What Is a Sandbox Environment?

A sandbox is an isolated testing environment, separate from your live site, where code, plugins, or transactions can be tried out safely without any real-world consequences.

Why It Matters

Payment gateways commonly offer sandbox modes for testing checkout flows with fake transactions before going live — similar in spirit to a staging site for your codebase.

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