Site Tools
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
Let’s get started 🚀
Go to the Sites page, click the horizontal ellipsis button, and select the Tools option. A drop-down list will appear for the tools option.
DB Editor
View logs
Code Editor
Protect site
Site Usage
Install Plugins
Set Expiry Date
InstaWP allows you to use the Adminer SQL management tool for a quick and easy database editing experience. Select DB Editor and a new tab will open with Adminer, a tool for creating and managing SQL databases.
InstaWP allows you to view various types of logs which show logs related to running Commands or Git Deployments of your website. Clicking the View Logs option will open a new window which show Error Log, Access Log, Command Log, and Debug Log in four different options.
The window providing you with the following options:
View different types of logs
Filter logs
InstaWP allows you to directly write and edit WordPress source code files for your website. Click Code Editor to open the editor options.
A dialog window will appear, allowing you to choose the code editor of your choice from the following:
VS Code
WPCodebox
👉 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. Also, you can get the InstaWP VSCode Extension from the option.
Select the Web-based Editor as a code editor.
InstaWP allows you to protect your WordPress site by setting a username and password for better security. Select Protect Site from Tools options and set any username and password and Save.
Now, the username and password is always required to open your site.
InstaWP allows you to check the sizes of your WordPress site databases. Select Site Usage from the options. A pop-up will appear on the right showing the website's database usage.
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.
Click Install Plugins and enter the plugin or theme slug. Comma separate the slugs for two or more plugins. You can enter zip file URLs if your plugin or theme is not in WordPress repo. Now, click the dedicated Install button for specific option.
InstaWP simplifies the process of installing any plugin or theme—simply drag and drop the URL directly onto any staging site.
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.
Select Set Expiry Date from the options. A new modal window will appear with calender icon. Set your preferred date and time from here and Save.
💡 Did you know - From the WP admin panel tools > InstaWP, you can sync changes from staging to live site. Learn about 2-way-sync.
In this documentation, we will explore:
How to View Site Tools
Site Tools
Let’s get started 🚀
How to View Site Tools
Go to the Sites page, click the horizontal ellipsis button, and select the Tools option. A drop-down list will appear for the tools option.
Site Tools
DB Editor
View logs
Code Editor
Protect site
Site Usage
Install Plugins
Set Expiry Date
DB Editor
InstaWP allows you to use the Adminer SQL management tool for a quick and easy database editing experience. Select DB Editor and a new tab will open with Adminer, a tool for creating and managing SQL databases.
View logs
InstaWP allows you to view various types of logs which show logs related to running Commands or Git Deployments of your website. Clicking the View Logs option will open a new window which show Error Log, Access Log, Command Log, and Debug Log in four different options.
The window providing you with the following options:
View different types of logs
Filter logs
View Different Types of Logs
| 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. Click Code Editor to open the editor options.
A dialog window will appear, allowing you to choose the code editor of your choice from the following:
VS Code
WPCodebox
👉 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. Also, you can get the InstaWP VSCode Extension from the option.
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. Select Protect Site from Tools options and set any username and password and Save.
Now, the username and password is always required to open your site.
Site Usage
InstaWP allows you to check the sizes of your WordPress site databases. Select Site Usage from the options. A pop-up will appear on the right showing the website's database usage.
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.
Click Install Plugins and enter the plugin or theme slug. Comma separate the slugs for two or more plugins. You can enter zip file URLs if your plugin or theme is not in WordPress repo. Now, click the dedicated Install button for specific option.
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.
Select Set Expiry Date from the options. A new modal window will appear with calender icon. Set your preferred date and time from here and Save.
💡 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: 09/05/2025
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