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So, I came back to WordPress development after 6 years and just got hired for some changes on an existing WordPress site.
All the experience I have is from building sites and custom themes from scratch, but oddly enough I never had to work on an already existing WordPress site, so I’ve got a few question about it.
What do I need from the client? I used to get FTP access back in the day to upload stuff after working on it locally. Is that still a thing? Is there any normal/recommended practice to “copy” the client’s website on your local machine to work on it if you don’t have FTP access?
I’ve read something about import/export. Can I import/export the entire site to set it up locally?
Thanks in advance!
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Admin account, FTP access and maybe hosting access for the database.
I use “All-in-One WP Migration” to move sites around but I think WP Vivid has a good free option for backing up / migration – these can move a site with only admin dashboard access.
Local WP is great for setting up eh.. WP locally.