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In this talk, I will show you how to create and use a staging site to prevent downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>00:00 UTC (Find your local time at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldtimebuddy.com\/\">worldtimebuddy.com<\/a>)<br>Stage Two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfest.live\/2022\/november\/speakers\/karishma-sundaram\/\">Speaker: Karishma Sundaram<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315,"template":"","wf_region":[5],"session-format":[],"stage":[],"class_list":["post-314","wf_sessions","type-wf_sessions","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wf_region-asia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is Staging and How to Use It if You&#039;re Not a Developer - WordFest Live 2022<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfest.live\/2022\/november\/sessions\/what-is-staging-and-how-to-use-it-if-youre-not-a-developer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is Staging and How to Use It if You&#039;re Not a Developer - WordFest Live 2022\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Any change you make to your WordPress site can be a fraught exercise. 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