How to Take Over a WordPress Site with Source, Backup, or an Authorized URL
A decision path for continuing an existing WordPress site when the available material ranges from complete source to a public URL.
A decision path for continuing an existing WordPress site when the available material ranges from complete source to a public URL.
A practical definition of a WordPress handoff tied to a stated stack, tested flows, rebuild evidence, and explicit limitations.
The boundary between high-fidelity front-end reconstruction and the private source, database, and business logic a browser cannot reveal.
A practical ownership checklist covering WordPress source, content, licenses, domains, hosting, exports, and reconstructable handoff.
Ongoing AI editing capacity and managed WordPress operations solve different problems, carry different risks, and should not be sold as the same subscription.
A staging preview protects the live site only when it has a known source version, realistic dependencies, approval criteria, and a tested rollback path.