A staging environment is a convenient way to test changes on your website before putting them live. Softaculous allows you to easily create a staging environment. Follow the steps below.
Step 1: Log in to your cPanel
- Go to the login page of your cPanel (for example: yourwebsite.nl/cpanel).
- Enter your username and password and click Login.
Step 2: Open Softaculous
- Scroll in cPanel to the section Software or Apps Installer.
- Click Softaculous Apps Installer.
Step 3: Go to 'All Installations'
- In Softaculous, click on the list icon at the top right or choose Installations Overview.
- You now see a list of all the applications installed via Softaculous.
Step 4: Select the WordPress installation
- Find your WordPress installation in the list and click on it Staging icon (often an arrow or duplicate symbol) next to the installation.
Step 5: Configure the staging environment
- Choose a subdomain or directory where the staging environment is created.
- Examples include: staging.yourwebsite.nl or yourwebsite.nl/staging.
- Check that the correct WordPress version and settings are selected.
Step 6: Create the staging environment
- Click Create Staging or a similar button.
- Softaculous now copies the live website to the staging environment. This may take a few minutes.
Step 7: Access to the staging environment
- Once the process is complete, you will receive a link to the staging environment.
- Log in with the same login details as your live website.
Step 8: Test and do changes
- Use the staging environment to test new plugins, themes or other changes without affecting the live website.
Do you have any questions or are you not coming out? Please feel free to contact our support department.