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Copy the live site to staging (Live to Staging)

Audience: admins · Scope: the Live to Staging tool · Last reviewed: 2026-07-12

What this does — Copies the entire live site onto the staging server, so staging becomes a fresh copy of live to test against. It's a one-button tool — and a powerful one, because it overwrites staging.

Before you start​

  • Be signed in — see Log in to the admin area.
  • Understand that this replaces whatever is currently on staging. Anything only on staging (unsaved test changes) will be lost.
  • If anyone else uses staging, let them know first.

Steps​

  1. Click Live to Staging in the menu.
  2. Read the note — "On this page you copy the live site as a whole to the staging server."
  3. Click Sync and let it finish. Copying the whole site takes a while.

What happens next​

  • Staging is overwritten with a current copy of live — same content, products, and data — so you can test on a realistic, up-to-date site.

Good to know​

  • This is one-way: live → staging. It never copies staging back to live, so it can't harm the live site's content — but it does wipe out anything you had only on staging.
  • It's a big operation. Give it time; don't start it twice.
  • When to use it: before testing a change against real, current data — refresh staging first so your test reflects live.

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