The Best WordPress Backup and Migration Plugin

WP STAGING is an enterprise code quality plugin to
Clone, Backup & Migrate WordPress websites.

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WordPress experts recommend WP STAGING due to its speed, reliability and clean code.

Backup & Restore

Backup & restore your entire WordPress site more reliable.

Cloning

Create a copy of WordPress with one click for development.

Website Migration

Transfer or duplicate your website to another server.

High Performance

Backup & Cloning is much faster than with other plugins.

No Cloud Service

All data resides on your server. Nothing is submitted to us.

Multisites Supported

Clone and push Multisites. Supports Main & Network Sites.

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Backup & Clone WordPress
As You Never Did Before

Copy database

Copy database & files from staging site to live site

Choose database tables

Choose database tables & folders to clone & backup

High speed backup

High speed backup with enterprise robustness

Supports huge websites

Even huge websites are supported. 50GB+

User authentication

User authentication for staging sites

Professional software

Professional application - Still easy to use

Duplicate & Migration

WP STAGING can transfer your website to another host
and domain on a whole new level.

An extremely fast and heavily tested feature Learn more

Duplicate and Migration
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Faster Site Backups

Create manual and scheduled backups of your entire website in a blink of an eye. Much faster and with lower server load than other plugins due to advanced backup algorithms.

Upload backup data to cloud providers: Google Drive, Amazon S3, DigitalOcean, Microsoft OneDrive, Wasabi, pCloud, DigitalOcean Spaces, sFTP and many more.

Faster site backup
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Website Transfer

Move your local development website to a production server or transfer and migrate your website to another domain. WP STAGING does all the heavy lifting including the search & replacement of all links fully automatically.

  • Migrate single sites to another server or domain
  • Migrate entire multisite networks
  • Migrate single network sites
  • Import network sites to another multisite network
  • Convert a network site to a single site

Cloning
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Website Cloning

Clone WordPress single and multisites including all network sites to a subdomain or subfolder.

Backup and Cloning
convert multisites
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Convert Multisites

Clone and convert a multisite network site to a WordPress single site.

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Clone to Separate Database

Create staging or development sites to separate databases. Keep your cloned site utterly independent from the production site.

Clone to external database
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Clone to Subdomain

Clone your WordPress site to a subdomain or subfolder like dev.mysite.com or mysite.com/staging-site.

Push to live site
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Push Staging Site to Live

Use the push feature to copy a staging site directly to the production website. Optionally, backup & export parts or your entire site to migrate all data from one server to another.

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User Authentication

Allow access to the staging site for specific users and user roles. As default, only administrators can access the staging site.

Authentication
100% unit tested code
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Robust Well Tested Code

WP STAGING is a German-engineered WordPress backup and cloning plugin. More than 1000 automatic unit and acceptance tests run on every release and during development. This leads to a highly robust code base that is easy to maintain and future-proof for any upcoming WordPress release.

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Outstanding Support

Our responsive support team is based on WordPress experts with excellent technical knowledge. We can solve nearly every issue, even for highly customized WordPress sites. We’d love to hear from you.

First class customer support

WP STAGING Free vs. PRO

Professionals all Over the World use WP STAGING
Compare Free and Pro Version

Features Free Pro
Clone WordPress and create unlimited staging and dev sites.
High-Performance Backup of Database and Filesystem.
Restore Backup to the domain and host where the backup was created.
Basic Scheduled Backups - Create one scheduled backup per day running at a fixed time.
Basic Backup Retention - Keep one backup at the same time.
Unlimited Backup Schedules - Create unlimited hourly, daily and weekly backups of the database and full website.
Push a staging site to production site incl. themes, plugins & database.
Restore Backup on another domain and hosting provider.
Slack & Email - Get notifications via slack or email if there is an error during backup creation.
Upload to Storage Providers - Store backups on Amazon S3, Google Drive, Wasabi, Microsoft OneDrive, DigitalOcean Spaces, Dropbox, pCloud, sFTP.
Backup Retention - Keep multiple backups at the same time.
Import network sites into another WordPress multisite.
Convert multisites to single sites.
Clone WordPress multisites and create unlimited staging and dev sites.
Clone to external and separate databases.
Clone to subdomains or custom domain names.
Clone to a custom destination directory.
User Authentication: Give specific user roles access to the staging site.
Share Login Links: Create magic login links to give clients access to the staging site without needing login credentials.
Auto Login: Login automatically to the staging site without needing login credentials.
Syncronize User Accounts: Copy and update the live site admin account to the staging site.
Disable Email Sending on the staging site for transactional or subscription emails.
Customize Staging Site and change color of the staging site admin bar.
Migrate and move WordPress to another server or different domain.
Option to encrypt and secure storage provider login credentials in the database (AES-256).
Option to connect via SSL to the Database.
Supports WordFence 2FA login to the staging site.
More than 40+ well documented developer friendly filters.

FAQ & Features

See below why WP STAGING is used on more than 195.000 websites.

