{"id":1272,"date":"2021-07-23T06:08:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T11:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2023-03-10T12:33:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:33:23","slug":"how-to-clone-your-wordpress-for-staging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-clone-your-wordpress-for-staging\/","title":{"rendered":"How to clone your WordPress for staging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article covers how to clone your website or setup a staging site for your WordPress website through the Plesk interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll be going over the steps required to make this process simple and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Login to your Plesk interface<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can login to Plesk through two methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Through your my.knownhost.com<\/a> dashboard following this method: one-click login<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Through the direct URL received in your ‘Welcome Email’<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If you choose the latter; you should see the following page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 2: Access “WordPress Management Interface”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Once logged in, you’ll want to click “WordPress” on the left-hand side as highlighted below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Now that you’re within the WordPress Management interface, you’ll want to look under “Tools” and click “Clone” as highlighted below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 3: Set your parameters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Once you’ve clicked “Clone” this should bring up the following window:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    This is asking you to choose a source (typically default) then set a target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This will create a subdomain on your behalf. We recommend utilizing the default subdomain root directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It will create a database for you and update your configuration files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click “Start” and the process will begin to copy\/clone your WordPress website into a staging website so that you can work on it separately from your live website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Have a WordPress website? Check out our Managed Hosting for WordPress<\/strong><\/a> and see if we are a good fit for you. KnownHost <\/a><\/strong>offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team ready to help you should you need our assistance. You\u2019re not using KnownHost for the best webhosting experience? Well, why not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This article covers how to clone your website or setup a staging site for your WordPress website through the Plesk interface. We’ll be going over the steps required to make this process simple and easy. Step 1: Login to your Plesk interface You can login to Plesk through two methods. If you choose the latter; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[105,108,106],"class_list":["post-1272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-managed-wordpress","tag-managed-wp","tag-mwp","tag-wordpress"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to clone your WordPress for staging - KnownHost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you needing to clone your WordPress website to set up staging environment? 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