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Pushing a WordPress staging site to live with Softaculous

Pushing a WordPress Staging site live with Softaculous.

What is Softaculous?

Softaculous is a cPanel integration that will allow you to add, install and manage over 400+ apps. Comprised of many robust scripts, it can manage the life cycle of all your applications. Managing a WordPress staging site is really easy, with Softaculous.

Getting started

In this section, we’ll talk you through pushing a staging site live, through cPanel and Softaculous.

Login to cPanel

Once logged in to cPanel, scroll down to the bottom of the dashboard where Softaculous is listed.

From the scripts section choose WordPress.

WordPress Softaculous - options Screen

WordPress management screen

The Softaculous WordPress management screen lists you all of your active WordPress Installations.

On the website, you would like to push live, choose the icon to the right of the WordPress symbol.

 

WordPress Softaculous - Manager Screen

Push WordPress staging site to live

On the next screen, you’ll be able to select ‘Push to live’. This once clicked will start the migration of placing the staging website live.

 

WordPress Softaculous - Push Live Screen

WordPress pushed to live complete

Now your staging Installation with Softaculous has now been pushed to live.


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Scott Pollard

Scott is the creative mind behind our digital presence, combining his skills in design and development to craft seamless online experiences. With a passion for innovative web design and a knack for solving complex coding challenges, Scott ensures that our digital platforms are both visually stunning and highly functional. When he's not coding or sketching new ideas, Scott enjoys exploring the latest tech trends and refining his skills in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

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