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How To Mark Site as Temporary or Permanent

InstaWP offers an easy way to manage your site lifecycle by marking it as either Temporary or Permanent. This helps you decide how long your site remains active- temporary sites are automatically deleted after a specific period, while permanent sites remain until you manually delete them.

This feature ensures that your workspace stays organized, avoids unused resource buildup, and keeps you in control of your development environment.

Understanding Site Types based on Expiry

There are two types of sites you can create on InstaWP:

1. Temporary Site: A temporary site is ideal for quick testing, debugging, or one-time client demos. These sites have a limited lifetime and will be automatically deleted once they expire.

2. Permanent Site: A permanent site remains in your account until you manually delete it. These are suitable for ongoing projects or staging environments that need to be retained over time.

You can easily switch between temporary and permanent status at any time from your Sites Dashboard.

In this guide, we will explore how to:

Mark the site as temporary/ permanent from the Site list in the InstaWP Dashboard.
Mark the site as temporary/ permanent from the Site Dashboard

Let’s get started 🚀

Mark the site as temporary/ permanent from the Site list in the InstaWP Dashboard

Step 1: Navigate to your Sites list in the InstaWP Dashboard.

Step 2: Click on the Flag Icon to mark the site as temporary or permanent.

Step 3: Click on Confirm Button to to mark the site as temporary or permanent.

The green filled flag icon indicates that a site is marked as Permanent, while the unfilled flag icon represents a Temporary site.

To toggle between Temporary and Permanent status, simply click the same flag icon.

Mark the site as temporary/ permanent from the Site Dashboard

Step 1: Navigate to your Sites list in InstaWP Dashboard.

Step 2: Click on the site name from the site list in InstaWP Dashboard.

Step 3: Click on the Flag Icon at the right top beside of the Change Site Plan button.

Step 4: Click on Confirm Button to to mark the site as temporary or permanent.

Notes

Temporary sites have a lifespan of 2 days and will get expired and deleted after that.
You can filter Temporary and Permanent sites separately from the Sites Dashboard for easy management.

💡 Did you know- You can mark the site as permanent while creating the site. Learn more about creating a Permanent Site here.

Updated on: 11/11/2025

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