Sub Domain Development Before Transfer

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InMotionFans
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I am taking on responsibility for another domain from another person for our club. I have created the sub domain and installed WordPress for that domain. The other person is a busy doctor and is taking a while to get the transfer initiated. We would like to have this website relaunched for an event in two weeks, so I want to get it developed as much as I can so that it will be ready when we point the additional domain to the InMotion servers. Is there a way to develop this sub domain in a staging area without the domain being pointed, so that I am not severely impacted by the tardiness in getting the transfer done?
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johnpaulb-imhs1
Hello, Thank you for your question regarding developing a subdomain before transferring. Yes, you can develop the site on your server, and access it using a host file modification until they point the domain. It should point to the Shared IP for your server. For example, you could add the following host file mod: 12.34.56.789 subdomain.example.com Thank you, John-Paul