{"id":4463,"date":"2018-05-01T09:47:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T13:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4463"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:05:48","slug":"how-to-deactivate-a-wp-staging-site","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-deactivate-a-wp-staging-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deactivate a WP Staging Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-enthusiast\/\"><p class=\"\"style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e!important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Enthusiast<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/podcast-websites\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Podcast Websites<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to get rid of your staging site, you can deactivate it. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-danger\">Deactivating a staging site does <strong>not<\/strong> automatically launch the site. Once deactivated, all data on the staging site will be permanently deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deactivating Your Staging Site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click WordPress in the left sidebar, then click <strong>List Sites<\/strong> in the drop-down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Nickname<\/strong> of your site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Staging<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the bottom navbar, click the <strong>Deactivate Staging<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will ask you to confirm your deactivation. Click the <strong>Deactivate Staging<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navigation bar, click <strong>WordPress<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find your WordPress site and click its <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfB3FX00tH73Nwx8Pfvs8lDh2iB72i0s5Z1E9TGvDhBG5G1C7qsIU__S1OIIHwp-KzR9v4y9cws74WnDmbqYrB6TqXBuFZOesvMcvZYWweNEGjQARySmt7UzCMZazOjVCjfjQHh9dOx8qQt8qZzQi6wVIjC?key=-Y8FhT35aOZs8yYTXeU8asA6\" width=\"27\" height=\"26\">staging icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Deactivate Staging<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Deactivate Staging<\/strong> button to confirm you want to deactivate the staging site<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will begin the deactivation process. It may take some time for the site to be deactivated, so please be patient. Once the site has been deactivated, it will return you to the staging interface where you can activate a new staging site. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to get rid of your staging site, you can deactivate it. Deactivating Your Staging Site Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp; Not sure what the difference is? 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