Create Site
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
Let’s get started 🚀
Step 1: Sign In to your InstaWP account and you will navigate to its dashboard.
Step 2: Click on the Create Your First Staging Site button from the middle right of the interface.
A new modal window will appear providing you with the following three options for creating your new WordPress site:
From Scratch
From Template
Store
InstaWP allows you to build your WordPress site from scratch by allowing you to define various configurations as described in the table below:
From the bottom panel, you can configure the following values for your website as per your preferences:
InstaWP allows you to build your WordPress site by using templates. Templates are your formerly built WordPress websites which are saved as templates to be used again.
You can use these templates as a design and structure foundation for creating a new website.
In this way, you will have an option to directly perform iterations/modifications on the existing templates to create a site instead of creating it from scratch and observing all the configurations again, hence, allowing you to save time and effort.
For more information, you can refer to the Template documentation.
After selecting the template, you can configure the same options (that are available when creating the site from scratch) at the bottom panel.
Note: The WordPress version cannot be changed while creating a website from a template because it was already defined when the template was created. Rest of the values can be configured such as PHP version 5.6 (min.) to 8.3 (max.), Server Location, Custom site name & Reserve Site in paid plans only. View Pricing here. If you are not logged in, use this link to view pricing.
InstaWP allows you to build your WordPress site by using the publicly monetized templates that are available in the store. For more information, please refer to the Monetize Shared Templates document.
Then, you can configure the same options (that are available when creating the site from scratch) at the bottom panel.
Note: The WordPress version cannot be changed while creating a website using a template from the store because it was already defined when the template was created. Rest of the values can be configured such as PHP version 5.6 (min.) to 8.3 (max.), Server Location, Custom site name & Reserve Site in paid plans only. View Pricing here. If you are not logged in, use this link to view pricing.
Step 3: After selecting template & observing all the configurations, you can proceed to click the Create Site button from the bottom right corner of the window.
You will navigate to your dashboard with the message “Your new WordPress website is ready!” alongside with website URL and your login credentials.
Note: In your InstaWP account, "Staging Sites" will count as a limit for all kind of active sites, including template sites.
You can view your WordPress site by clicking on the link provided alongside your website URL.
Further, you can give your site name (label) according to your preference. Simply click on the generated site name, followed by the edit label and then save the changes.
When the WordPress site is created, you can access the WP admin panel and manage everything on your website you would like to. There are two ways to access the Admin Panel:
Auto Login
Manual Login
Click on the Magic Login button to automatically log in to the WordPress admin panel without using credentials.
You can also do a manual login (using credentials) to the WP admin panel of your website by following the below steps:
Step 1: Navigate to the Staging page and click on the Three dots icon corresponding to the site you would like to login to manually.
Step 2: Select View creds from the dropdown list.
A new dialog window will appear providing you with the credentials and URL of your website.
Step 3: Click on the Login button to access the WordPress admin panel.
💡 Did you know - You can create template that saves the current files and database snapshots of your active staging site. Learn about Creating template.
In this documentation, we will explore the steps to:
Create New Site
Access WP Admin Panel
Let’s get started 🚀
Create New Site
Step 1: Sign In to your InstaWP account and you will navigate to its dashboard.
Step 2: Click on the Create Your First Staging Site button from the middle right of the interface.
A new modal window will appear providing you with the following three options for creating your new WordPress site:
From Scratch
From Template
Store
From Scratch
InstaWP allows you to build your WordPress site from scratch by allowing you to define various 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, ⚙️Speed, ⚙️Forms, ⚙️Backups, ⚙️Page Builder, ⚙️Marketing, ⚙️Utility, ⚙️eCommerce. |
From the bottom panel, you can configure the following values for your website as per your preferences:
| Values | Description |
|---|---|
| WordPress version | To select different versions of WordPress for your site ranging from 3.7 (min.) to Nightly (max.) |
| PHP version | To select different PHP versions for your site ranging from 5.6 (min.) to 8.3 (max.) |
| Server Location | To change the server location. |
| Custom site name | To add a custom name for your WordPress site. |
| Reserved Site | To reserve the site as it will not expire and will stay in your account forever (unless manually deleted). |
From Template
InstaWP allows you to build your WordPress site by using templates. Templates are your formerly built WordPress websites which are saved as templates to be used again.
You can use these templates as a design and structure foundation for creating a new website.
In this way, you will have an option to directly perform iterations/modifications on the existing templates to create a site instead of creating it from scratch and observing all the configurations again, hence, allowing you to save time and effort.
For more information, you can refer to the Template documentation.
After selecting the template, you can configure the same options (that are available when creating the site from scratch) at the bottom panel.
Note: The WordPress version cannot be changed while creating a website from a template because it was already defined when the template was created. Rest of the values can be configured such as PHP version 5.6 (min.) to 8.3 (max.), Server Location, Custom site name & Reserve Site in paid plans only. View Pricing here. If you are not logged in, use this link to view pricing.
Store
InstaWP allows you to build your WordPress site by using the publicly monetized templates that are available in the store. For more information, please refer to the Monetize Shared Templates document.
Then, you can configure the same options (that are available when creating the site from scratch) at the bottom panel.
Note: The WordPress version cannot be changed while creating a website using a template from the store because it was already defined when the template was created. Rest of the values can be configured such as PHP version 5.6 (min.) to 8.3 (max.), Server Location, Custom site name & Reserve Site in paid plans only. View Pricing here. If you are not logged in, use this link to view pricing.
Step 3: After selecting template & observing all the configurations, you can proceed to click the Create Site button from the bottom right corner of the window.
You will navigate to your dashboard with the message “Your new WordPress website is ready!” alongside with website URL and your login credentials.
Note: In your InstaWP account, "Staging Sites" will count as a limit for all kind of active sites, including template sites.
You can view your WordPress site by clicking on the link provided alongside your website URL.
Further, you can give your site name (label) according to your preference. Simply click on the generated site name, followed by the edit label and then save the changes.
Access WP Admin Panel
When the WordPress site is created, you can access the WP admin panel and manage everything on your website you would like to. There are two ways to access the Admin Panel:
Auto Login
Manual Login
Auto Login
Click on the Magic Login button to automatically log in to the WordPress admin panel without using credentials.
Manual Login
You can also do a manual login (using credentials) to the WP admin panel of your website by following the below steps:
Step 1: Navigate to the Staging page and click on the Three dots icon corresponding to the site you would like to login to manually.
Step 2: Select View creds from the dropdown list.
A new dialog window will appear providing you with the credentials and URL of your website.
Step 3: Click on the Login button to access the WordPress admin panel.
💡 Did you know - You can create template that saves the current files and database snapshots of your active staging site. Learn about Creating template.
Updated on: 08/04/2024
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