Add Connect Plugin to Site
InstaWP allows you to add and install WordPress Plugins on existing sites, as well as connect sites directly from your live website URL to construct staging sites. To help you identify problems and keep your live website from breaking.
In this documentation, we will explore the steps to connect the WordPress plugin to the existing site.
Let’s get started 🚀
Go to the Manage page and locate the Connect Site button. Click on it and connect any WordPress live site by adding the InstaWP Connect Plugin to the site.
A new modal window will appear, allowing you to connect your existing site and create a staging site through any of the following two methods.
Copy the live website URL of the corresponding site to which you want to connect and click Connect Site.
Approve the connection by clicking the button. It'll take a few moment to install and initiate.
InstaWP allows you to add & install the Connect plugin manually to your website from WP admin panel. For more about the plugin, you can refer to this link.
Go to the WordPress Admin Panel of your site. Select Plugins > Add New Plugin from the left Interface. Search InstaWP Connect on the search bar and click Install Now > Activate the InstaWP Connect plugin.
InstaWP Connect Plugin will be activated within a few moment.
This will add the plugin to your existing site, allowing you to create a staging site from it. For more information, you can refer to the Create Staging Site document.
💡 Did you know - You can install pro plugins or any plugins which as a public .zip URL (applicable to themes as well) using Configurations. Learn about Pro plugins.
In this documentation, we will explore the steps to connect the WordPress plugin to the existing site.
Let’s get started 🚀
How to Add Connect Plugin to Site
Go to the Manage page and locate the Connect Site button. Click on it and connect any WordPress live site by adding the InstaWP Connect Plugin to the site.
A new modal window will appear, allowing you to connect your existing site and create a staging site through any of the following two methods.
Method 1
Copy the live website URL of the corresponding site to which you want to connect and click Connect Site.
Approve the connection by clicking the button. It'll take a few moment to install and initiate.
Method 2
InstaWP allows you to add & install the Connect plugin manually to your website from WP admin panel. For more about the plugin, you can refer to this link.
Go to the WordPress Admin Panel of your site. Select Plugins > Add New Plugin from the left Interface. Search InstaWP Connect on the search bar and click Install Now > Activate the InstaWP Connect plugin.
InstaWP Connect Plugin will be activated within a few moment.
This will add the plugin to your existing site, allowing you to create a staging site from it. For more information, you can refer to the Create Staging Site document.
💡 Did you know - You can install pro plugins or any plugins which as a public .zip URL (applicable to themes as well) using Configurations. Learn about Pro plugins.
Updated on: 15/04/2025
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