Title: What does "launch WordPress" do?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# What does "launch WordPress" do?

 *  [Cjvo1961](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cjvo1961/)
 * (@cjvo1961)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-launch-wordpress-do/)
 * I’m using Fatcow and trying to help a friend update her website. When I sign 
   into Fatcow I get a screen on their dashboard that shows the actual website address
   and has a blue “Launch WordPress” next to it and there’s also a Sandbox. I want
   to work in the sandbox so I don’t disturb the active website, but do I need to
   hit Launch WordPress first? Or will that overwrite the active website with the
   wordpress template?
 * Don’t make fun of me! I’ve never done this before. Obviously!

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 *  [stacyduval](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stacyduval/)
 * (@stacyduval)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-does-launch-wordpress-do/#post-5208204)
 * The best way to get help on this issue is to contact FatCow. They have 24 hour
   support. Unless you get lucky and one of the volunteers in this forum use Fatcow.
 * Cheers, Stacy

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