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Staging Sites

A private copy of your site to test changes before they go live.

Try Before You Publish

A private copy of your site, for experiments.

A staging site is an exact duplicate of your live site that only you can see. Test a redesign, a new plugin, or a big content change there first. When it looks right, push it live. When it doesn’t, nobody ever knew.

  • One click creates a copy of your files and database
  • Runs on a private address, hidden from visitors and search engines
  • Push staging to live when you are happy, or pull live back to staging to start over
  • Included on every plan, alongside nightly backups and WordPress Git
Break Things on Purpose

The safest place to try something risky.

Every WordPress site eventually needs a change you are not sure about: a major plugin update, a new theme, a rebuilt homepage. Staging is where you find out what happens, with nothing on the line.

  • Same files, same database, same server settings as live
  • Share the private link with your team or your designer for sign-off
  • Throw it away and start fresh as often as you like
How It Works

Three steps, no downtime.

  1. Create staging

    From your dashboard, make a staging copy. It takes about a minute for a typical site.

  2. Make your changes

    Update plugins, switch themes, rebuild pages, or let a developer work freely. Your live site stays exactly as it is.

  3. Push to live

    Choose what to copy over, files, database, or both, and publish. Visitors see the finished result, never the work in progress.

Staging and Git Together

Two safety nets, one workflow.

Staging protects your visitors from unfinished work. WordPress Git protects you from your own mistakes. Developers can push to staging, review the diff, and promote to live knowing every change is recorded and reversible.

1 minuteto spin up a staging copy
0visitors see your work in progress
Every planincludes staging at no extra cost

Ready when you are.

Pick a plan, or tell us about your project. Free migration on every plan.