How to build blueprints via Configurations & Templates for Rapid Prototyping?
Streamline the rapid prototyping of new WordPress sites by leveraging InstaWP's advanced features by building blueprints using configurations and templates. With customizable options for PHP versions, WordPress installations, themes, and plugins. InstaWP enables customers to speed up the development process and effectively construct prototypes suited to their individual requirements.
In this guide, we will explore how to build blueprints:
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Via Configurations
Customize configuration by changing the parameters such as PHP version, WordPress version, pre-install specific themes, and core faker. Then, create a new staging site by using the custom Configuration. Using the demonstration below, let’s try to do that.
Step 1: Sign in to your InstaWP account and go to Settings > Configurations from the left panel. Now, click on the Add New button in the top right corner of your screen.
Step 2: Set a name for the new configuration and click on the Add button. The new configuration will be added soon.
Step 3: Once added, customize the fields (General, PHP, WordPress, Faker) according to your preferences. then click Save. This will save the customized configuration.
Step 4: Now, go to Sites and click Add Site button.
Step 5: Select the configuration you added from the configuration dropdown at the top right of the create site window, then create your new site.
The created site will be exactly same as you configured.
For more information, refer to the Customize Configuration documentation.
Via Templates
Create a snapshot (template) using the custom configuration site that was added. Then, use that snapshot to create a new staging site. Using the demonstration below, let’s try to do that.
Step 1: Go to the Snapshots page and click the Add Snapshot button.
Step 2: Select a site and click Next.
Step 3: Set name and description for your snapshot, select a type, and toggle on Instant Snapshot if needed. Then, click on Save button.
Step 4: Now, click on the Create New Site button to create a new site.
Step 5: Set the site name and site plan according to your preference and click on Create Site button.
Or, you'll get option to make sites from template at the beginning of creating a new site. Click From Snapshot from the options and select your snapshot.
| For more information, refer to the Using Templates documentation.
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