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Reserve Site

InstaWP allows you to reserve your WordPress site 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 reserve a site.

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How to Reserve a Site



InstaWP allows you to reserve your WordPress site through any of the following two methods:

Method 1: While Creating New Site
Method 2: For Existing Site

Method 1: While Creating New Site




Using the demonstration below, let's try to reserve a staging site by creating a new one.


Step 1: Go to Sites and click on Add Site button to create a new site.




Step 2: Switch on the toggle for the reserved site option, and 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 reserve a existing a staging site.

Step 1: Go to Sites and click on the flag icon. It'll show Reserve message if you hover on the flag.



Step 2: Click Confirm from the pop up box.




The flag will turn green and a confirmation pop up will appear on the top right corner of your screen.



πŸ’‘ 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: 07/04/2025

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