As always, if you have any questions or run into any issues, check out <a href="%s" data-tracks-link-desc="wpcom-help" target="_blank">https://wordpress.com/help</a> for additional information or direct support.

As always, if you have any questions or run into any issues, check out <a href="%s" data-tracks-link-desc="wpcom-help" target="_blank">https://wordpress.com/help</a> for additional information or direct support.

We highly recommend that you check out the documentation we linked above to get the full picture of what features are now available to you — and to understand how you can use each of them to grow your store.

We highly recommend that you check out the documentation we linked above to get the full picture of what features are now available to you — and to understand how you can use each of them to grow your store.

Some site owners like to be extra cautious and test their site after each plugin is activated; other users like to activate the plugins they want to use and test them all at once. With staging sites, you can work in whatever order you want without having to worry about causing any issues for your site’s active users.

Some site owners like to be extra cautious and test their site after each plugin is activated; other users like to activate the plugins they want to use and test them all at once. With staging sites, you can work in whatever order you want without having to worry about causing any issues for your site’s active users.

Click on “Activate” for the first plugin you want to test. The page should refresh and show you a notice that the plugin was successfully activated.

Click on “Activate” for the first plugin you want to test. The page should refresh and show you a notice that the plugin was successfully activated.

Scroll down to find the plugins you want to test. They should have an “Activate” text link.

Scroll down to find the plugins you want to test. They should have an “Activate” text link.

Click on “Installed Plugins” at the top of the page.

Click on “Installed Plugins” at the top of the page.

Navigate to wordpress.com/plugins.

Navigate to wordpress.com/plugins.

Navigate to <a href="%s" data-tracks-link-desc="wpcom-plugins" target="_blank">wordpress.com/plugins</a>.

Navigate to <a href="%s" data-tracks-link-desc="wpcom-plugins" target="_blank">wordpress.com/plugins</a>.

Once you’ve decided which plugins you want to use, you can navigate to the plugins section of your site and activate them.

Once you’ve decided which plugins you want to use, you can navigate to the plugins section of your site and activate them.

Step 2: Activate your plugins

Step 2: Activate your plugins

Click the <strong>Add staging</strong> site button.

Click the <strong>Add staging</strong> site button.

Scroll down to the <strong>Staging site</strong> section.

Scroll down to the <strong>Staging site</strong> section.

Starting in your dashboard: %1$s, go to Settings → Hosting Configuration: %2$s.

Starting in your dashboard: %1$s, go to Settings → Hosting Configuration: %2$s.

Starting in your <a href="%1$s" data-tracks-link-desc="dashboard" target="_blank">dashboard</a>, go to <em>Settings</em> → <a href="%2$s" data-tracks-link-desc="hosting-configuration" target="_blank">Hosting Configuration</a>.

Starting in your <a href="%1$s" data-tracks-link-desc="dashboard" target="_blank">dashboard</a>, go to <em>Settings</em> → <a href="%2$s" data-tracks-link-desc="hosting-configuration" target="_blank">Hosting Configuration</a>.

Step 1: Activate your staging site

Step 1: Activate your staging site