Creating a WordPress Staging Environment – WordPress Hosting

• Creating a Staging Environment
• Deploying Changes from Staging to Live

Creating a Staging Environment

1. Log in at https://[servernaam].srvnl.nl:8443.

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2. In the left menu, click WordPress.
3. Locate the WordPress installation you want to clone.
4. Click Clone.
5. Choose where to place the staging environment (e.g., staging.voorbeeld.it).
6. Click the Start button.

The staging environment will now be created. You can follow the progress at the bottom right.

Deploying Changes from Staging to Live

1. Log back into Plesk.
2. In the left menu, click WordPress.
3. Locate the staging environment you want to deploy from.
4. Click Copy Data.
5. Complete the form:

• Destination: Select the live domain you want to update.
• Data to copy: Choose the files/data you want to transfer.
• Database tables: Select the tables you want to synchronize.
• Restore point: Enable Create a restore point (strongly recommended).

6. Click Start.

The changes will now be synchronized. You can track the progress of the copy action at the bottom right.

• Replace voorbeeld.it with your actual website address.
• Replace [servernaam] with the server where your hosting package is located.

Updated on: 19/05/2025