![]() Basically this is a marketing piece from them to help their customer to build and publish sites from local to live server.īut the app allows anyone to install WordPress locally within few minutes. As the name indicates this is software released by Flywheel hosting company. Recently we came across another option “Local by Flywheel”. Initially MAMP was only used on MAC but later they also released Windows version making no need of going to WAMP. I reckon that’s the scoop.We were using MAMP for installing WordPress on local server and for copying live WordPress site to desktop for many years. The only difference is that _staging is appended to the folder name. Likewise, your files are accessible via SFTP right next to your live site files. ![]() From the staging page, you’ll see some find your database table prefix so that you can find which set of tables belong to the staged site. You can get access to your staged site’s database and files just like you would your regular site. Once you get past the first Flywheel password prompt that keeps your site away from prying eyes, go about using and working with your staged site as you would with any WordPress install. Since a staged site is an exact replica of your existing site, all of your same user logins and passwords are they same. ![]() You could create your own backup if you’d like, but unless you’re using that site for a while, I personally wouldn’t bother. They’re designed to get in, make changes, and send those changes back to live. Staging sites aren’t intended to “be around” for very long. Flywheel does a lovely job of backing up your site every day, but this backup does not include your staged site. Okay, this isn’t really a gotcha, but it is worth a mention. There’s just a few other details you should note before you try staging. Miscellaneous, but good things to know about Once you’ve made all the changes you want to your staged site, click the Move staging changes to live site site. As noted beside the button, when you click it, any changes on your staging site are lost. Every time you click Reset staging, it pulls over a fresh copy of your live site. You also have the option to Reset your staging environment. You have the ability to flush the cache or enable WP_DEBUG on your staging site. (Note: This is not a WordPress username/password – more on that later) 4 – Options Use the generated username and password to view the site 3 – Password to view your staged siteīy default, you’re staging domain is NOT available for the world to see. This is the temporary URL where you can view your staged site. Flywheel staging page overviewĬlick this anytime you want to view details for your staged site. Go ahead and click on the Staging tab and then we’ll walk through the elements on that page. Once you’ve enabled staging, you’ll notice a new tab in your Flywheel dashboard named - you guessed it - Staging. Go ahead, enter your password, and complete the process by clicking the Enable Staging button.Ĭongrats – you have successfully set up a staged version of your existing site! Options for working with a staged site Why, yes! I did – thank you for asking, Flywheel! Ok, this is a little reminiscent of Windows where you get pop-ups to ask if you really meant to click that button. ![]() Click it.įrom there you’ll see a button to toggle on/off staging capabilities. Once you’ve logged into your account and are in your dashboard, look for the Advanced tab. Let’s take a look at the specifics of how to set up a staging site with Flywheel and then copy the staging site back over to the live site. But, for those who want to use Flywheel, this feature addition is great news. WP Engine has long offered this feature to their customers. Mind you, the concept of a staging site is nothing new. It’s an environment where you… stage changes, safely.Īssuming all goes well and your updates are a success, you can then replace your live site with your staging site.įor future updates you just rinse & repeat. From there, you can make content updates, test out new plugins, and generally mess around in an environment that’s identical to your live site, but doesn’t impact your live site (yay!). What is a staging site, you ask? It’s a copy of your live site (both files and database) to a staging area on a temporary domain. ![]()
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