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Cloning and Staging WordPress Sites

What this is

You can create an exact staging copy of your WordPress site to test changes before pushing them live. The system handles the database duplication and URL updates automatically.

How to create a WordPress staging site

Use the Clone to staging option on your website's dashboard, or create a new website using Clone a website with the staging box checked.

When you clone a WordPress site, the system uses WP-CLI to update the WordPress site URL in the database so everything works correctly on the staging domain.

Pushing staging to live

When you push a staging site live, a URL search-and-replace runs automatically to update all references from the staging address to your live domain.

Related articles

• Creating a staging copy of your site
• Pushing staging to live