{"id":2676,"date":"2021-12-09T10:58:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T10:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2676"},"modified":"2021-12-09T10:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T10:58:59","slug":"managed-wordpress-test-environments","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/managed-wordpress-test-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Managed WordPress: Test Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our Managed WordPress servers include a test environment where you can test additions to your site and be comfortable in the knowledge that you won\u2019t accidentally break your live website. If you want to learn more about this, then you can follow the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, make sure that you are logged in to your control panel: https:\/\/login.names.co.uk\/login<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are logged in, you will see your owned or managed domains listed in separate boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you see the domain that you want to manage, you can click the blue link that says, \u2018Manage Hosting\u2019 and this will load into your Managed WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Account-Domain-Menu-2-1024x414.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2677\" width=\"1024\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Account-Domain-Menu-2-1024x414.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Account-Domain-Menu-2-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Account-Domain-Menu-2-768x311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Account-Domain-Menu-2-50x20.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Account-Domain-Menu-2.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you\u2019ll see some information about your WordPress website, and various options that can be used to manage the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll also see an option to create a new test environment on the right side of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-1024x403.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2678\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-768x303.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-50x20.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-1536x605.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env.jpg 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you click the button labelled \u2018Create new test environment\u2019, you\u2019ll be prompted to create a name for it. This can be \u2018test\u2019, or \u2018dev\u2019 or anything that you feel is appropriate here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have decided, then click the \u2018Create\u2019 button and a direct copy of your live site will be made and placed on your new test environment for you to get to work straight away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-2-1024x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2681\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-2-1024x327.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-2-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-2-768x245.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-2-50x16.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-2-1536x490.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Test-Env-2.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nco-info-block\"><p class=\"nco-info-block-content\"><strong>Info:<\/strong> It is important to note the following: The test environment is not a staging site, and you will not be able to push the changes that you have made to the live site. <br><br>You will need to replicate the changes that you want on the live site once you are satisfied with them.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Managed WordPress servers include a test environment where you can test additions to your site and be comfortable in the knowledge that you won\u2019t accidentally break your live website. 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