Use a staging site

Staging is a private copy of your website where you can test updates safely before they reach visitors.

Steps

1. Go to Websites → [site] → Staging.
2. Click to create the staging environment. It's password-protected so it won't be indexed or seen publicly.
3. Make your changes on staging (plugins, themes, content) and preview it.
4. When it looks right, use Go live / push to production to copy staging over your live site. Run a backup first as a safety net.

Good to know

• Staging is isolated (including its own cache) so tests don't affect your live site.

Troubleshooting

• Push made the live site look old — clear the cache (Cache → Purge) after going live.
• Staging out of date — re-sync it from live before testing.

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