Question: How To Set Up A WordPress Staging Site?
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Introduction: WordPress staging sites are great tools when developing a website or making changes to a current one. They allow the user to make these changes on a separate live (but hidden) environment and preview before proceeding to the main production website. The following tutorial will provide step by step instructions on how to set up a staging site for WordPress.
Estimated Time for Completion: 2-3 hours
Step 1: Install wordpress on your main domain. This is a necessary step before setting up a staging area. To do this, use a web hosting provider and install WordPress via the cPanel.
Step 2: Install a plugin that will help you create a copy of your production website to a staging area, such as WP Staging https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-staging/. This plugin will create an exact copy of your current website (live environment) and clone it onto a subdomain of your main domain.
Step 3: Once the plugin is installed and activated, navigate to the plugin page in your WordPress dashboard. Select the option to create a staging site, and enter a subdomain of your choice. This subdomain will then be created and plugin will inform you when ready.
Step 4: You can now access the staging site using the subdomain you have created. Log in to the newly created staging site, and you will see an exact copy of your live environment.
Recommendation: Unlike other plugins, WP Staging does not require you to manually configure an FTP connection or manually move files. It does all the work for you with the click of a button.
Summary: By following the steps above, setting up a WordPress staging site should take around 2-3 hours. This can be done quickly and simply with the help of the plugin, WP Staging. It provides an exact copy of your live website, allowing you to make changes to a safe environment before moving to the main production site. After installation you can access your staging site via the subdomain you provided.