Where is the staging site located?
You can copy the staging site to a sub folder of your main site or to a complete custom path. It stays entirely on your server and none of your data will be transfered to any third parties. You can clone the production site to another database and even to the same database of the live site. In that case, all staging site database tables will be prefixed by wpstg_. This ensures that the live WordPress site never interferes with the staging site.
Can a customer make changes, and the agency or the developer copy them to the production site?
That's absolutely possible. Your client can modify plugins or posts and the admin can push over the content by using the pushing function.
Is the staging site indexed by Google, any SEO issues?
The staging site is not available to the public and needs authentication before it can be accessed. So there are no possible SEO issues here.
Does WP Staging work on WordPress.com?
WP STAGING can create backups and migrate WordPress.com sites to another website or server. However, staging sites on the same server are not possible due to WordPress.com's platform limitations. Instead, you can use the WP STAGING backup feature to set up a staging site on a different platform easily.
Can I push a staging site which has been created with the WP STAGING basic version?
Yes, just install WP STAGING | PRO! The free version will be deactivated and the staging site will be detected by WP STAGING | PRO automatically. Then you can push the existing staging site to the live site.
Do I need technical skills to use it?
There is no special knowledge needed to create a staging site. Just click on a button and the entire job will be done for you.
Can we push database selectively and skip WooCommerce transactions?
You can push specific database tables only and can exclude WooCommerce tables to prevent overwriting of these data on the production site. You can also push files only and omit database data. If you made changes in the _posts and _postmeta table of your staging site you need to export new orders first and import them to the staging site before doing the migration. Read more...
Can I back up my production website with WP STAGING?
Yes, you can back up all your sites with one click. You can select the entire site including the database or can differentiate between database, plugins, themes and media files. WP STAGING uses a very advanced and intelligent way for exporting data and is often much faster and reliable than other backup plugins.

You are able to schedule and plan automatic backups and to transfer your backups to FTP and cloud services like S3 compatible storage providers Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, Wasabi, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, pCloud, SFTP.
Can I upgrade from a 1-site license plan to a higher one?
Sure, you can upgrade anytime, and you pay only the difference amount between the smaller and the higher license.
GDPR & Privacy - Is data submitted to any 3rd parties like cloud servers?
WP STAGING does not use any external servers and does not submit any of your data to third parties. The complete cloning, migration and data processing is done on your servers only. Even we do not have access to any of your data.

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An Investment Quickly Paid For Itself

Assuming you charge $60 per hour and WP STAGING saves you two hours per project.
Even a developer license of WP STAGING | PRO is paid for itself after only two times of use.

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USD prices are calculated based on the current exchange rate and may fluctuate slightly.

Agency

For agencies and teams managing many sites who need Remote Sync, Local Sites, and reliable backups for client work.

€ 74.91

€ 41.58 / month

€ 499/year, billed yearly

Get Started
  • Remote Sync (move sites between servers)
  • Local Staging Sites (Docker compatible)
  • Up to 99 Sites
  • Staging site creation and management
  • Scheduled Backups
  • Push staging to live
  • Multisite supported
  • Magic Login Links
  • WooCommerce support
  • Remote storage providers (Drive, S3, Dropbox, SFTP, more)
  • WP Staging Restore
  • CLI Extractor
  • Priority support (SLA: 12h weekdays, 3 support contacts)
Our Most Popular Plan
Developer

For professionals and freelancers who need Remote Sync, Local Sites, and advanced restore workflows for client sites.

€ 33.29

€ 19.91 / month

€ 239/year, billed yearly

Get Started
  • Remote Sync (move sites between servers)
  • Local Staging Sites (Docker compatible)
  • Up to 25 Sites
  • Staging site creation and management
  • Scheduled Backups
  • Push staging to live
  • Multisite supported
  • Magic Login Links
  • WooCommerce support
  • Remote storage providers (Drive, S3, Dropbox, SFTP, more)
  • WP Staging Restore
  • CLI Extractor
  • Priority support (SLA: 24h weekdays, 1 support contact)
Business

For small businesses that need a staging solution and scheduled backups to keep sites safe and up to date.

€ 23.16

€ 11.58 / month

€ 139/year, billed yearly

Get Started
  • 3 Business Sites
  • Staging site creation and management
  • Scheduled Backups
  • Push staging to live
  • Remote storage providers (Drive, S3, Dropbox, SFTP, more)
  • Standard support (1 support contact)
  • Locked on Business
  • Remote Sync
  • Local Staging Sites
  • WP Staging Restore + CLI Extractor
  • Magic Login Links
Personal

For personal site owners who want a quick test site and essential backup features.

€ 14.99

€ 7.41 / month

€ 89/year, billed yearly

Get Started
  • 1 Personal Site
  • Staging Site Creation
  • Manual Backups
  • Basic Support
  • Upgrade for
  • Scheduled Backups, Push to Live, Remote Storage

Contact us if you are an organization and need more supported persons.

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Excellent WordPress Backup Plugin - 100% Recommended
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"We use WP STAGING to spin up sites to test new plugin features or debug issues that were reported to us. There are days when I have been creating multiple staging sites. I could not wish for a better solution. René and his team are quick to respond and eager to help."

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