Working Copy Pro for WordPress

Edit live pages safely.
Without a staging server.

Create a working copy of any published page, edit freely, resolve conflicts side-by-side, and publish when ready — all inside the WordPress install you already have.

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A publishing workflow, not a deployment pipeline

Working Copy Pro works the way an editorial team actually works — with a git-style three-way merge under the hood and plain publishing language on the surface.

Create a working copy

One click clones any published page or post into a draft. The live page is untouched and stays live.

Edit freely

Work in the editor you already know. Take an hour or a month — nothing is public until you say so.

Resolve conflicts, if any

If the published page changed while you worked, a side-by-side resolver shows exactly what — per block, per field, per image — rendered with your real theme. Keep yours, take theirs, or keep both.

Publish

One click replaces the published page with your resolved version. The previous state is saved as a version and a native WordPress revision, so you can always step back.

Conflict detection you can actually trust

Most diff tools compare text and hope. Working Copy Pro records a sync baseline — the same base/yours/theirs model Git uses — so it knows the difference between a new change and a decision you already made.

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Three-way merge baseline

Conflicts are detected per block against your last sync point. Resolving something once means it stays resolved — an unrelated title edit won't re-flag your whole page.

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Link-aware diffing

Adding, removing, or retargeting a hyperlink is detected — while purely cosmetic markup changes are correctly ignored. Down to a single character, real edits never slip through.

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Rendered with your theme

The resolver and comparison views render both versions with your actual theme CSS — you review the page your visitors will see, not an abstract list of blocks.

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Beyond the content

A Page Details sidebar — styled like the WordPress editor — handles featured image, excerpt, template, and SEO field conflicts with the same keep-mine / use-theirs clarity.

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Synchronized scrolling

Both panes follow along as you scroll, pausing naturally through inserted sections and re-aligning on common ground. Toggles let you hide relocated blocks or focus on what's left.

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Version history & revert

Every merge and publish saves a version first — in the plugin and in native WordPress revisions. Publication history shows who published what, with one-click restore.

Built for editorial teams

Role-based permissions, enforced on the server — not just hidden buttons.

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Writers create

Let authors spin up working copies without touching anything live.

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Editors review

Reviewing and resolving conflicts can be limited to editors — every action is permission-checked per post, server-side.

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Leads publish

Publishing to live can require a role you choose. WordPress's own per-post permissions are always respected on top.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a second WordPress install or a staging server?

No — that's the entire point. Working copies are draft posts inside your existing install. Nothing leaves your server.

What happens if someone edits the live page while I'm working?

Working Copy Pro detects it automatically and flags exactly which blocks, fields, and images changed since your last sync. Decisions you've already made are never re-flagged.

What if two editors both added new sections?

Both additions are shown as exactly that — one “Only in My Version,” one “New in Published” — and you can keep both. Independent additions are never forced into a false either/or conflict.

Does it work with Gutenberg? Custom post types?

Yes and yes. There's a Gutenberg sidebar panel, a classic-editor meta box, and support for every public post type.

What's free and what's Pro?

Creating working copies, conflict detection, and the full comparison UI are free. Saving resolved merges, publishing to live, version history with revert, publication history, and role-based permissions are Pro. See pricing.

Does the plugin phone home?

The free features make no external requests at all. Pro license activation and a daily validation check contact our license server — that's the only traffic, and it stops if you deactivate your license.

Stop editing live pages in production

Install the free core today. Upgrade to Pro when you're ready to publish.

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