== WP STAGING FREE - BACKUP & STAGING FEATURES ==
* Clones the entire production site into a subdirectory like example.com/staging-site.
* Easy to use! Create a clone / backup site by clicking one button
* No Software as a Service - No account needed! All your data stays on your server. Your data belongs to you only.
* No server timeouts on huge websites or small and weak servers
* Very fast - Migration and clone / backup process takes only a few seconds or minutes, depending on the website's size and server I/O power.
* Use the clone as part of your backup strategy
* Only administrators can access the clone / backup website.
* SEO friendly: The clone website is unavailable to search engines due to a custom login prompt and the meta tag no-index.
* The admin bar on the staging / backup website is orange colored and shows when you work on the staging site.
* Extensive logging features
* Supports all popular web servers: Apache, Nginx, Microsoft IIS, LiteSpeed Server
* Every release passes thousands of unit and acceptance tests to make the plugin extremely robust, reliable and fast on an enterprise code quality level
* Fast and professional support team
== DOCUMENTATION ==
== Backup, Restore & Migration ==
How to Backup and Restore WordPress
https://wp-staging.com/docs/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-wordpress-website - Backup and Restore WordPress")
Requires at least: 3.6+
Tested up to: 6.3
Stable tag: 5.1.0
Requires PHP: 7.0
== Changelog ==
= v5.1.0 =
* New: Compatible up to WordPress 6.3.2
* New: Exclude GoDaddy mu-plugin by default when creating a staging site. #2744
* New: Add modal to opt-in for diagnostic monitoring after first installation. #2391
* New: An active installation of the free core plugin will be mandatory for pro version 5.1.0 and later. #2612
* Enh: Added information into system info logs to indicate whether the site is a single site or a multi-site. #2790
* Enh: Show notice that permalinks won't work on WP Engine sites. #2142
* Enh: Add Contact Us button to the main menu bar. #2763
* Enh: Update license updater and fix a small error that can lead to broken API requests. #2817
* Enh: Remove type strictness from optimizer plugin functions which are used with wp hooks to avoid conflict with other plugins. #2830
* Fix: Backup uploading to FTP fails if ftpclient is used and ssl enabled. #2750
* Fix: Staging login doesn't work if Wordfence Activated option exists in the database but there is no Wordfence plugin active. #2812
* Fix: Magic login link does not work if only the free version is active on the staging site. This requires updating WP Staging Free and Pro plugin on staging site. #2781
* Fix: Custom WP content paths inside ABSPATH were not correctly cloned for newly created staging site. This could led to missing images and languages. #2740
* Fix: When editing staging sites database connection, don't make live sites database prefix mandatory when staging site uses an external database. #2768
* Fix: Deprecated warning in login form can prevent login to staging site. #2804
* Fix: Upgrade routine was not working for wpstg_queue table for adding response field in the table for FREE version. #2828
* Fix: During the file extraction of backup restore, `file_put_contents` is more consistent and faster than `touch`. Can prevent a site from being broken after backup restore due to possible bug in php 8.1.22. #2807
* Dev: Add setup for e2e testing of wordpress.com support. #2739
Demo:
https://wp-staging.com/
