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After creating the site, you can manage and organize it by using various in-built tools to help improve your site's structure, the way it's displayed in search engines, and the quality of its user experience.

In this documentation, we will explore:

How to View Site Tools
Site Tools

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How to View Site Tools

Go to the Staging Sites page, click on the "Vertical ellipsis" button and select tools option.

Note: The user can also hover over the site URL, to see the shortcut to access tools (such as code editor, database editor, etc).

Types of logs	Description
Error Log	Shows the PHP/Apache-related error logs for the site.
Access Log	Shows the live hits to your website with IP address, URL, HTTP status code etc.
Command Log	Shows the logs related to running Commands or Git Deployments.
Debug log	Shows the logs from the debug.log file when you have switched on WP_DEBUG mode.

Filter logs

Fields	Description
Search	Search through the logs for the last 100 lines of your logs.
Wrap	Toggle wrap functionality so that you don't need to scroll horizontally.
Refresh	Fetch live logs from the server for your site.

Code Editor

InstaWP allows you to directly write and edit WordPress source code files for your website.

A dialog window will appear, allowing you to choose the code editor of your choice from the following:

VS Code
Web Editor

Note: This feature is available in Personal Yearly and above paid plans only. View Pricing here. If you are not logged in, use this link to view pricing.

Select the VS code as a code editor.

Select the Web-based Editor as a code editor.

Protect Site

InstaWP allows you to protect your WordPress site by setting a username and password for better security.

Site Usage

InstaWP allows you to check the sizes of your WordPress site databases.

Install Plugins

Install plugins and themes to your website from open-source WordPress software.

Note: We currently support the following tested plugins and themes, which will work. Other plugins and themes can also be integrated, though they are not tested.
⚙️Plugins: WooCommerce, Bricks Builder & Elementor.
⚙️Themes (Customizer Settings): Astra, Hello Elementor, Twenty Twenty-Four, Twenty Twenty-Three, Twenty Twenty-Two, Twenty Twenty-One & Twenty Twenty.

Using the demonstration below, let's try to install a new plugin to a site.

### Install Plugins/Themes by Drag & Drop

InstaWP simplifies the process of installing any plugin or theme—simply drag and drop the URL directly onto any staging site.

Set Expiry Date

InstaWP allows you to choose the expiration date and time for your active staging sites, giving you control over which sites should be lesser or more no longer accessible to visitors. For example, if you want to test a demo on your site, then after testing, there is no need to wait for it to expire; you just can reduce the expiration date.

Note: The user can only set the expiry date to an unreserved site, and the higher the paid plan chosen by the user, the more days of expiration are available for their respective staging sites.

💡 Did you know - From the WP admin panel tools > InstaWP, you can sync changes from staging to live site. Learn about 2-way-sync.

Updated on: 15/01/2025

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