How to Create a Staging Site on Bluehost

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You will then be able to view details about the uploaded package. To import it, press Continue .

And you're done! You've created and deployed your test site, and finally uploaded your changes to your live site.


Bluehost is one of the largest hosting companies today that offers a one-click staging site creation process. This one-click staging solution is available on all Bluehost packages.

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With a Bluehost plan, you can log in to your account dashboard. Here, you’ll see a Bluehost menu on the left side of your WordPress dashboard. Then, go to Staging .

bluehost live staging setup
Below the Production Site section , there is a Staging Site section with argentina telemarketing a button to “Create Staging Site” . Clicking on it will display a new pop-up window.

This will ask you to confirm that you want to create a clone of your website.

bluehost live staging confirm clone
Then another pop-up window will ask if you want to switch to Staging from the current production site.

bluehost live staging switch to staging
Bluehost will guide you through the staging wizard and create the staging environment for you. Once the process is complete, your WordPress dashboard should reload.

Now, you should notice a red button at the top of your WordPress dashboard indicating that you are on the staging site.

bluehost live staging started
At this stage, you can use this clone site to make changes and test whatever you need. You can safely experiment with new features, change the site structure, test updates, and check for security issues without affecting your main site.

When you’re ready to implement these changes, as before, go to Bluehost’s Staging section in your WordPress dashboard and select the “Production Site” button.

bluehost live staging back production site
Then a pop-up window will appear asking you to confirm the deployment .