{"id":2800,"date":"2020-08-04T17:39:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T15:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=2800"},"modified":"2024-06-24T12:13:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T10:13:26","slug":"managed-wordpress-test-environment","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/managed-wordpress-test-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a test environment with Managed WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Managed WordPress you can set up a test environment for your website straight from your control panel. You can even take a copy from a back-up and launch it on this test environment. All without leaving the control panel. This is extremely handy if you plan to update your website (for ex. with new plugins).<\/p>\n

Follow these steps in the control panel<\/a> to set up a test environment <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Go to “My products”> “Web hosting”> Click on “Manage” next to your domain name.<\/li>\n
  2. In the menu on the left, click on \u201cTest environments\u201d.<\/li>\n
  3. Here, you can automatically create a test environment. Just click on the button \u201cAdd your first test environment\u201d.
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  4. A pop-up window will appear. Here, you need to give your test environment a name and optionally, a username and a password to prevent others from visiting your test website. Click on \u201cAdd a test environment\u201d to finalize. This will take a moment.
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  5. Next, you can copy your existing WordPress setup to the testing environment. This way, you can test some edits on an exact copy without affecting the production website.\"\"<\/li>\n
  6. To go to your test environment, click on “Log in to your test environment”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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