{"id":29463,"date":"2020-03-25T10:35:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T08:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=29463"},"modified":"2023-12-21T19:34:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T17:34:50","slug":"best-wordpress-staging-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-staging-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best WordPress Staging Plugins to Create a Test Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Looking for WordPress staging plugins so that you can easily set up a safe test environment for your WordPress site?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>To put it simply, a <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/staging-site\/\">staging site is<\/a> a clone of your live website residing in your own desktop, host server, or the WordPress staging plugin&#8217;s server. It&#8217;s a testing ground where you can safely try out changes, and is commonly used in the development process of any website. Since it&#8217;s not accessible to the public nor for indexing by search engines, you can work away from the public eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we share five free and paid plugins that you can use to create a WordPress staging site. Let&#8217;s dig in&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udcda <strong>Table of contents<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#blogvault-plugin\">BlogVault<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wp-staging-plugin\">WP Staging<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#instawp\">InstaWP Connect<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#duplicator-plugin\">Duplicator<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#all-in-one-wp-migration-plugin\">All-in-One WP Migration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Need+to+create+a+%23WordPress+test+site%3F+%F0%9F%A7%AA+These+5+staging+%23plugins+can+help&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-staging-plugins\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Need to create a #WordPress test site? \ud83e\uddea These 5 staging #plugins can help<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Need+to+create+a+%23WordPress+test+site%3F+%F0%9F%A7%AA+These+5+staging+%23plugins+can+help&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-staging-plugins\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five best WordPress staging plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"blogvault-plugin\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogvault.net?src=04C83B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlogVault<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=334115164  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1198\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png\" alt=\"WordPress staging plugins: BlogVault.\" class=\"wp-image-92966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1198\/h:709\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 1198w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:606\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:455\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:30\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:406\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 406w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:671\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 671w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1014\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 1014w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:250\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 250w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:329\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 329w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:228\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 228w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1198\/h:709\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BlogVault.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>BlogVault is primarily an automatic off-site WordPress backup solution, but it also offers a built-in staging feature. It&#8217;s easy to create a development site for WordPress, with one-click clones setup on BlogVault servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Price \ud83d\udcb0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The staging feature is included with any BlogVault plan. There&#8217;s a seven-day free trial, and plans start from $49.50 to $499 per year for a single site, depending on the features that you need. Prices go up from there for additional sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Number of websites \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of websites depends on your plan. BlogVault offers pre-set plans for one, five, and 20 websites. If you need staging sites for additional websites, you can opt for the Agency plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ease of use \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One-click staging from a central dashboard, sets up staging sites in less than 10 seconds. After testing, merge changes selectively or fully, in just two clicks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other key features \u2699\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Webmail and Google indexing automatically stopped for staging sites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flexible access via SFTP and phpMyAdmin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possible to check live and staging site simultaneously to compare changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Passwords to protect all staging copies and HTTP authentication to prevent unauthorized access <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works with any host and with any number of sites <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>BlogVault allows use on multiple sites across multiple hosts, so it&#8217;s ideal for smooth management of client sites. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogvault.net?src=04C83B\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-3d\" style=\"color:#FFF;background-color:#EC6551;border-color:#bd5141;border-radius:10px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#f29486;border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none\"> BlogVault<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wp-staging-plugin\">2. <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP Staging<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=541344466  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1193\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png\" alt=\"WordPress staging plugins: WP Staging.\" class=\"wp-image-92965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1193\/h:752\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 1193w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:189\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:645\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:484\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:32\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:381\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 381w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:630\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 630w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:952\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 952w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:235\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 235w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:309\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 309w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:214\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 214w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1193\/h:752\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WP-Staging.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>WP Staging creates an exact copy of your website in a subfolder of your main WordPress installation. The distinctive orange admin bar on top constantly reminds you that you&#8217;re working on the staging site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Price \ud83d\udcb0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a free version that lets you clone your website. That is, you can use your live site to create a staging site for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, to do the reverse and move your staging site to your live site or, to clone to an external database, subdomain, custom subdomain or custom target directory, you need to choose <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.com\/#pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro packages<\/a>. There&#8217;s a one-time purchase fee ranging from $49.50 to $499. This fee also covers an optional free transfer of your website to another domain or host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Number of websites \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the license you purchase, from one to a hundred sites. Files can reside in any folder or custom path in your own server. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ease of use \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Create staging sites with just a click, and fast cloning. Select files and database tables you want to push to the live site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other features \u2699\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Great for large websites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staging site needs login credentials for access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can also define user roles that can access the site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compatible with <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress-multisite\/\">WordPress multisite<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works with small shared servers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This plugin is ideal for large websites that want to set up clones quickly with just a click. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-staging.com\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-3d\" style=\"color:#FFF;background-color:#EC6551;border-color:#bd5141;border-radius:10px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#f29486;border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none\"> WP Staging<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"instawp\">3. InstaWP Connect<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin wp-pic-ajax scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-instawp-connect\"data-type=\"plugin\" data-slug=\"instawp-connect\" data-image=\"\" data-expiration=\"\"  data-layout=\"large\" data-slugs=\"[]\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-body-loading\"><div class=\"signal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.8.5' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.1.1' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\" id=\"jquery-core-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\" id=\"jquery-migrate-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themeisle.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.1.1\" id=\"wppic-script-js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<p>InstaWP Connect is a WordPress staging and migration plugin that helps you with various tasks such as testing plugins or themes, creating product demos, delivering client projects, and enhancing overall WordPress workflows. This plugin was designed with this goal in mind \u2013 to accelerate your WordPress staging process, allowing you to complete it in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Price \ud83d\udcb0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>InstaWP Connect is entirely free if you don\u2019t need more than three websites, one template, and 1 GB of disk space. If you want to upgrade for advanced functionality, <a href=\"https:\/\/instawp.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prices<\/a> start at $6 per month and go up to $59 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Number of websites \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The free version of the plugin lets you build three temporary staging websites. In the premium versions, you can create from five to 50 websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ease of use \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>InstaWP Connect simplifies staging for WordPress sites. After clicking \u201cCreate Site&#8221; and connecting to your InstaWP account, you can choose from three options: Quick, Custom, or Full Staging with a single click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process takes minutes, and your staging site is accessible in the InstaWP dashboard. Here, you can do things like testing, development, editing, cloning, and migration before implementing changes on your live site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other features \u2699\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create three types of staging sites: quick, custom, and full<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have an InstaWP dashboard where you can auto-login to your sites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two-way sync &#8211; from staging to production and vice-versa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor the status of the actions performed during the synchronization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play with Remote Management securely (File Manager, Database Manager, Plugin \/ Themes Installer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check info about your site\u2019s health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect and disconnect live WordPress websites via your dashboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>InstaWP Connect is good for you if you need to test, develop, and migrate various things in WordPress, such as demos, plugins, themes, client work, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/instawp-connect\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-3d\" style=\"color:#FFF;background-color:#EC6551;border-color:#bd5141;border-radius:10px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#f29486;border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none\"> InstaWP Connect<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"duplicator-plugin\">4. <a href=\"https:\/\/snapcreek.com\/duplicator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duplicator<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin wp-pic-ajax scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-duplicator\"data-type=\"plugin\" data-slug=\"duplicator\" data-image=\"\" data-expiration=\"\"  data-layout=\"large\" data-slugs=\"[]\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-body-loading\"><div class=\"signal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper-->\n\n\n\n<p>Duplicator is not one among WordPress staging plugins in a true sense. However, as it&#8217;s great for <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/clone-a-wordpress-website\/\">cloning, backup, and migration<\/a>, you can just as well create a clone and move it to a staging location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Price \ud83d\udcb0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a free version of Duplicator, but the free version can only handle sites up to 500 MB. There&#8217;s no such limit in the <a href=\"https:\/\/snapcreek.com\/duplicator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro plans<\/a> which start at $59, with one year of support and updates.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Number of websites \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Three sites on the Basic Plan (Pro), with no limit in the highest plan. The staging sites reside on your servers. For cloud storage and to use FTP, you&#8217;ll need to upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ease of use \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Duplicator is easy to use and migrates websites back and forth smoothly. Small changes to live site involve copy\/pasting files or sections, or making simple edits to code. Large scale changes, requires a reverse process of creating a staging site. If you have an intermediate number of changes, you&#8217;ll need to selectively copy files and push them to the live site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other key features \u2699\ufe0f<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can move the sites to an empty location or overwrite live sites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scans the site for potential issues before making packages of it <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installer helps create databases and users easily <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy to create pre-configured sites and push them to as many WordPress compatible locations as you want <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Interaction with the wizard makes Duplicator easy to work with. It&#8217;s a good choice for larger websites as it migrates files smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snapcreek.com\/duplicator\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-3d\" style=\"color:#FFF;background-color:#EC6551;border-color:#bd5141;border-radius:10px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#f29486;border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none\"> Duplicator<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"all-in-one-wp-migration-plugin\">5. 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