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# Creating a WordPress Staging Environment – WordPress Hosting

||| ℹ️ **Important:** This article applies to our WordPress Hosting packages.
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* [Creating a Staging Environment](#3-creating-a-staging-environment)
* [Deploying Changes from Staging to Live](#3-deploying-changes-from-staging-to-live)
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### Creating a Staging Environment

1. Log in at `https://[servernaam].srvnl.nl:8443`.
   📖 **More info:** [How to find out which server you're on](/en/article/how-can-i-find-the-server-name-of-my-hosting-package-acx1d4/)

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.

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### 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.

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||| 📌 **Important:**

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