I don’t think there is the one correct answer. We use Git to manage versions. We have the master branch, that syncs with an online staging server, that has it’s own database. (Using the live database is kinda too hot for my taste.) Then there is the stable branch, that syncs with the live server. … Read more
Administrative capabilities are the essential part of the WordPress core, and while you may be able to block access to wp-admin directory and through this to the administrative UI, there are other ways to administer a WordPress site, namely XML-RPC and at some point the JSON API. The easiest approach assuming all of your plugins … Read more
You sure you follow the Codex advises when Moving your WordPress, from what you said, it’s not clear to me if you export/import the database or just did the changes you mentioned.
Custom links in menus not working in multiple environments
Check your production site’s wp-config.php file for one or both of these lines: define( ‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://example.com’ ); define( ‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://example.com’ ); …and set them as appropriate if they exist. These constants will override the settings in the database if they’re present. See Editing wp-config.php for details.
I would be very hesitant in having the same database for staging and live as any changes to the database would affect both sites (especially when using software like WordPress where there is configuration in the database). The only time that I would think of pointing to the live database would be if I was … Read more
WordPress has an option to protect each page’s content using a password. That is done using the right panel just below/under the publish button. However if you want to hide the entire site and make it visible only to users who are logged-in, then you should consider using a “maintenance plugin” or a “construction plugin”, … Read more
Siteground should be able to tell you if your sites share a DB (or it should be evident from whatever control panel they provide). That said, it’s generally not advisable to mess with the DB of a live site. Make your changes and configure your plugins on stage, then when you’re happy, replicate that work … Read more
Redirect to another page using contact form 7? [closed]
Controlled publishing in WordPress