Editing without going live

Hey 👋
You can setup WordPress is your local machine and create backup of your website here I am giving you method of manually backup whole WordPress website

via cPanel
This is so easy you can do it in very little time

1) Login to your web host and navigate to cPanel. For most web hosts, the cPanel is usually the first page you encounter when you login
2) Navigate to the File Manager, which should lead you to your public_html or Home directory
From here, just locate your WordPress directory. This is the folder you want to backup
Unfortunately, you can’t download the WordPress folder in File Manager without first compressing it. Worry not though, compressing a folder needn’t be challenging
3) Click on your WordPress directory, and select Compress from the menu bar. Alternatively, right-click on the folder and choose Compress from the drop-down options menu that appears
4) Choose the compression type e.g. ZIP, Tar, GZIP etc from the dialog box that opens. I always go with a ZIP archive
Then just hit the Compress File(s) button and wait for the process to run its course. Your server will save your compressed WordPress folder
5) Click on the archive you just created and choose Download from the menu. Alternatively, right-click on the archive and choose Download.
6) Choose a secure location on your hard disk and save your backup
And that’s it!

and now exchange WordPress files from backup to your local machine.

Here is the best method od installing WordPress in local machine
http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-on-your-windows-computer-using-wamp/

Now you can make changes to your website without disturbing your live website.

Hope this will solve your problem 🙂

• This reply was modified 7 years, 12 months ago by Naveen Kharwar.