Test safely, deploy confidently
Updating plugins directly on production is a gamble. Sometimes it works fine. Sometimes it breaks checkout, conflicts with your theme, or crashes the site while customers are browsing. You find out which one after it’s live.
Staging environments eliminate that risk. Clone your production site with one click, test changes on an exact copy, and verify everything works before pushing live. Break things freely, experiment without consequences, and deploy updates knowing they won’t surprise you.
How staging works
Clone your live site to create an exact staging copy, same plugins, same theme, same database, same content. Make changes, test functionality, check for conflicts. When you’re satisfied, push updates to production selectively. Keep what you want unchanged, deploy what you’ve tested. Your live site never goes down, visitors never see errors, and you stay in complete control.
Premium Staging Sites
We don’t charge extra for basic staging functionality because it’s essential for safe WordPress management. Every site you host includes one free staging environment by default. Need more for complex development workflows, multiple testing tracks, or client approval processes? Add premium staging site Pixies as needed.
$10
/ per premium staging site
CPUs per premium staging site
Same as live site
PHP connections per premium staging site
Same as live site
Storage per premium staging site
Same as live site
What you can do with staging
Test everything before it goes live
Staging environments aren’t just for plugin updates. Use them for any change you want to verify before production.
Plugin and theme updates
Test WordPress core updates, plugin compatibility, and theme changes without risking your live site. Catch conflicts before customers do.
Custom development
Write custom code, test functionality, debug issues in an environment that mirrors production exactly. Deploy when ready, not when you hope it works.
Design changes
Experiment with layout modifications, test new page builders, try different themes. See changes in context before committing to production.
WooCommerce testing
Test product configurations, checkout flows, payment gateway integrations, and shipping calculations before they affect real orders.
Client approvals
Give clients access to staging so they can review changes before going live. Get approval on real functionality, not screenshots or descriptions.
Training and demos
Use staging as a sandbox for training team members or demonstrating features without affecting the live site.
But wait, there’s more
The full Ivapix experience
Ivapix doesn’t stop at staging environments. Beyond safe testing, you get automatic failover for 99.999% uptime, unlimited bandwidth and unlimited visits, burst mode for traffic handling, edge caching for global performance, automated backups with one-click restoration, enterprise security, performance monitoring, and expert WordPress support.
Orginize your websites
with Ivapix Workspaces
Workspaces are your control center for managing multiple WordPress sites. Instead of getting lost between dozens of different panels, keep everything under control, organized, accessible, and logically structured.
A workspace is like a digital folder that groups all sites for one client or project. Within each workspace, you have complete overview and control over.