How to Create a Staging Site in WordPress and Push Changes to Live - WordPress Toolkit

[@GoodyMorillas]

The SSL part was driving me insane until I found your tutorial - you're the only one mentioning updating the DNS so thank you!

[@thomastull1911]

Goody - I use cPanel rather than Plesk and use cPanel's auto SSL feature, so needed to add 2 records to the DNS. To allow my staging sites to be live and secure (https), I added "staging" and "www.staging" as CNAMEs to the DNS records. Allowed cPanel's Auto SSL to recognize control of domain and install SSL. Then opened the staging site to begin redesigns.

[@tammyperlman4677]

Excellent step by step of the process - easy to follow, good pace.

[@ls3d134]

Very helpful tutorial. Thank you!

[@Rootpal]

Of course!

[@cmdaltctr]

Please make more videos like this! Awesome!!!

[@roblegge1]

You may need to add the SSL certificate individually for the staging site.

[@roblegge1]

But what happens if you have, say, a WooCommerce website and orders have been placed since you created the sub-site? If you copy everything back you might over-write orders, or comments on blogs or products, or even overwrite new products. Now that WordPress is storing everything in the database updating from a staging site has become a lot more difficult.

[@sergiobianco3702]

You saved me !!