Edit Staging Site
Once a Staging site is created in InstaWP, you can edit your WordPress staging site by accessing the numerous options, such as installing themes/plugins, mapping a custom domain, or deploying repository code automatically to the site. It also enables you to effortlessly customize content, layout, and functionality to suit your specific needs from the WP admin panel.
In this documentation, we will explore how to edit a staging site.
Let’s get started 🚀
Go to the Sites page and click on the site that you want to edit.
It'll take you to the site's edit page.
InstaWP allows you to set up your staging site by configuring the following options:
Edit Label
Dashboard
PHP Config
Install Plugins/Themes
Run Commands
Map Domain
SFTP/SSH
Git Deployment
Active Integration
Scanner
Click on the edit pen to edit the label name of your site. Now change the label name according to your preference and click the Save icon.
Here you'll get the site credentials, information and other basic details. You'll get informations like disk usage, Wordpress version, and PHP version from here.
You can configure the PHP settings & limits in order to preserve your server's resources, etc. For more information, refer to the Configure PHP document.
You can add Plugins & Themes to your staging sites, by entering WordPress.org repo slugs. For example, the “elementor” keyword is used for installing the Elementor Website Builder plugin.
Note: We currently support some tested plugins and themes which will work. Other plugins and themes can also be integrated, though they are not tested.
⚙️Plugins: WooCommerce, Bricks Builder & Elementor.
⚙️Themes (Customizer Settings): Astra, Hello Elementor, Twenty Twenty-Four, Twenty Twenty-Three, Twenty Twenty-Two, Twenty Twenty-One & Twenty Twenty.
👉 You can also install a zip file, by pasting the theme or plugin URL. For example, the “Elementor Website Builder” URL is used to install a zip file to the site.
You can execute WP CLI commands to your staging site through the browser. For more information, refer to the Run command document.
You can map your staging site with a new domain name by linking it to a web-hosting server, such as Cloudflare or Namecheap. For example, refer to the Map domain document.
You can enable the SFTP & SSH option which allows you to access your site's filesystem or run commands. For more information, refer to the Enable SFTP & SSH document.
You can connect Git Repository (Deployment) to your staging site. So, every new push to the branch will update the code inside the site. For more information, refer to the Connect to site document.
You can explore all the supported integration, which you have activated. For more information, refer to the Integration overview document.
You can scan your staging site, which checks the vulnerabilities against Core, installed plugins, and themes.
💡 Did you know - You can also edit private templates that you can share with your team or anybody with the URL. Learn how to edit template.
In this documentation, we will explore how to edit a staging site.
Let’s get started 🚀
How to Edit a Staging Site
Go to the Sites page and click on the site that you want to edit.
It'll take you to the site's edit page.
Staging Site Options
InstaWP allows you to set up your staging site by configuring the following options:
Edit Label
Dashboard
PHP Config
Install Plugins/Themes
Run Commands
Map Domain
SFTP/SSH
Git Deployment
Active Integration
Scanner
Edit Label
Click on the edit pen to edit the label name of your site. Now change the label name according to your preference and click the Save icon.
Dashboard
Here you'll get the site credentials, information and other basic details. You'll get informations like disk usage, Wordpress version, and PHP version from here.
PHP Config
You can configure the PHP settings & limits in order to preserve your server's resources, etc. For more information, refer to the Configure PHP document.
Install Plugins Themes
You can add Plugins & Themes to your staging sites, by entering WordPress.org repo slugs. For example, the “elementor” keyword is used for installing the Elementor Website Builder plugin.
Note: We currently support some tested plugins and themes which will work. Other plugins and themes can also be integrated, though they are not tested.
⚙️Plugins: WooCommerce, Bricks Builder & Elementor.
⚙️Themes (Customizer Settings): Astra, Hello Elementor, Twenty Twenty-Four, Twenty Twenty-Three, Twenty Twenty-Two, Twenty Twenty-One & Twenty Twenty.
👉 You can also install a zip file, by pasting the theme or plugin URL. For example, the “Elementor Website Builder” URL is used to install a zip file to the site.
Run Commands
You can execute WP CLI commands to your staging site through the browser. For more information, refer to the Run command document.
Map Domain
You can map your staging site with a new domain name by linking it to a web-hosting server, such as Cloudflare or Namecheap. For example, refer to the Map domain document.
SFTP/SSH
You can enable the SFTP & SSH option which allows you to access your site's filesystem or run commands. For more information, refer to the Enable SFTP & SSH document.
Git Deployment
You can connect Git Repository (Deployment) to your staging site. So, every new push to the branch will update the code inside the site. For more information, refer to the Connect to site document.
Active Integration
You can explore all the supported integration, which you have activated. For more information, refer to the Integration overview document.
Scanner
You can scan your staging site, which checks the vulnerabilities against Core, installed plugins, and themes.
💡 Did you know - You can also edit private templates that you can share with your team or anybody with the URL. Learn how to edit template.
Updated on: 17/04/2025
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