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Doing a "test" site? Staring up a site question

by millerb7
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So when your starting up a site, specifically a wordpress site, what's the best way to make a "test" site?

It wouldn't be to do a subdomain and then copy the folder to your real domain when you want it to go live? that would possibly count as duplicate content and seen as bad in googles eyes?

Specifically using wordpress, with the host "justhost".

Ideas, thoughts?
#question #site #staring
  • Profile picture of the author millerb7
    Guess I can robots.txt. That and leave URL dynamic until I copy it to root domain should work.
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    • Profile picture of the author clorets01
      I usually develop everything locally and then upload when its ready.

      But I guess you could create a test.yourdomain.com instance.

      Then just edit your robot.txt so that google doesn't index that one.
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      • Profile picture of the author orbero
        Can't you just upload all the files later?
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        • Profile picture of the author millerb7
          Originally Posted by orbero View Post

          Can't you just upload all the files later?
          Yeah but I want to be able to view it "live" as I update it/change things... wasn't sure exactly how to do that besides making a test domain.
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  • Profile picture of the author hockeyroom28
    You should create a test wp install on any server and buikd the site there. When done, export the posts, pages, widgets etc using the built in export feature in wp. Then do a fresh install of wp on the live server, upload the theme, install plugins, and import the test wp xml that was created from the export.
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    • Profile picture of the author millerb7
      So how exactly does one do that then?

      A test WP install that is?

      Also does the export export all of my images as well?
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      • Profile picture of the author hockeyroom28
        Originally Posted by millerb7 View Post

        So how exactly does one do that then?

        A test WP install that is?

        Also does the export export all of my images as well?
        Test install meaning a full wp install on a test server, anywhere that you have space to test soyou can view it live.

        Images get exportes too.
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        • Profile picture of the author millerb7
          Originally Posted by hockeyroom28 View Post

          Test install meaning a full wp install on a test server, anywhere that you have space to test soyou can view it live.

          Images get exportes too.
          Great... that's basically what I'm doing.

          I don't use this server for anything else so it won't hurt anything.


          I appreciate the help as usual folks.... I'll throw in a disallow to * when I get home today
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Adams
    Just use WordPress › Custom Coming Soon Page WordPress Plugins. It will display a coming soon page to non logged users, but you or any other logged users will see the site as you work on it.
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