InstaWP has been on an incredible journey, and our team is constantly pushing boundaries to bring you a better experience. From streamlined backups to enhanced multisite support, we’ve been listening to your feedback and fine-tuning every detail. With v2.41.0, we’ve packed in some game-changing features that make managing WordPress sites even more efficient.
Let’s dive into the updates that will make your site management faster, simpler, and more powerful. And as always, your feedback fuels our innovation — so keep it coming!
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Product Updates (2.41.0) For Those Who Prefer Short Reads
We’ve rolled out exciting features for WaaS, improved multisite support, and other cool enhancements to make managing your WordPress sites even smoother. Check out the highlights from v2.41.0 below!
- Automated Backup of Staging Sites: Secure backups for up to 30 days.
- Revamped Site Creation UI: User-friendly design for effortless site creation.
- Multisite Subdomain Support for WaaS: Sell multi-site websites with ease.
- Mark Site Reserved via URL: Instantly mark sites as reserved.
- Auto Cache Flushing Post-Migration: Keep your site fresh after migration.
- Outdated InstaWP Connect Notifications: Get notified when updates are needed.
- InstaWP Live Auto-Login Settings: Control login notifications seamlessly.
- White-Label InstaWP Connect: Customize the plugin for your brand.
- 2-Way Sync API Added: Now available for InstaWP Connect users.
- Disable Features in Connect Plugin: Flexibility to control features.
Major Product Updates (2.41.0)
#1 – Automated Backup of Staging Sites
Managing staging sites just got safer! InstaWP now automatically backs up your staging and ordered sites, keeping copies of expired or deleted sites for up to 30 days. Currently in beta, this feature ensures peace of mind while experimenting.
Need help? Contact our support team anytime.
#2 – We revamped the Site Creation UI
You must have noted this one already – Our site creation process just got a major overhaul!
The newly revamped interface is intuitive and user-friendly, making site creation smoother than ever. Every option is precisely organized to let you launch a site quickly, with less hassle and more efficiency.
#3 – End-to-end Support for Multisite websites in WaaS
Now, you can offer multisite websites as WaaS to your clients! This means your customers can manage multiple domains or subdomains under a single website. Create a multisite staging site, turn it into a WaaS template, and sell fully customizable multisite solutions to your users with ease.
#4 – Mark a site reserved via URL
Marking a site as reserved is now a breeze. You can simply append ?mark_reserved=true to the site URL, and you’re good to go. This update adds flexibility when managing multiple projects and ensures your resources stay organized.
#5 – Auto cache flushing in post-migration workflow
We are continuously working on our migration functionality. To streamline the process, the cache now automatically flushes after each migration, giving your newly migrated site a fresh start without any manual work on your end.
#6 – Update Required notification for outdated InstaWP Connect
Keeping things up to date is key to smooth performance, right? Now, if your InstaWP Connect plugin is outdated, you’ll get a friendly email reminder to update it. No more missing out on important improvements—just a quick nudge to keep everything running smoothly.
#7 – InstaWP Live auto-login notification settings
With InstaWP Live, you now have the choice to control auto-login notifications. You can decide whether or not you want to receive updates for the sites hosted with InstaWP Live, putting you in control of when and how often you get notified.
InstaWP Connect Plugin Updates for our Hosting Partners
#1 – You now have a way to White-label InstaWP Connect
Hosting partners, this one’s for you! InstaWP Connect can now be fully white-labeled, allowing you to replace our branding with your own. Keep your brand front and center while still taking advantage of all the powerful features InstaWP Connect has to offer.
To set these values, you need to update the wp configuration file. Here’s an example:
#2 – 2 Way Sync API is added to the Connect Plugin
We’ve supercharged the InstaWP Connect plugin with two-way sync API capabilities. So if you or your developers would like to use our 2-way sync functionality via API, you’re welcome!
#3 – Disable features/tabs in the connect plugin for your users
Now, you can control which features and tabs are available for your users in the InstaWP Connect plugin. Disable unnecessary options to create a more streamlined experience tailored specifically to your users’ needs, and keep everything focused and clean.
Here’s an example of syntax explaining how to do that:
define(‘IWP_PLUGIN_DISABLE_FEATURES’, [‘create’, ‘sites’, ‘manage’]);.
5 Tiny Updates from InstaWP Changelog v2.41.0
1. Added tax and company details to invoices (all the future invoices; past ones can’t be changed).
2. You can now display Live credits on the Live subscription page.
3. Jetpack/Akismet can now be removed from InstaWP Live hosted sites.
4. WP CLI command and WordPress table prefix issue
5. .htaccess for URL path bug
