Can I test changes before they go live?
Yes. Site cloning (Business and up) copies a site so you can try a risky change on the copy first, and git-deployed apps get pull-request preview environments on Pro and Agency: every PR gets its own live URL. Daily backups with one-click restore are the safety net underneath both.
For WordPress the safe workflow is: take a manual backup, clone the site, run the plugin update or redesign on the clone, verify it, then apply the change to live. WP-CLI is there if you want to script it.
For apps, PR previews mean the change is reviewed as running code before it merges. Both paths are covered on the developer tools page.
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How does git deployment work?
Connect GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket and push to deploy, with live build logs in the dashboard. You also get pull-request preview environments (Pro and Agency), deploy webhooks to Slack, Discord or custom endpoints, environment variables, cron jobs, an in-browser terminal, and rollback by redeploying a previous build.
Full answerHow do backups work?
Scheduled daily, weekly or monthly backups plus manual backups on demand, with incremental support. You can restore a full site, a single file or a single database. Off-site backup targets (S3, R2 or SFTP) are supported if you want a copy outside our platform.
Full answerWhat can I host on G7Cloud?
WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, WHMCS, Ghost, Directus and custom PHP (7.4 to 8.4), plus git-deployed apps in 14 frameworks: Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Remix, Vite (React/Vue/Svelte), Bun, static sites, Strapi, Medusa, Payload and custom Docker. Node 18, 20 and 22 are supported.
Full answerCan I run WordPress and Next.js on the same plan?
Yes. A hosted site slot runs any supported type. There is no separate WordPress pricing or app pricing. A Business plan could run one WooCommerce shop, one WordPress site and one Next.js app side by side, each in its own container.
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