Title: Editing without going live
Last modified: May 21, 2018

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# Editing without going live

 *  [thermogroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thermogroup/)
 * (@thermogroup)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-without-going-live/)
 * Hello,
 * I am looking to change the design of my website however I want to do this offline
   without the changes going live until I am ready to launch, instead of changing
   each element individually and making it a gradual process.
 * How do I duplicate/download my site and settings so that I can essentially work
   on this without disrupting the live website?
 * Thank you.
 * (please excuse what is probably a basic question!)

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 *  [Farook Kholwadia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/judgerookie/)
 * (@judgerookie)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-without-going-live/#post-10304209)
 * [@thermogroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thermogroup/)
 * there’s a couple of responses on the below recent post:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-htaccess-set-up/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-htaccess-set-up/)
 * hopefully, they’ll help
 *  [Naveen Kharwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naveenkharwar/)
 * (@naveenkharwar)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-without-going-live/#post-10304233)
 * 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/](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, 11 months ago by [Naveen Kharwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naveenkharwar/).

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Naveen Kharwar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/naveenkharwar/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/editing-without-going-live/#post-10304233)
 * Status: not resolved

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