How to Create & Deploy WordPress Staging Sites (3-Step Guide)

[@DarrenSmith-ve6si]

Great video and tips including Local WP (didn't know about that), some seetings and the brand style guide

[@LandyVlad_Rides]

Thanks for the chapters it's very much appreciated. I hate when channels do tutorials like this and don't have chapters so I can re-find the bits relevant to me.

[@chrstlhd16]

very helpful! If i install a new theme and new structure for the website, and of course delete old outdated files, when i want to dpeloy the staging site. Will this cause errors on the live website?? or it's safe?

[@designermike]

Some great nuggets in there, thanks Josh!

[@Leameana]

This is absolute gold! You just gained a subscriber

[@visualmodo]

Excellent work!

[@Shae8]

Would this same process apply of I use a website template and what to deploy it? I'm currently working on a website template I bought from themeforest, I haven't deployed ot yet but will be ready to end of week.

[@eddiebrock720]

Hey Josh, appreciate the video, very helpful. One question I have. Do you activate the plugins on the staging site or wait until you move to the production site? Thanks again!

[@remonzwaan7333]

A staging site is not the same as a template site. Sure you can use it to build a template site, but a staging site means it is not used/open for live access. Most of the times a staging site is used to give your cliënt a preview

[@christopherrimplington3643]

and what's the difference between staging and cloning, e.g. in Softaculous you have both options

[@SocialIPO]

Great video where’s WP beginner link Best have security plugins not activated Make clone as unique as possible ASAP if you don’t want a Google strike.

[@kami-yk7mu]

it means i cannot upload all the changings to the live version if i didnt use the premium version? please answer me

[@raymers]

Hi Josh! Fellow SiteGround user here. Have you ever been able to get Custom Deployment to work, especially when you are using Divi builder? I've tried countless things to make the database tables cross-referenced in custom deployment work so I can send one staging page to the live site, but it's not the most transparent thing to decipher. Have you had any luck with this?

[@thomasdildine7917]

What are child themes, when are they used, and how do you set them up?

[@JoshHallco]

Thomas here ya go: joshhall.co/divi-child-theme-explained-free-child-theme/

[@ibrahimkahlil2469]

brother you are wrong. Block editor is better then classic. you have to understand it and learn it. and block is the future of WordPress.

[@HA-kw7vq]

Seems all about Divi and others tools makes it hard to follow, would be better to add that to your title and save the watch as not relevant to those who just want WordPress info

[@JoshHallco]

This method actually works with any WordPress theme or builder so it's not solely specific to Divi.

[@AnisurRahman-yg3qv]

divi is not good. use bricks builder

[@elmassiraelmassira]

bla bla bla