We’re excited to roll out v3.15.0, a feature-packed release bringing major improvements to WaaS, payments, billing, site creation, snapshots, templates, user experience, backups, syncing, and overall performance.
From the launch of WaaS V3 to improved payment reliability and optimized site creation flows, this update enhances every part of your InstaWP workflow.
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What’s New?
#1 – WaaS V3 Now Fully Released
WaaS V3 is officially live and now fully compatible with v3 site plans. Experience a more robust, scalable, and flexible WaaS setup designed for agencies, creators, and productized service providers.
#2 – Import Site Backup Now Inherits Default Team Configuration
Imported sites now automatically adopt your team’s default configuration—ensuring consistent performance, security, and environment settings without extra steps.
#3 – Snapshot Slug Support in Site Creation API
Developers can now create sites directly using snapshot_slug via the InstaWP API, enabling more automation and streamlined DevOps workflows.
Improvements
#1– Payments & Billing
⚡ 3D Secure (3DS) payment support for credit purchases – adds an extra verification step (such as OTP or bank approval) to make credit card payments more secure and reduce the risk of fraud.
# 2– Site Creation & Templates
⚡Redesigned Clone Site experience for faster and cleaner workflows
⚡Updated usage page with dynamic headings
⚡ Empty state added to templates list during WaaS creation
⚡Better background image rendering on Template/Snapshot launch pages
Fixes
#1– Sites
⚡ Sites created on paid plans are now properly marked as permanent.
⚡ Customer site restoration from backups now works correctly.
⚡ Bunny CDN bot detection now defaults to challenge mode for enhanced protection.
#2– Payments & Billing
⚡ Credits can now be purchased without requiring a coupon code.
⚡ Corrected invoice title display for better clarity.
⚡ Fixed subscription cancellation issues for legacy users.
#3– Snapshot and Templates
⚡ Fixed demo site creation issues when using templates.
⚡ Snapshot site creation problems have been resolved.
⚡ Site import no longer generates unintended temporary sites.
⚡ PHP configuration now applies correctly to snapshot demo sites.
⚡ Sites created via instawp.xyz from snapshots now respect default configurations.
⚡ Email now displays correctly when creating demo sites from shared snapshots.
#4– WaaS (Legacy)
⚡ WaaS created under one team no longer appears in another team.
⚡ Demo site expiry settings now work correctly in Legacy WaaS.
⚡ Improved overall Legacy WaaS stability.
⚡ Cloning option is now turned off by default on shared snapshots.
#5– 2 Way Sync
? WooCommerce changes now sync properly in 2-way sync.
Final Thoughts
v3.15.0 delivers significant refinements across WaaS, payments, site creation, backups, and overall performance.
Whether you’re building new WaaS offerings, automating workflows with snapshots, restoring customer sites, or managing payments with more reliability, this update empowers you to work smarter with greater stability and control.
Explore the new improvements today and experience a more powerful InstaWP.
