Permanent Staging Site
InstaWP allows you to make your WordPress site permanent so that it does not expire, and it stays in your account forever (unless manually deleted or marked as unreserved).
In this documentation, we will explore the steps to make a staging site permanent.
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👉 Note: This feature is available in paid plans only. View Pricing here. If you are not logged in, use this link to view pricing.
InstaWP allows you to reserve your WordPress site through any of the following two methods:
Method 1: While Creating a New Site
Method 2: For Existing Site
Using the demonstration below, let's try to make a staging site permanent by creating a new one.
Step 1: Go to Sites and click on the Add Site button to create a new site.
Step 2: Switch on the toggle for the permanent staging site option, complete the following steps according to your preference, and create a new site.
Using the demonstration below, let's try to make an existing staging site permanent.
Step 1: Go to Sites and click on the flag icon. It'll show Reserve tooltip if you hover on the flag.
Step 2: Click Confirm from the pop up box.
Once done, the flag will turn green and a confirmation pop up will appear on the top right corner of your screen.
💡 Did you know - You could customize configuration such as enabling reserve site or change WordPress version that allows you to use the config to create new staging site. Learn how to customize configuration.
In this documentation, we will explore the steps to make a staging site permanent.
Let’s get started 🚀
👉 Note: This feature is available in paid plans only. View Pricing here. If you are not logged in, use this link to view pricing.
How to make your Staging Site Permanent
InstaWP allows you to reserve your WordPress site through any of the following two methods:
Method 1: While Creating a New Site
Method 2: For Existing Site
Method 1: While Creating a New Site
Using the demonstration below, let's try to make a staging site permanent by creating a new one.
Step 1: Go to Sites and click on the Add Site button to create a new site.
Step 2: Switch on the toggle for the permanent staging site option, complete the following steps according to your preference, and create a new site.
Method 2: For Existing Site
Using the demonstration below, let's try to make an existing staging site permanent.
Step 1: Go to Sites and click on the flag icon. It'll show Reserve tooltip if you hover on the flag.
Step 2: Click Confirm from the pop up box.
Once done, the flag will turn green and a confirmation pop up will appear on the top right corner of your screen.
💡 Did you know - You could customize configuration such as enabling reserve site or change WordPress version that allows you to use the config to create new staging site. Learn how to customize configuration.
Updated on: 06/05/2025
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