For Joomla Site Owners

Test every change
before it touches your live site.

SnugStage is a staging environment for Joomla. It clones your live Joomla site into a real staging copy, syncs files and database both ways, and can undo a bad change in one click — all before anything reaches your visitors.

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No card for the free tier. One key covers the component and its task plugin.

What your admin panel actually shows
SNUGSTAGE v1.0.54JOOMLA 4, 5 & 6
Built for Joomla 4, 5 & 6 · PHP 8.1+
One-Click Staging Selective Sync One-Click Rollback Native Auto-Updates
Core Features

Everything a safe deployment needs

Nine features, one goal: nothing reaches your live site until it's been tested.

Full Staging Environments

Clone your live Joomla site — files and database both — into an isolated staging copy in one click.

Selective File & DB Sync

Choose exactly which tables or folders sync — a tracked merge, never a blind overwrite.

Pro

One-Click Rollback

Every sync backs up first, automatically. Undo a bad take instantly — no manual restore.

Pro

Scheduled Sync

Keep staging automatically up to date via SnugStage's own task plugin — no external cron.

Pro

Staging & Live Banners

Free forever, on every install. An unmissable banner on every admin page says which one you're on.

Multiple Environments

Run more than one staging copy at once — dev, QA, and a client preview, side by side.

Pro

Activity Log

Every sync and rollback logged — what ran, when, and what was skipped and why.

Sync & Rollback Alerts

Get emailed the moment a scheduled sync completes, fails, or a rollback runs.

Pro

Locked-Down Staging Access

Protect your staging copy with basic-auth or an IP allowlist — never left open to the world.

Pro
How It Works

Four steps, zero guesswork

From install to a fully synced staging site — entirely inside your own Joomla admin panel. No SSH, no terminal.

01
Step 1

Install SnugStage

Upload SnugStage and its task plugin via Joomla's Extension Manager, same as any other install.

02
Step 2

Add your licence

Paste your key into SnugStage's Options screen. Verified locally, locked to your domain.

03
Step 3

Create your staging site

Clone your live site into a staging environment — files and database, one click.

04
Step 4

Sync, test, repeat

Push changes back and forth, and roll back instantly if something doesn't work as expected.

The Old Way

FTP and phpMyAdmin were never built for this

Plenty of Joomla sites get "staged" by hand — zip the files over FTP, export/import the database, hand-edit configuration.php. It works. It's just not a production, it's an improvisation.

CapabilityFTP + phpMyAdminSnugStage
Creating a staging copy ✘Manual file copy, DB export/import, config edit ✔One click, files and database together
Syncing changes back ✘Re-copy everything, or track changes by memory ✔Tracked, selective sync — choose what merges
Undoing a mistake ✘Whatever backup you remembered to take ✔One-click rollback, backed up automatically
Telling staging & live apart ✘Identical-looking admin panels ✔Permanent, unmissable banner on every page
Automating future syncs ✘Needs SSH/cron access many hosts don't offer ✔Built-in scheduled sync, no server access
Keeping it updated ✘N/A — nothing to update ✔Native updates in Joomla's Updates screen
Pricing

Choose your plan

Start free with one staging environment, forever. Upgrade for selective sync, rollback and automation.

Free and open-source under GPLv2+. Read our Licence & Terms.

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Free

£0

Free forever — no card, no expiry.

  • One staging environment
  • Full-mirror file & database sync
  • Manual sync, run whenever you choose
  • Staging & live safety banners
  • Full activity log
Most Popular Billed yearly

Annual

£69/yr

Every Pro feature, billed yearly.

  • Selective file & database sync
  • One-click rollback
  • Scheduled, automated sync
  • Multiple staging environments
  • Sync & rollback email alerts
  • Locked-down staging access
One-time purchase

Perpetual

£189

One-time payment. Yours outright.

  • Every Pro feature, no subscription
  • Selective sync, rollback & scheduling
  • Multiple environments & alerts
  • Never expires — see FAQ for update terms
Why Test First

One bad change shouldn't go live untested

Your Joomla site holds real content, real orders, real users — a broken update shouldn't find that out on your live site.

⚠️

One Update From Downtime

A core update, a template change, a new extension — any of it can break something unexpected. Test it on a real staging copy first, not on the site your visitors are looking at right now.

🛡️

No Safety Net, No Second Chances

Without a real backup-before-sync and a fast way back, a bad sync is permanent. SnugStage backs up automatically, so Pro rollback is always available if you need it.

The Solution

SnugStage for Joomla

A native component that automates staging, sync and rollback — cloning, merging, backup and restore, all from your own admin panel.

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FAQ

Common questions

SnugStage clones your live Joomla site — files and database — into a separate staging copy, then syncs changes back and forth. Paid plans add selective, tracked syncing and one-click rollback if a sync or update needs undoing.
Free gives you one staging environment with full-mirror sync you run manually, plus the safety banners and activity log — forever. Paid licences add selective sync, one-click rollback, scheduled sync, multiple environments, email alerts, and locked-down staging access.
There's no grace period — the moment your term ends, Pro features switch off immediately and your site drops back to the Free feature set. Nothing is deleted: your staging environment stays exactly as it is, you just lose selective sync, rollback and scheduling until you renew.
Yes — both the component and its task plugin appear in Joomla's own Updates screen once your licence is active, same as any other extension. No manual zip downloads.
Licence keys are locked to the domain they first activate on. If you need to move your live site to a new domain, get in touch and we can help move your licence across.
No. Creating an environment, running a sync, scheduling automation and rolling back are all done entirely from SnugStage's screens inside your Joomla admin panel.
On a paid licence, every sync backs up first automatically and rollback is one click away. On the Free tier, syncs run without that automated safety net, so take your own backup first if you're not on a paid plan.
A Perpetual licence never expires and you keep every Pro feature for good. New version updates and support are included for the period stated in your confirmation email — after that, SnugStage keeps working exactly as it is; renew to resume receiving new updates.
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Test it before you ship it

Clone, sync and roll back with confidence — all from your own Joomla admin panel.

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Support

Need help or technical assistance?

Having trouble setting up staging, running a sync, or restoring after a rollback? Our technical team is on hand.

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