Create and Delete a Staging Site

The staging site feature lets you clone your entire production site for testing and development. Each production site on a Business or Commerce plan can have one staging site. Below, you’ll learn how to create and delete a staging sites.

How to create a staging site

To create a staging site, follow these steps:

1. Visit your site’s dashboard and navigate to Hosting → Overview (or Settings → Hosting Configuration if using the default interface style).
2. Click the “Staging Site” tab.
3. Click the “Add staging site” button:

If you have already created a staging site, you will find a “Manage staging site” button instead:

Once you have created your staging site, you can find it under your list of sites and via the “Manage staging site” button.

Delete a staging site

To remove your staging site, follow these steps:

1. Visit your site’s dashboard and navigate to Hosting → Overview (or Settings → Hosting Configuration if using the default interface style).
2. Click the “Staging Site” tab.
3. Click the “Delete staging site” button.

Once you delete a staging site, you can create a new one at any time. The new staging site will always start as a fresh clone of your current production site.