Plate Preview Compare - Staging vs Live

Character and background IDs differ between environments - match by name, not numeric id. Live example uses characters_id=41 (White on production). Staging White is characters_id={{ $stagingCharacterId }}.

@unless ($stagingCookieConfigured && $liveCookieConfigured)

Running compare locally loads images through your local proxy routes. Paste cookie values from Firefox DevTools → Storage → Cookies for each site, then click Update comparison.

Staging - {{ $stagingBaseUrl }} — use {{ $stagingSessionCookieName }} + XSRF-TOKEN
Live - {{ $liveBaseUrl }} — use {{ $liveSessionCookieName }} + XSRF-TOKEN

@else

Staging cookies - configured. Live cookies - configured.

@endunless

Combination State Background Characters (staging) Live characters_id (for live URL) Category Display state position Frame Fixed width Heritage

Staging (v2 admin)

Open full size {{ $stagingUrls['staging'] }}

Live (plater.com.au)

Open on plater.com.au {{ $liveUrls['live'] }}

Combination matrix (display state on)

Thumbnails load inline. Heritage rows only for VIC and QLD.

@foreach ($matrixRows as $row) @endforeach

State	Position	Width	Frame	Heritage	Staging	Live
{{ $row['state'] }}	{{ $row['state_text_position'] }}	{{ $row['fixed_width'] ? 'fixed' : 'variable' }}	{{ $row['frame'] ? 'yes' : 'no' }}	{{ $row['heritage'] ? 'yes' : 'no' }}	Open	Open on live

Plate Preview Compare - Staging vs Live

Staging cookies — {{ $stagingBaseUrl }}

Live cookies — plater.com.au

Staging (v2 admin)

Live (plater.com.au)

Combination matrix (display state on)