Preview before going live
Update 2025: This is obsolete. Just create a "staging.yourdomain.ext" and point the DNS to our proxyservers. If you need to know the IP address, email support for that.
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I want to overwrite WP Core (wp-admin, wp-includes, twenty-x themes and so on), may I?
No you may not. We run, secure and update all WP Core files. Do not modify any WP Core file, it will be automatically overwritten.
I want to hide your notices
Read how to filter the $is_dismissed boolean here: https://github.com/managedwphosting/developers/blob/master/examples/notices.php
I want to use my own logo for backend notices
Use the filter mp_get_logo
Rest/wp-json firewalling
Getting a 403 response ? Sent us: your _full_ : useragent, IP adress, domain, path. Before you do, check your home directory for managedwp_[date].txt logs. Do note that we block common bot user-agents such as curl or wget. Make sure your user-agent is human readable and unique.
Is XMLRPC enabled?
No, it is disabled by default. See the .htaccess file _twice_ for the instructions to enable.
Is WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE available?
Yes, WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE is available on our staging servers, set to 'staging'. Also when you are on a "staging." subdomain -> it is set to 'staging', but only if not set in wp-config via WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE
My theme needs AJAX calls, but does not need all the plugins to be loaded
Read how to disable loading the plugins on an AJAX event: https://github.com/managedwphosting/developers/blob/master/examples/ajax.php
Are exec(), system() and other system calls available?
No, they might however be present when using cloudlinux
Is WP-cli present?
Yes, command is wp as well as wp-cli