How to Create a Staging Site From Your Live/Dev Site
Overview
A staging site is a clone of your live or development WordPress site, allowing you to test updates, design changes, or new features in a safe environment without affecting your live site. BionicWP makes this process seamless with a one-click staging feature.
Use this method when you need to experiment with changes, troubleshoot issues, or prepare updates before deploying them to your live site.
How It Works
BionicWP's platform enables you to create a staging environment directly from your site's dashboard. This staging environment is an exact replica of your current site, hosted separately to ensure that any changes made do not impact your live site.
Once the staging site is created, you can switch between the live and staging environments from the top of the page in your site's dashboard.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1 Navigate to https://my.bionicwp.com/
2 Log into your account and go to “Sites” in the left navigation.
3 Find the site you want to create a staging site.
4 On the site’s dashboard, scroll to the section “Create Staging Site” and click on the button “Launch Staging Site”.
5 After clicking “Launch Staging Site” once the operation is successful you can change the site environment from the top of the page.
You can now do your changes on the staging environment and they won’t affect the live site. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions.
Pro Tip: Remember to test all functionalities thoroughly on your staging site before pushing any changes live. This ensures a smooth and error-free experience for your site visitors.