Hope someone can help!
How do I work on creating a new website (same theme, same url) while still having my current website up while I work on it?
Appreciate the help!
Emily
Hi @Emilyver,
As far as I am aware, it is not possible to have 2 websites running from the same exact URL. How would a visitor’s browser know which site to load?
The standard process for creating a new website would be to set up a “staging environment”, this could be on a subdomain of your domain. For example, your domain is devolve.co.uk you can set up your staging on dev.devolve.co.uk. This way your main site will stay active for you current visitors/users and you are free to work on your new site.
Then when you are ready, you can port your new site to your main domain.
I hope this helps!
Cheers,
J
Look at wp staging.
I use this when I am revamping new client themes that are already housed on wordpress. Essentially this allows a yourwebsite.com/staging that looks identical to your current setup. It basically mirrors your current site from the admin cp to the theme itself. They have a pro license (I think it’s usually $59) that you use when you are done to transfer all the changes over. I usually go the PHP route but that’s a pain sometimes. The pro is worth the 1 click if saving time is your goal.
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