What Is a Staging Site?

A staging site is a private copy of your live website where you can safely test design tweaks, plugin updates and new content before publishing them to your real visitors.

Benefits of a Staging Environment

• Test updates without risking downtime.
• Experiment with new layouts or features.
• Debug issues in a safe environment.

Typical Staging Workflows

Most managed WordPress hosts offer one click staging. You copy the live site to staging, make your changes, test thoroughly and then push the changes live once you are happy.

Best Practices

• Restrict access to staging using password protection.
• Mark staging clearly so you do not confuse it with production.
• Always back up before pushing changes from staging to live.