WP STAGING

Overview

WP STAGING is a staging, backup and migration plugin developed by Rene Hermenau and his team; the plugin page states that it is developed in Germany. First listed on 5 August 2015, it had more than 100,000 active installations in November 2026 and was updated to version 4.21.0 on 13 November 2026.^[12]

The free version clones a production site into a subdirectory such as example.com/staging-site, creates full, database-only or files-only backups, and runs automatic daily backups; search and replace of links and paths is performed automatically during cloning, backup and restore.^[12] The developer emphasises that it is not software-as-a-service: data stays on the merchant’s server unless a remote storage workflow is chosen, and only administrators can access the clone.^[12] It states that the code is fully unit-tested and that it can back up and clone WooCommerce stores including orders, products and customer data.^[12] WP STAGING Pro adds Remote Sync, which pulls a site from one server to another with an API key, and a CLI that turns a backup into a local Docker-based development site; Pro prices are on the vendor’s site.^[12]

WP STAGING features

• One-click staging clone in a subdirectory
• Full, database-only or files-only backups
• Automatic daily backups
• Automatic search and replace
• Remote Sync between servers (Pro)
• CLI to Docker local sites (Pro)

WP STAGING pricing

Free plugin; WP STAGING Pro sold on wp-staging.com (see vendor).

WP STAGING strengths and limitations

Appears in

• Best WordPress Backup Plugins in 2026 #7

WP STAGING alternatives and competitors

Alternatives to WP STAGING: companies ranked in the same lists.

• All-in-One WP Migration
• UpdraftPlus
• Duplicator
• WPvivid Backup, Migration & Staging
• BackWPup
• JetBackup
• BBackUpWordPress
• BlogVault
• Backup Migration
• TUTotal Upkeep
• WP Database Backup
• Jetpack VaultPress Backup