updated the code.
Custom route option added
I also added to option to add a custom route if “autologin” is not the prefered slug to use.
If you use custom hosts with Mamp or something, like ‘myproject.dev’, the if-check will always return false. If you set that as a option as well, it’s totally flexible for your dev-environment needs
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Agree! I added another option to the code. Thanks!
Would it be ok if I add the plugin (that is much based on your code) and put it on Github? I have some ideas on more development on this thing.
I will try to add stuff to make it possible to have an autologin on a live site as well. I know it can be really dangerous with just a link to login but with some extra protection layers I hope it might work.
Ok, no problem. Maybe you can mention me/us 
Sure, thanks!
I don’t have a schedule for it yet so don’t sit up and wait (I’m working on my Splitview plugin right now).