How to build Locally and then Push to InstaWP?
Building your WordPress site locally with tools like LocalWP, XAMPP, or WAMP can help you streamline your development process. Then, with the InstaWP Connect plugin, you can easily push your locally constructed website to InstaWP in a few clicks. Experience a faster, simpler, and more dependable approach for moving your website from local development to live deployment.
In this guide, we will explore how to:
Create Site on LocalWP
Push to InstaWP
Let’s get started 🚀
LocalWP allows you to set up a WordPress development environment locally. It creates a database, installs WordPress with default themes and plugins, and includes many additional features like MailHog, LiveLinks, and Add-ons.
Step 1: Go to the Local dashboard, select Create a new site, and click Continue.
Step 2: Name your site and click Continue.
Step 3: Choose your site's environment from this step. You can select their preferred environment or make custom environment for your site.
Step 4: Set username and password for your site and click Add Site.
This will create your local site.
Once a local WordPress site is created, InstaWP allows you to push that site with its latest update of the Connect plugin to its environment.
Step 1: Go to the local dashboard and click WP Admin to open site.
Step 2: Enter username and password and click Log In to enter the site.
Step 3: Go to Plugins > Add Plugin from the admin panel.
Step 4: Write InstaWP Connect on the search box and click Install Now > Activate from the InstaWP Connect Plugin.
Step 5: Now, go to Tools > InstaWP and click Connect with InstaWP button.
Step 6: Allow access by clicking the Approve button.
Step 7: Now, Copy the command from the plugin dashboard.
Step 8: Go back to Local dashboard and click on Site shell to open the PowerShell in your system.
Step 9: Paste the copied code in the PowerShell editor to upload the local site files on the InstaWP server and hit Enter. This will generate a site onto the InstaWP account.
💡 Did you know - You can export site from InstaWP and then Import the site into LocalWP, too. Learn more about export a site from InstaWP and Import into LocalWP.
In this guide, we will explore how to:
Create Site on LocalWP
Push to InstaWP
Let’s get started 🚀
Create Site on LocalWP
LocalWP allows you to set up a WordPress development environment locally. It creates a database, installs WordPress with default themes and plugins, and includes many additional features like MailHog, LiveLinks, and Add-ons.
Step 1: Go to the Local dashboard, select Create a new site, and click Continue.
Step 2: Name your site and click Continue.
Step 3: Choose your site's environment from this step. You can select their preferred environment or make custom environment for your site.
Step 4: Set username and password for your site and click Add Site.
This will create your local site.
Push to InstaWP
Once a local WordPress site is created, InstaWP allows you to push that site with its latest update of the Connect plugin to its environment.
Step 1: Go to the local dashboard and click WP Admin to open site.
Step 2: Enter username and password and click Log In to enter the site.
Step 3: Go to Plugins > Add Plugin from the admin panel.
Step 4: Write InstaWP Connect on the search box and click Install Now > Activate from the InstaWP Connect Plugin.
Step 5: Now, go to Tools > InstaWP and click Connect with InstaWP button.
Step 6: Allow access by clicking the Approve button.
Step 7: Now, Copy the command from the plugin dashboard.
Step 8: Go back to Local dashboard and click on Site shell to open the PowerShell in your system.
Step 9: Paste the copied code in the PowerShell editor to upload the local site files on the InstaWP server and hit Enter. This will generate a site onto the InstaWP account.
💡 Did you know - You can export site from InstaWP and then Import the site into LocalWP, too. Learn more about export a site from InstaWP and Import into LocalWP.
Updated on: 23/05/2025
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