Announcements

Watch this space for release announcements for InstaWP

  1. v2.43.0 - Kadence AI integration, File System Permissions, label support, Connect Updates, and more

    New Release
    New Feature
    Improvement
    Fix

    Added

    ⚡ Kadence AI Integration in staging site wizard

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    ⚡ Option to map multiple domains for staging sites

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    ⚡ File System Permission for InstaWP Live sites

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    ⚡ Label support for Hosted and Connected sites.

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    ⚡ Pagination options in various tables (e.g., hosted sites table)

    🔌 Scheduled Updates for connected sites

    🔌 See who did what in the sync table

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    Improved

    ⚡ Fast & automatic download of plugins & themes during staging site creation

    ⚡ Whitelabel Addon Purchase process

    ⚡ Staging creation is more reliable as the retry logic with a backoff timer is implemented

    🔌 Default heartbeat for connected sites is changed to 4 hours (Previous value: 15 mins)

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Sync from site (for template) not syncing PHP values

    ⚡ Magic login issue with the BuddyBoss plugin

    ⚡ An issue related to WaaS admin email configuration

    ⚡ Drag & drop plugins/themes download functionality on Staging sites

    🔌 Duplicate connect entry when using InstaWP Live

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  2. v2.42.0: InstaWP Live Addons, Option to Map Multiple Domains, Fixes, and Improvements

    Added

    ⚡ Set custom CPU and Disk count per hosted site

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    ⚡ Method to auto-login to specific pages in WaaS sites

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    ⚡ Multisite support added for migration (to and from InstaWP Staging)

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    ⚡ Country name field (Billing > Tax Type)

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    🔌 Option to hide InstaWP menu for selected users

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    Improved

    ⚡ Option to set the primary domain when mapping a new domain

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    ⚡ Improved logging and error handling for migration and staging processes.

    ⚡ Removal of Live Credits from the Addons pages to avoid confusion

    🔌 Multisite menu for InstaWP Connect plugin

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Reset issue for email marketing integration for shared templates

    ⚡ Drag & drop plugins/themes download functionality on Staging sites

    🔌 Issues related to push migration

    🔌 Migration error handling

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  3. v2.41.0: Staging backups, multisite subdomain for WaaS and more

    New Release
    Announcement

    Added

    ⚡ Daily automated backup for all staging sites (our support team can restore)

    ⚡ Live auto-login notification settings.

    ⚡ End to End Multi-site is now supported by WaaS, sell multi-sites!

    - Create a multisite staging

    - Convert it into a monetized Template

    - Build a WaaS using this template

    - Map multisite domains to your WaaS

    ⚡ New Site Creation Dialog Box

    UI

    Update Required notification for outdated InstaWP Connect

    🔌 2 Way Sync API added to the Connect Plugin [for hosting partners]

    🔌 Connect plugin can now be white labelled. [for hosting partners]

    🔌 Settings to disable features/tabs in the connect plugin [for hosting partners]

    🔌 Auto cache flushing in post-migration.

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    Improved

    ⚡ Added tax and company details to invoices (all future invoice, past can't be changed).

    ⚡ Display of Live credits on the Live subscription page 

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Jetpack/Akismet can be now removed from InstaWP Live

    🔌 WP CLI command and WordPress table prefix issue

    🔌 .htaccess for URL path bug

     

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  4. v2.40.0: Multisite support for InstaWP Live, a new data center location, and multiple Connect updates

    Announcement
    New Release

    Added

    ⚡ A new staging data center location, “Singapore”

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    ⚡ InstaWP Live Multisite support

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    ⚡ InstaWP Live credits are shown on the Subscription summary page.

    ⚡ Swedish language support for App Dashboard & Shared Templates.

    ⚡ Config Manager

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    ⚡ Feedback Survey

    ⚡ Cancellation Survey

    🔌 WordPress Automatic update settings in the Connect dashboard

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    🔌 Option to auto-update themes & plugins for connected sites

     

    Improved

    ⚡ Site creation API now sends expiry_hours (custom expiry time) for new staging sites

    ⚡ Added expiry_hours in site creation API to set custom expiry time for newly created staging sites.

    ⚡ Domain replacement logic for migration, staging, etc.

    🔌 Security of InstaWP Connect API tokens

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Validation for temporary login URL.

    ⚡ Sending of name for the ActiveCampaign integration

    🔌 Removed File Manager

    🔌 2-Way Sync (for images/rich media)

     

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  5. v2.39.0: Billing Address, a way to extend the lifetime for Template sites and UI improvements

    New Feature
    Announcement

    Added

    ⚡ Ability to Manage Users for Connected sites

    Manage Sites - Add Users

    ⚡ API to link two connected sites for 2 way sync

    ⚡ Separate billing email address is now supported (My Account > Plan & Billing > Subscription)

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    ⚡ Provision to send a link (via webhook) to extend Shared template sites' lifetime.

    ⚡ Team APIs (Create, Add Member, Remove Member)

    🔌 Support for the Disable Blog plugin for the File & DB manager

     

    Improved

    ⚡ Way to show the expiry date of a staging site.

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    ⚡ Popular plugins are not pre-selected for free account holders anymore.

    ⚡ Magic Login screen is now translation-aware for Shared templates.

    ⚡ You need not enter the Old Domain when importing sites via Updraft.

    ⚡ Delete site confirmation in WaaS.

