Edit InstaWP Site

Once a site is created in InstaWP, you can edit your WordPress 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 site.

Let’s get started 🚀

How to Edit a 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.

Site Options

InstaWP allows you to set up your 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 Add Label box 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 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 site through the browser. For more information, refer to the Run command document.

Map Domain

You can map your 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 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 site, which checks the vulnerabilities against Core, installed plugins, and themes.

Updated on: 30/06/2025