# Ability to push to Live but exclude a specific file(s)
**URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-push-to-live-but-exclude-a-specific-file-s/4750
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [January 24, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-push-to-live-but-exclude-a-specific-file-s/4750 "2025-01-24T02:20:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@WuDoo](https://community.kinsta.com/u/WuDoo)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-push-to-live-but-exclude-a-specific-file-s/4750/1 "2025-01-24T02:20:07Z")
We love the Push stage to live feature, but we would like to exclude certain files when doing this, for example wp\_config that would keep some of our plugin “registrations” info for the Live site intact and not be overwritten by the Stage Push…
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### Author:  [@Adrian\_L](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Adrian_L)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-push-to-live-but-exclude-a-specific-file-s/4750/2 "2025-01-24T03:58:24Z")
Hi @WuDoo
Welcome to the Kinsta Community!
To clarify, are you referring to the Sync (Push to Kinsta) feature within the DevKinsta app or the Push Staging to Live feature available in the MyKinsta dashboard?
Either way, both should have the option to push specific files/folders only. Please see the screenshots for reference:
MyKinsta Push to Live action
Reference article: [WordPress Hosting - Staging Environments - Kinsta® Docs](https://kinsta.com/docs/wordpress-hosting/staging-environment/#push-environment-to-live-or-staging)
DevKinsta Sync (Push to Kinsta) action
Reference article: [DevKinsta - Kinsta Integration - Kinsta® Docs](https://kinsta.com/docs/devkinsta/devkinsta-integration/#push-changes-to-staging)
I hope the above information helps, please let us know if you have any further questions or clarification.
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### Author:  [@WuDoo](https://community.kinsta.com/u/WuDoo)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-push-to-live-but-exclude-a-specific-file-s/4750/3 "2025-01-29T17:15:54Z")
Hi Adrian!
Thanks for the reply! I do not see the same as your screenshot - I cannot locate / see wp-config.php in any of the dropdown:
Am I missing something?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@Adrian\_L](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Adrian_L)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-push-to-live-but-exclude-a-specific-file-s/4750/5 "2025-01-30T00:49:42Z")
Hi @WuDoo,
I apologize for the oversight. I reviewed the modal options again, and it appears that while you can indicate specific files to include in the push, there is no option to exclude any files, more specifically the wp-config.php file. This is definitely a valid feature request. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
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### Author:  [@WuDoo](https://community.kinsta.com/u/WuDoo)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-push-to-live-but-exclude-a-specific-file-s/4750/6 "2025-02-26T17:50:25Z")
Thanks Adrian, could we know when this is feature is implemented?
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### Author:  [@Adrian\_L](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Adrian_L)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-push-to-live-but-exclude-a-specific-file-s/4750/7 "2025-02-27T02:18:25Z")
@WuDoo
We understand that this news may be disappointing. However, we want to inform you that the development of Devkinsta is currently in maintenance mode. Our development team is dedicated to addressing any critical security issues to ensure the app’s stability. I have submitted your feature request, but please note that app enhancements are currently on hold. We appreciate your understanding and support during this time.