Title: WordPress preview
Last modified: July 5, 2025

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# WordPress preview

 *  [jeepwhisperer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeepwhisperer/)
 * (@jeepwhisperer)
 * [10 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-preview/)
 * Still in the learning phase of wordpress. One thing I haven’t found mentioned
   is previewing your web site before publishing it. Is there a way to do this, 
   or do I just need to publish it under a subdomain or something so I can see what
   it really looks like?

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 *  [Patrick – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport12/)
 * (@wpmudevsupport12)
 * [10 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-preview/#post-18542085)
 * Hi [@jeepwhisperer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeepwhisperer/)
 * It will depends on how you are building it.
 * For example, if it is a brand new site you can have the coming soon plugin [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/coming+soon/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/coming+soon/)
   and then when logged in you will be working on it normally and then on front 
   end it has the coming soon page, some plugins may have the URL to “preview” /
   bypass the coming soon so you can share with people.
 * Another good option is via LocalWP for local development, it has a live link 
   option [https://localwp.com/help-docs/local-features/live-links/](https://localwp.com/help-docs/local-features/live-links/),
   useful for quick looks when you or your customer want to check the progress.
 * If those wouldn’t fit then what you described with subdomain is also a valid 
   option, some hosting may have a staging or development area.
 * Best Regards
    Patrick Freitas
 *  [whgjoeyfry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whgjoeyfry/)
 * (@whgjoeyfry)
 * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-preview/#post-18543464)
 * Goodday, Yes you can use WordPress to preview your website before publishing 
   it. To view a post or page before it goes live, just click the “Preview” button.
   
   Or you can also try setting up a staging site to review the changes you’ve made
   before syncing it to your main site to go live.You can check this guide : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0VYbwSmMns](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0VYbwSmMns)
   How to Create & Deploy WordPress Staging Sites (3-Step Guide)
 *  Thread Starter [jeepwhisperer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeepwhisperer/)
 * (@jeepwhisperer)
 * [9 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-preview/#post-18553364)
 * Thanks for the info, sorry it took awhile for me to get back… I only do this 
   part time when I have time. I’ve looked over some of the plugin’s and at least
   the one’s I’ve looked at reviews for all seem to have the same sort of annoying
   pay wall problems that I’d rather not have to deal with.
 * What say I just make the first page of my site a coming-soon landing page with
   no menu and maybe a hidden button that links to the other pages? Can I remove
   the header and footer on one page?
 * One thing I need to do is preview the site on other devices, like phones, since
   I’ve seen some unexpected results playing around with some test pages… this might
   be an easy way to make the site “live-ish” to look for problems.
 *  [Amin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support2/)
 * (@wpmudev-support2)
 * [9 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-preview/#post-18554314)
 * Hello [@jeepwhisperer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeepwhisperer/)
 * Yes, you can create a coming-soon landing page as the first (or only) visible
   page of your site and hide the menu, header, and footer—even add a hidden button
   to access the rest of the site if needed. This is a smart and simple way to test
   responsiveness and layout on real devices before the full launch.
 * There are server free plugins that allow you to create comming soon with no header,
   here are a few examples:
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/coming-soon/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/coming-soon/)
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-maintenance-mode/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-maintenance-mode/)
 * Best Regards
    Amin

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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