Question 1

Setup Product Demos

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Setting up a plugin/theme sandbox demo can be really painful. Lot of folks try with WP multi-site or struggle setting up demos using in-house bash scripts, resulting in a frustrated experience for both - you and your users. Not to mention, you miss out on important usage insights too.

Well, InstaWP has solved this problem. Our WordPress product authors like GravityForms and WP Job Manager are already using our solution for demonstrating their products. And there are hundreds of more such examples.

Read this tutorial to figure out how to setup a product demo with InstaWP on your own.

How to Setup a Product Demo using InstaWP?

|| Note: If you are not using InstaWP, sign up with our WordPress sandbox tool using this link.

Step 1 - Create a New Site

Once you are signed in to the InstaWP dashboard, click on the Add New button.

Now, you will see a modal/popup on your screen.

| To deliver good product demonstration experience, make sure to change Server Location as per your target audience's geography. Keep it closest to them.

You can add a site label to identify it with ease, and make other changes, as required.

Hit Create Site when you are ready, and InstaWP will auto-instal

Question 2

Overview

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InstaWP is a WordPress development toolkit that allows you to launch instant WordPress sites without setup time. These are standard WordPress sites where you can install any plugin, or theme, or add content with the ability to access, preview & customize your WordPress website.

It is an excellent solution curated for designers, developers, hosting companies, business owners, and others who are working with WordPress every day.

In this documentation, we will provide you with an overview of the InstaWP platform through the following sections:

Staging Sites
Templates
Tools
Configurations
Deployments
Integrations
Connects
Hosting
WaaS
Mapping
Migration

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Staging Sites

The users can create WordPress sites for testing purposes with various combinations of WordPress, PHP versions, preset Configurations and various other following functions to supercharge their WordPress development workflow.

| Functions | Description | References | | --- | --- | --- | | Create Site | To create a new WordPress staging site. | See More | | Configure PHP | To configure your site's PHP settings & limits. | See More | | Enable SFTP

Question 3

Staging Site Error Pages

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An InstaWP staging site error occurs when there are problems with the staging environment, which is used to test changes before they go live. This could be the result of problematic code or malfunctioning components. Addressing these errors is crucial to ensure a successful deployment to the live server.

In this documentation, we will explore why the following errors can occur:

Internal Server Error
Suspended Error
Too Many Redirects

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Internal Server Error

[500]

Internal Server Error (500) is a common WordPress error. It indicates that the website you are attempting to access has failed to respond and is unable to provide a specific error code. This error is most commonly caused by the following issues:

| Issues | Description | Solutions | | --- | --- | --- | | Plugin Related Issue | Incompatible and outdated plugins can lead to 500 errors or issues like slow loading. | View logs or deactivate the incompatible plugins. | | PHP or Custom Code | An error in the PHP code causes the plugin to not work properly or part of the site to stop working. Similarly, improperly adding custom code to your site can cause errors on the site. | View logs and debug the PHP code or custom code added

Question 4

Create WaaS

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A 'Website as a Service' (WaaS) or as few call it - SaaS is a way to offer ready made templates combined with a hosting service. This is typically used by agencies to automate the process of provisioning websites on-demand by their customers.

InstaWP allows you to build WaaS (a great source of recurring revenue) by creating pre-built templates and setting all related hosting settings, letting your customers create their own websites.

Creation of a WaaS involves following steps:

Create a shared template
Monetize the template
Connect a hosting account or use our Live partners like InstaWP Live.
Build the WaaS with all the options we support (explained below).

In this documentation, we will explore the steps to create a new WaaS in your InstaWP account.

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Note: If you don't see WaaS option on the navigation bar, you need to add from collections. For more information, refer to the Dashboard overview doc.

Using the demonstration below, let's try to create a new WaaS.

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An Options dialog will appear, asking you to enable/disa

Question 5

Create Site

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InstaWP allows you to create a new WordPress site which gives the benefit of testing different configurations and settings without affecting the live website. It operates in a safe environment where users can experiment with different themes, plugins, and codes without any risk of breaking the live website.

In this documentation, we will explore the steps to:

Create New Site
Access WP Admin Panel

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Create New Site

You can create a new staging site where you can test changes, updates, or new features to your WordPress website without affecting the live site.

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From Scratch

You can build your WordPress site from scratch by choosing configurations as described in the table below:

| Configurations | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | Your Configuration | It is the default WordPress configuration (pre-selected). You can also customize your configuration, refer to this doc. | | Curated Configuration | To choose from the admin’s predefined configuration which automatically set PHP & WordPress versions, some of them are: ⚙️Multisite, ⚙️Woocommerce, ⚙️Devstack. | | Themes/Plugin Categories | It allows you to select themes and plugins from the available categories: ⚙️Popular, ⚙️Security, ⚙️SEO, ⚙️Social Media, ⚙️S

Question 6

Migrate Staging Site

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InstaWP allows you to migrate your existing staging sites to a hosting provider or InstaWP Live - managed WordPress Hosting. It involves copying all files and databases related to the website and then updating settings for the WordPress website to work on its new server. This is often done when you want to upgrade your website's server for more features or better performance.

In this documentation, we will explore the steps to migrate a staging site to a hosting provider.

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How to Migrate a Site

Go to the Staging Sites page, click on the "Go live" icon.

Note: From the dashboard, you can also find the Go Live icon (for migration) in the Actions column for each of your staging sites.

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The following are the migration options for connecting to a hosting provider:

Migrate to InstaWP Live
Migrate to External Services

Migrate to InstaWP Live

InstaWP allows you to migrate your existing staging site to the InstaWP Live - managed WordPress Hosting with CDN, Security (WAF), and Backups in-built.

Note: If the user doesn't have any pricing plan subscribed to, they need to add a credit or debit card to migrate their staging site to InstaWP live.

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