{"id":7225,"date":"2026-01-08T04:39:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=7225"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:19","slug":"how-to-create-a-worpress-stagging-environment-on-agency-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-create-a-worpress-stagging-environment-on-agency-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a WorPress Staging Environment on Agency Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When developing a WordPress website, it is important to avoid making changes directly on the live site. A common and effective solution is to use a staging environment&mdash;a duplicate of your live website created specifically for testing. This separate environment allows you to safely test changes and ensure everything works as expected before applying them to the live site.<\/p><div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"f0e09315-d24b-4a6b-a251-9806d1dc34e7\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">On your <strong>Agency<\/strong> plan, you can easily create and manage the staging environment with few clicks.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><div><\/div><h2 id=\"How-to-Create-the-Staging-Environment\">How to Create the Staging Environment<\/h2><div>Open <a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> <b>&rarr; Dashboard. <\/b>On the <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>, click <strong>Live<\/strong> button on the right side.<\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7226 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-07_1-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-07_1-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-07_1-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-07_1-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-07_1.png 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div><\/div><div>Next, click <strong>Create staging<\/strong><\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"223\"><\/div><div>Enter the name of the staging you want to have.<\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-09.png 585w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-09-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/div><div>Wait for the staging to be created.<\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7229 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-09_1-1024x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-09_1-1024x211.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-09_1-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-09_1-768x158.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-09_1.png 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div><\/div><div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">You also can close the page while the process will keep running.<\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/div><ul>\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">This tool allows the creating of staging website for <strong>domain and subdomain<\/strong>. The steps are the same.<\/li>\n<li>If your domain is pointing by nameservers to a <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4410887-how-to-make-dns-record-changes-in-other-registrars-hosting-providers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">different provider<\/a><\/b>, make sure to <b>create the A record<\/b> for the staging subdomain on your active DNS Zone and point it to your <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4407303-where-to-find-the-a-record-of-your-hosting-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting IP<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"How-to-Manage-the-Staging-Environment\">How to Manage the Staging Environment<\/h2><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">To access your staging website, go to <strong>Dashboard<\/strong> section and click on <strong>Live<\/strong> button<\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7230 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-15-1024x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-15-1024x180.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-15-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-15-768x135.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-15.png 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">Next, click on <strong>staging<\/strong><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-15_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"254\"><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">Your staging website will have separate Dashboard from the original website.<\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7232 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-18-1024x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-18-1024x475.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-18-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-18-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-18.png 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Once you have worked on the staging website and are ready to go live, you can push the changes by clicking on <strong>Publish<\/strong>.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7235 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-22-1024x139.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-22-1024x139.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-22-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-22-768x104.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-22.png 1141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>You can choose what to publish to the production&mdash;<strong>Files<\/strong> only, <strong>Database<\/strong> only, or <strong>both<\/strong> Files and Database.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-24.png 583w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-24-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/p><p>Confirm that you understand the staging site will replace your live website with the staging process by clicking on <strong>Publish<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Publishing <strong>replaces the content<\/strong> with the staging copy. If you had made changes on your original website after creating the staging, they will be lost.<\/p><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">Available options in the dashboard include:<\/div><ul>\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">Go to the stagging website<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7233 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-19-1024x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-19-1024x236.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-19-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-19-768x177.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-19.png 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">Enter the stagging WordPress admin page<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7234 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-20-1024x247.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-20-1024x247.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-20-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-20-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-20.png 1117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Delete the staging environment.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7239 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-32-1024x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-32-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-32-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-32-768x120.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/01\/2026-01-08_11-32.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>Staging websites are created as temporary domain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When developing a WordPress website, it is important to avoid making changes directly on the live site. 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