Is there a possibility of interference between the first online website and the second project if I publish the second project with only the option to deploy on the staging URL in Webflow?
TL;DR
- Each Webflow project has its own isolated staging URL (your-project-name.webflow.io) and won't interfere with others.
- Conflicts only occur if you assign the same custom domain to multiple projects, which Webflow prevents with warnings.
Publishing a second Webflow project to a staging domain (e.g., yourproject.webflow.io) will not interfere with your live or first Webflow project. Each Webflow project is self-contained and has its own unique staging environment and settings.
1. Webflow Projects Are Isolated
- Each project in Webflow has its own design, content, hosting, and publishing environment.
- Staging URLs follow the format your-project-name.webflow.io and are unique per project.
- Projects do not share domains or staging URLs unless you intentionally set them up that way.
2. No Conflict When Using Only Staging
- Publishing only to the Webflow subdomain (e.g., secondproject.webflow.io) will not affect an existing live website hosted elsewhere (like firstproject.com).
- Webflow doesn’t automatically replace or connect projects unless you manually assign a custom domain to a new project.
3. Caution When Adding Custom Domains
- Issues can arise only if you assign the same custom domain (e.g., example.com) to both projects.
- Webflow will warn you if a domain is already in use by another project and won't allow simultaneous use on two projects.
Summary
There is no interference between two Webflow projects when one is published only to its staging URL. Just make sure you're not assigning the same custom domain across multiple projects.