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Effortless Testing with a Built-In Staging Environment

Discover how Webflow's staging environment lets you test changes effortlessly before publishing, ensuring your website is always perfect.
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People ask us all the time why we prefer Webflow to other tools for building websites. This series is our answer to that question. Oh—and we don’t just prefer Webflow, we 💙 it!

Why We Love It

One of the standout features of Webflow is its seamless, built-in staging environment. With just a click, we can publish updates to a staging site—or test site—rather than directly to the live site. This feature is invaluable for web development, allowing us to:

  • Test Changes Safely: Instead of taking risks with live updates, we can test everything—from small design tweaks to large functionality changes—without worrying about affecting real users.
  • Catch Errors Early: The staging environment allows us to preview how changes will look and function across devices and browsers, ensuring that potential issues are caught early.
  • Client Collaboration: We can share the staging site with clients for feedback before anything goes live. This provides an opportunity for collaboration and adjustments without any disruption to the actual website.

Webflow’s staging environment is so effortless that it has become an integral part of our development process. We rely on it for everything from minor adjustments to significant overhauls, and it gives us peace of mind knowing that we can ensure quality before hitting “publish.”

Why You Should Care

You might be thinking, “That’s great for developers, but how does it affect me as a client?” Here’s why you should care about Webflow’s staging environment:

  1. Fewer Interruptions: With staging, your live site remains uninterrupted while changes are being made. No one sees a half-finished design, and there’s no risk of visitors encountering broken functionality.
  2. Seamless Execution: We can ensure every update is accurate before it goes live, which means less time fixing issues post-launch and more time delivering a flawless website experience for your users.
  3. Faster Turnaround: Because we can thoroughly test in staging, the time between feedback and revisions is significantly reduced, which speeds up the overall project timeline.
  4. Informed Decisions: You get a chance to see the exact changes before they go live. This allows you to provide input, request revisions, or approve designs with confidence, knowing that you’re looking at the finished product.

In short, Webflow’s built-in staging environment allows us to deliver better, more reliable results while saving time and minimizing risk.

It is a feature we use constantly because it simplifies the development process and gives us the ability to deliver error-free updates. For clients, it means peace of mind, knowing that every change we make is thoroughly tested and approved before going live.

This is just one of the many reasons why we love working with Webflow, and it’s a feature that directly benefits the quality, reliability, and speed of any website project.

Jeff Smith

Director

Jeff serves as Creative Director at Forklift. He enjoys pickleball and creating viral content on TikTok.