Push your staged website to your live website
Definitions
A staging website is a copy of your live site for testing changes before they go public. Once ready, you can push your staged site to replace your live site with the new version.
Before you start
✅ You must have a completed staged website before pushing it to your live website. If you want to create a staging website, please go to this guide: Create a staging website
⚠️ Staging websites are a complimentary feature, if you want managed assistance to push it live or fix errors, please consult with a website developer.
ℹ️ This guide is for WordPress sites staged via the WordPress Manager. If you used a different staging method, consult your plugin documentation or your website developer to make it live.
🚨 WordPress sites built with Oxygen Builder, Elementor, or similar plugins that store components in files can cause discrepancies once pushed from staging to live. Always consult with a website developer.
Step by step
Before starting these steps, make sure you have a completed staged website, that was created via your WordPress Manager.
Make your staged website live
1. Log in to your hosting control panel
2. Click on the WordPress Manager button
3. Look for your WordPress staging installation and click the down arrow V
4. Click the Push to Live button
5. Check the website next to ‘Current Staging site will be pushed to your live site:’ to make sure it’s the website you want to push your staging site to
6. Once you’re ready, click the Push to Live button
7. You will see a confirmation screen. Note down or bookmark your Administrative URL, which is your WordPress admin login page.
8. Click on the Return to WordPress Management button
9. At this point, you can click the Login button next to your WordPress admin dashboard or open a new window in your web browser to log in through the Administrative URL using your Admin Username and Admin Password. Your Admin Username and Admin Password will be the same as before.
10. Load your website on a new web browser window to do a review. It’s recommended to load it via an incognito or private window on first load, to avoid previous cache.
Delete your old staging website
1. Return to your WordPress Management dashboard
2. Go to your WordPress staging installation and click the down arrow V
3. Click the Remove button
4. Check the Remove Directory box
5. Check the Remove Database box
6. Check the Remove Database User box
7. Click the Remove Installation button
8. On the Are you sure you want to remove this installation? click the OK button
