Compare a production site (left) to a staging site (right)
Steps to reproduce
Create a staging site
Navigate to Settings > General (or WP-Admin > Hosting > Settings" in Classic)
Notice how Site tools are missing
What you expected to happen
I get that "transfer site" probably does not make a lot of sense for a staging site (since its ownership depends on the parent site) but the other tools would be useful:
Copy Site: I have had users create a totally new site on a staging site and wanting to move it to its own domain.
Reset site: Similar, we have an example reported here 8122207-zd-a8c
Delete Site: This can be done but only via the parent site:
Quick summary
Site tools are unavailable on Staging sites:
Compare a production site (left) to a staging site (right)
Steps to reproduce
What you expected to happen
I get that "transfer site" probably does not make a lot of sense for a staging site (since its ownership depends on the parent site) but the other tools would be useful:
What actually happened
None of those options are available
Impact
Some (< 50%)
Available workarounds?
Yes, difficult to implement
Platform (Simple and/or Atomic)
No response
Logs or notes
No response