permanent staging environment after restoration

  • Resolved malthead

    (@malthead)


    1 month, 1 week ago

    Hello,
    I created a staging page in a separate database. I then migrated the staging to the live page.
    as a kind of restoration of a backup. I suspect that was a mistake. The problem is that the orange bar is always there. This probably means that WPVivid thinks it’s on a staging page. However, it’s the live page, and I’m logging in with my live site login password. The frontend is also working perfectly.
    what I have tried so far:
    1. Uninstalled wpvivid, deleted all directories, and searched the database for wpvivid tables.
    2. I restored a server-side backup in my webspace panel
    3. deleted WordPress cache folder
    4. I deleted the database where the staging site was installed and the entire directory from my main directory.

    Nothing helped. As soon as I install wpvivid, the orange bar appears
    Strangely, a staging page is indeed displayed under wpvivid/staging, without the option to delete it or edit.

    the path of the staging site: Live Site Staging: https://mydomain/wp-admin/admin.php?page=WPvivid_Staging
    I can’t find an entry in the file about what kind of staging site or WPVivid it is!
    Table Prefix: wpvividstg01_ The entry was not found in the database, even after using an SQL command to delete it. 0 data was found.

    I found this setting, which is probably responsible for the problem.

    Keep staging sites even if the plugin is deleted
    With this option checked, all staging sites you have created will be retained when the plugin is deleted, just in case you still need them later. The sites will show up again after the plugin is reinstalled.

    So please, where is this data stored?

    I hope to find the solution here; otherwise, I will unfortunately have to install a different backup tool.

    Best regards, Andreas

    • This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by malthead.
    • This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by malthead.
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  • Plugin Support tonyrobins

    (@tonyrobins)

    1 month, 1 week ago

    Hello @malthead

    Please note that unlike an independent WordPress install, when you create a staging site using WPvivid, it is set up as a subdirectory or subdomain of your live site. Because of this linked structure between a staging site and the live site, the ‘Copy Staging to Live’ option is the only method designed for safely publishing a staging site to live.

    Since you migrated the staging site manually, the live site is now incorrectly identifying itself as a staging site and the staging site has lost its connection to the live site. To manually remove the staging site attribute (the orange bar) and clean up the staging data, you can try the following steps:

    • Using phpMyAdmin, locate the options table in your live site’s database and delete the wpvivid_staging_data entry. This will remove the staging site attribute from the live site.
    • Delete the staging folder if you haven’t, which is located in your root directory or the wp-content folder depending on your settings.

    All the best,

    Thread Starter malthead

    (@malthead)

    1 month, 1 week ago

    Hi @tonyrobins,

    I manually searched through the wp_options again. I was able to find some more tables from wpvivid and deleted them. I couldn’t find this entry wpvivid_staging_data . Installed wpvivid again and the orange bar is gone.
    I find it strange that nothing was found with the SQL command SELECT * FROM wp_options WHERE option_name LIKE '%wpvivid%' OR option_value LIKE '%wpvivid%'; DELETE FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'wpvivid_staging_data'; returns zero data.

    Anyway, thanks for the help
    Cheers

    Plugin Support tonyrobins

    (@tonyrobins)

    1 month, 1 week ago

    Hi @malthead

    You are welcome and glad that the issue is resolved.

    Please feel free to reach out if you need any help using WPvivid in the future.

    All the best,

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