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:
Navigation to Site Tools
Site Tools
Let’s get started 🚀
Step 1: Sign In to your InstaWP account and you will be navigated to its dashboard.
Step 2: Click on the More actions button and select the Tools option from the dropdown list corresponding to the site for accessing tools.
A new dropdown list of InstaWP tools will appear, when you hover over the site URL, you will see the shortcut to access these tools (such as code editors, database editors, etc).
DB Editor
View logs
Code Editor
Protect site
Site Usage
Install Plugins
InstaWP allows you to use the "Adminer" SQL management tool for a quick and easy database editing experience.
To access the editor, select DB Editor from the tools dropdown list.
An Adminer (Database management tool) window will appear in a new tab for creating and managing the contents of SQL databases.
InstaWP allows you to view various types of logs which show logs related to running Commands or Git Deployments of your website.
To access the editor, select View Logs from the tools dropdown list.
A new pop-up window will appear, providing you with the following options:
View different types of logs
Filter logs
Directly write and edit WordPress source code files for your website.
To access the editor, select Code Editor from the tools dropdown list.
It will open a fully-featured code editor in a new tab to write and edit code for your built website.
Protect your WordPress site by setting a username and password for better security.
To access the editor, select Protect Site from the tools dropdown list.
A new dialog window will appear asking you to set “Username” & “Password” for your website.
After entering the credentials, click on the Save button.
Then, you will see a success message on your screen.
This will enable the security of your website, as from now you will be asked to enter the security credentials every time someone tries to connect to the website.
InstaWP allows you to check the sizes of your WordPress site databases.
To access the editor, select Site Usage from the tools dropdown list.
A new pop-up window will appear on the right side of the interface providing you with the database usage of your website.
Install plugins and themes to your website from open-source WordPress software.
To access the editor, select Install Plugins from the tools dropdown list.
A new window will appear where you can install plugins and themes to your website from open-source WordPress software.
Here, you need to enter a slug for installing plugins or themes of your choice, which will be directly installed for your website.
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In this documentation, we will explore:
Navigation to Site Tools
Site Tools
Let’s get started 🚀
Navigation To Site Tools
Step 1: Sign In to your InstaWP account and you will be navigated to its dashboard.
Step 2: Click on the More actions button and select the Tools option from the dropdown list corresponding to the site for accessing tools.
A new dropdown list of InstaWP tools will appear, when you hover over the site URL, you will see the shortcut to access these tools (such as code editors, database editors, etc).
Site Tools
DB Editor
View logs
Code Editor
Protect site
Site Usage
Install Plugins
DB Editor
InstaWP allows you to use the "Adminer" SQL management tool for a quick and easy database editing experience.
To access the editor, select DB Editor from the tools dropdown list.
An Adminer (Database management tool) window will appear in a new tab for creating and managing the contents of 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.
To access the editor, select View Logs from the tools dropdown list.
A new pop-up window will appear, 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
Directly write and edit WordPress source code files for your website.
To access the editor, select Code Editor from the tools dropdown list.
It will open a fully-featured code editor in a new tab to write and edit code for your built website.
Protect Site
Protect your WordPress site by setting a username and password for better security.
To access the editor, select Protect Site from the tools dropdown list.
A new dialog window will appear asking you to set “Username” & “Password” for your website.
After entering the credentials, click on the Save button.
Then, you will see a success message on your screen.
This will enable the security of your website, as from now you will be asked to enter the security credentials every time someone tries to connect to the website.
Site Usage
InstaWP allows you to check the sizes of your WordPress site databases.
To access the editor, select Site Usage from the tools dropdown list.
A new pop-up window will appear on the right side of the interface providing you with the database usage of your website.
Install Plugins
Install plugins and themes to your website from open-source WordPress software.
To access the editor, select Install Plugins from the tools dropdown list.
A new window will appear where you can install plugins and themes to your website from open-source WordPress software.
Here, you need to enter a slug for installing plugins or themes of your choice, which will be directly installed for your website.
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Updated on: 20/09/2023
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