{"id":1018,"date":"2021-11-10T11:06:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2021\/11\/10\/5720286-how-to-create-a-wordpress-staging-environment-in-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:45:30","slug":"5720286-how-to-create-a-wordpress-staging-environment-in-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5720286-how-to-create-a-wordpress-staging-environment-in-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a WordPress staging environment at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When developing your WordPress website, you can use a staging environment to test changes without affecting your live site. A staging environment is a copy of your website used for testing purposes. At Hostinger, you can create and manage these environments directly from hPanel if you have a Business web hosting plan or higher.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-before-you-start\">Before you start<\/h2><ul>\n<li>Ensure you have a Business web hosting plan or higher.<\/li>\n<li>If you are using an Agency hosting plan, please follow this specific guide for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-create-a-worpress-stagging-environment-on-agency-plan\/\">Agency staging environments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure your WordPress installation is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5609869-how-to-enable-wordpress-dashboard-on-hpanel\">detected<\/a> in the Websites section of hPanel.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 data-path-to-node=\"4\" id=\"h-create-a-hostinger-wordpress-staging-environment\">Create a Hostinger WordPress staging environment<\/h2><p data-path-to-node=\"5\">To set up your staging site, follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"5\">Go to hPanel &rarr; <a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"5\">Locate your WordPress website and click on <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"5\">On the left sidebar, select WordPress &rarr; <strong>Staging<\/strong>.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-hpanel-wordpress-staging.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-hpanel-wordpress-staging.png 251w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-hpanel-wordpress-staging-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"5\">Click the <strong>Create staging<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"5\">Enter your preferred subdomain name and click <strong>Create<\/strong>.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/11\/4796877c-1492-4c62-8ba0-19b9dafb9481.jpg\" alt=\"The pop-up window to create a subdomain for the staging environment\" width=\"500\"><\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"5\">The system will take a few minutes to generate the staging website.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>The Hostinger staging tool creates staging environments for root domains. To set up staging for a subdomain, you must do so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/wordpress-staging-environment#How_to_Create_a_WordPress_Staging_Environment_Using_hPanel:~:text=How%20to%20Create%20a%20WordPress%20Staging%20Environment%20Manually%20Using%20a%20Subdomain\">manually<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If your domain uses external nameservers, you must manually create an A record for the staging subdomain in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4410887-how-to-make-dns-record-changes-in-other-registrars-hosting-providers\">active DNS zone<\/a> and point it to your Hostinger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4407303-where-to-find-the-a-record-of-your-hosting-account\">IP address<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"no-margin\" id=\"h-manage-the-hostinger-wordpress-staging-environment\">Manage the Hostinger WordPress staging environment<\/h2><p>You can access and publish your changes through the staging management interface:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Navigate to the <strong>Staging<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Manage staging<\/strong> to access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5609910-how-to-use-the-wordpress-dashboard-in-hpanel\">WordPress Admin<\/a> area of your staging site.<\/li>\n<li>Once your changes are ready, return to the Staging section in hPanel.<\/li>\n<li>Click the options button ( &#8942; ) next to your staging site and select <strong>Publish<\/strong>.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-wordpress-staging-options.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-wordpress-staging-options.png 1137w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-wordpress-staging-options-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-wordpress-staging-options-1024x268.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-wordpress-staging-options-768x201.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Review the confirmation window and click <strong>Publish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #feedaf80;border-color: #fbc91633\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong>Important<\/strong>: Publishing replaces your live files and database with the staging copy. Any changes made to your live website after the staging environment was created will be overwritten and lost.<\/p>\n<\/div><p>After publishing, your live website files and database are replaced by the staging version. You can also use the options menu to <strong>revert changes<\/strong> or permanently <strong>delete<\/strong> the staging environment.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>By using a staging environment, you can safely experiment with new features and updates. Once you publish, your live site will instantly reflect the improvements you tested in the staging area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the WordPress staging functionality at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordpress-management"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5720286-how-to-create-a-wordpress-staging-environment-in-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/5720286-como-crear-un-entorno-de-prueba-wordpress-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/5720286-comment-creer-un-environnement-de-test-pour-wordpress-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/5720286-cara-membuat-wordpress-staging-environment-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/5720286-como-criar-um-ambiente-de-teste-wordpress-no-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/5720286-----wordpress-\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1018"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9790,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018\/revisions\/9790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}