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Site creation via Slack app not working issue

    ⚡ Third-party hosting compatibility for SSL installation.

    ⚡ Dashboard tab selection when navigating away

    ⚡ Several WaaS improvements

    ⚡ User label in case of singular count

    ⚡ Sorting of the Users list

    🔌 Issues with the scan command and authorization header

    🔌 Added the ability to record events for theme install event

    🔌 Heartbeat total size issue on WordPress v6.6

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  6. v2.38.0: Mega-Release with 25+ Big Updates

    New Feature

     Read the detailed blog post here → 

     

    Added

    ⚡ Import support for the Duplicator plugin as Staging sites.

    ⚡ Ability to execute commands against InstaWP Live sites.

    ⚡ Ability to retry SSL installation for InstaWP Live sites.

    ⚡ New referral system with credit history feature.

    ⚡ Option to create a site with WordPress Beta version 

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    ⚡ Support for burst mode in custom InstaWP Live plans (contact us for more).

    ⚡ Older WordPress Version support for Staging Sites, i.e., 5.x.

    ⚡ Past Month InstaWP live usage data

    ⚡ Refresh Servers option for Runcloud & ServerAvatar

    ⚡ Non-default configuration for Cloned sites

    🔌 Large media upload support for 2-Way Sync via S3 Bucket.

    🔌 Real-time migration logs

    🔌 WP Scanner CLI commands

     

    Improved

    Sort by Updates option for Connected Sites

    ⚡ Categorization for API Tokens

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    ⚡ Payment history and Invoices

    ⚡ [API] Execution of commands on Staging Sites.

    ⚡ [API] Creating a new command with a command body.

    ⚡ WaaS Demo Preview on the front-end store for templates.

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Issue with saving suffix domain in WaaS Builder.

    ⚡ [VS Code] File creation issue on Windows systems.

    🔌 Loading of CSS/JS files on the frontend

    🔌 Security vulnerability issue in auto-login

    🔌 File name validation method in pull migration.

    🔌 Connect disconnection and restoration issue.

    🔌 PHP errors related to several sites.

    🔌 .htaccess issue after migration.

    🔌 GridPane hosting missing path issue.

     

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  7. v2.37.0: Migration Log and Multi-line Commands

    Improvement

    Added

    ⚡ WaaS Subscription Cancel API and its Integration with EDD, Surecart, and WooCommerce.

    ⚡ Import Site functionality with WordPress Playground and Updraft support.

    ⚡ Manage Sites with ... menu inside the Dashboard as well.

    ⚡ Pressable - Hosting provider support added (again).

    🔌 WooCommerce endpoints for management (future feature).

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ CDN fixed on dashboard and store.

    ⚡ Execution of Multi-line commands argument

     

     

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  8. v2.36.0: APIs, Integrations, Enhanced Security and Enhancements

    Announcement

    Added

    ⚡ InstaWP Live Statistics Graph

    ⚡ External Payment support for WaaS

    🔌 Encrypted push options data.

    🔌 3rd party API integration to log 2-way sync events from any 3rd party plugin.

     

    Improved

    ⚡ InstaWP Live Site Deletion

    🔌 Extra security for the Config API

    🔌 Migration messages and logs.

    🔌 Naming convention for all actions and filters.

    🔌 2 way sync events display logic

     

    Fixed

    🔌 Temporary path populate logic

    🔌 PHP errors and Config API

    🔌 Migration script of pulling sites

    🔌 File size calculating issue in serve script.

     

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  9. v2.35.0: Improved 2-way Sync, Custom InstaWP Live Plans & more

    Added

    ⚡ Dynamic Language Dropdown in profile page

    ⚡ Custom plans for InstaWP Live

    ⚡ Option to change Hosting subscription for all InstaWP Live sites

    🔌 Navigation menu support in 2-way sync

    🔌 Edge Cache purge support

    🔌 Expand/Collapse to migration visibility

     

    Improved

    🔌 Update and Delete plugins/themes API

    🔌 Push Migration table prefix issue

    🔌 Event display and ordering (DESC) of 2-way sync sites

    🔌 Display and ordering (DESC) of staging sites

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ LocalWP file downloading issue

    🔌 File manager missing error

    🔌 Auto-login issue caused due to blocking/modification by any plugin

    🔌 Push Migration event logging

    🔌 DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE constant support for push

    🔌 2-way sync duplicate event logging

    🔌 2-way sync plugin updates issue

    🔌 Recording of product & orders events by 2-way sync

    🔌 Recording of 2-way sync duplicate events.

    🔌 An Elementor-related issue for 2-way sync

    🔌 URL multi-parameter cache clearing issue

    🔌 Various migration-related issues

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  10. v2.34.0: Restore Backup and Custom Plans for Hosted Sites

    Added

    ⚡ Restore backups for InstaWP Live

    ⚡ Custom plans for InstaWP Live - Contact Us for higher CPU / Disk plans.

    🔌 Increased visibility into Files & Database transfer during staging creation.

     

    Improved

    ⚡ Optimized dashboard speed.

    ⚡ InstaWP Live subscription process.

    🔌 DB Editor's version is updated to the latest one for in-built DB Editor support.

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ VS Code Extension - File Save issue on Windows

    🔌 Issues related to File Manager Settings

    🔌 Issues related to Post-migration cleanup API

    🔌 PHP errors at cleanup

    🔌 Plugin activation after an update API-triggered update.

     

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