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Push the Local WordPress site to InstaWP

InstaWP allows you to push your local WordPress site with its latest update of the Connect plugin. The users can effortlessly upload the entire locally developed website (whether on LocalWP, XAMPP, MAMP, or WAMP) to InstaWP, with just a few simple clicks. With the InstaWP Connect plugin, the process is now streamlined, quicker, more straightforward, and more dependable than ever.

In this documentation, we will explore the steps to push your local WordPress site to InstaWP.

Let’s get started 🚀

Install the LocalWP application in your system and setup the local site. Install the InstaWP Connect plugin on your local site. You will be navigated to this screen after setting up your local site.

Step 1: Go to your local site and click on the WP Admin button to enter the site's admin panel.

Step 2: Select Tools > InstaWP from the options. Click on the Connect with InstaWP button.

Step 3: Connect the plugin with your local site on your WordPress account. You will prompted with a window to approve the Requested access type. Click on the Approve button.

You can visit this doc to set up a new connection.

Step 4: Copy the command from the plugin dashboard.

Step 5: Open the LocalWP application window back and click on the Site shell to open the PowerShell in your system.

Step 6: 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 - Your staging site's content can be downloaded into a zip file that you can then import to another WordPress site or host. Learn about Export your staging site.

Updated on: 19/05/2025

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