{"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":"2026-05-08T13:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:03:14","slug":"how-to-create-a-worpress-staging-environment-on-agency-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-create-a-worpress-staging-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 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=\"WordPress dashboard showing Live status dropdown\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" data-media-id=\"7226\" 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=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div><\/div><div>Next, click <strong>Create staging<\/strong><\/div><div><img 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=\"Live status menu with Create staging option highlighted\" width=\"235\" height=\"223\" data-media-id=\"7227\"><\/div><div>Enter the name of the staging you want to have.<\/div><div><img 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=\"Create staging dialog with staging name input and Create button\" width=\"585\" height=\"264\" data-media-id=\"7228\" 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=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/div><div>Wait for the staging to be created.<\/div><div><img 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=\"Dashboard showing staging being created, 6% complete\" width=\"1024\" height=\"211\" data-media-id=\"7229\" 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=\"(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 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=\"Website dashboard with Live status dropdown highlighted in the top right\" width=\"1024\" height=\"180\" data-media-id=\"7230\" 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=\"(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 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=\"Environment menu with Live and highlighted staging option, plus Create staging action\" width=\"183\" height=\"254\" data-media-id=\"7231\"><\/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 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=\"Staging website dashboard for domaintutorial.net with Publish button highlighted\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\" data-media-id=\"7232\" 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=\"(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 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=\"Staging site details page with a highlighted Publish button on the right\" width=\"1024\" height=\"139\" data-media-id=\"7235\" 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=\"(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 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=\"Publish staging site dialog with Files and Database checked and a live-site replacement warning checkbox\" width=\"583\" height=\"418\" data-media-id=\"7236\" 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=\"(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 staging website<br>\n<img 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=\"Staging website card for domaintutorial.net with the name and status highlighted\" width=\"1024\" height=\"236\" data-media-id=\"7233\" 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=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">Enter the staging WordPress admin page<br>\n<img 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=\"Websites dashboard with Staging WordPress Admin button highlighted\" width=\"1024\" height=\"247\" data-media-id=\"7234\" 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=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Delete the staging environment.<br>\n<img 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=\"Staging site details page with Delete option open in the overflow menu\" width=\"1024\" height=\"160\" data-media-id=\"7239\" 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=\"(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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