{"id":4475,"date":"2018-05-01T09:54:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T13:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4475"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:10:18","slug":"how-to-set-up-a-staging-site-for-a-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-set-up-a-staging-site-for-a-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Staging Site for a WordPress Website"},"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;\">You can set up a staging site for a domain on our<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/wordpress\/wp-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Managed WordPress&nbsp;<\/a>or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/solutions\/podcast-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast Website<\/a>s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This staging site can be modeled after a current site or use a completely fresh WordPress install. The test site is not accessible from the internet without the staging site\u2019s username and password, so your staging site will not be viewable until you choose to publish it. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a Staging Site for WordPress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you haven\u2019t created a staging site yet, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\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 <strong>WordPress<\/strong> 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>If you don't currently have a staging site active, click the <strong>Activate Staging<\/strong> button. If you do have a staging site active and want to overwrite it, click the <strong>Stage Site <\/strong>button.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decide whether you want staging site should have a <strong>Fresh WordPress Installation <\/strong>or a <strong>Copy Live WordPress Sit<\/strong>e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait for the staging site to finish being set up. This process is establishing a completely separate WordPress site, so this may take some time. Please be patient.<\/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_4nXdgf7a8Hh9M7E7Ak-hhDC6AATDr_Sof8EsBk4d6w9OfUZRIhQ-pmARHLHiZzdDufJge2hFnAcJ3odgCLjib_TsuM0_5JXkpv-wAJrhZoFUDN57boPAKsLVF-gq18sOKZKa1P0PtjAKrPy9JNrgN2inET2Ue?key=GUKKTKxd9ruxwXeeQQHYd6w2\" width=\"27\" height=\"26\">staging icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you don't currently have a staging site active, click the <strong>Activate Staging<\/strong> button. If you do have a staging site active and want to overwrite it, click the <strong>Stage Site<\/strong> button.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decide whether your staging site should have a <strong>Fresh WordPress Installation<\/strong> or a <strong>Copy Live WordPress Site<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait for the staging site to finish being set up. This process is establishing a completely separate WordPress site, so this may take some time. Please be patient.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>When the process is finished, your new staging site will be activated. Make note of the password on this screen. This is the password for your staging site and will only be displayed here. If you navigate away by accident, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/18228903243799\">reset the password.<\/a>The next step is to access your staged site to make changes. See our article, <a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/18229034874391\">Accessing Your Staged WordPress Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can set up a staging site for a domain on our&nbsp;Managed WordPress&nbsp;or&nbsp;Podcast Websites. This staging site can be modeled after a current site or use a completely fresh WordPress install. 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