Announcements

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  1. v2.47.0 - ZipWP Integration, Performance Tracking and Improved Security

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    New Release
    Improvement
    Fix

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    ⚑ Performance and security columns (in the Connects dashboard)

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    ⚑ ZipWP integration to create 1-click websites with AI.

    πŸ”Œ Push migration now creates plugins, themes, and mu-plugin backups early in the process.

    πŸ”Œ wp-content is now supported in the root path.

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    Improved

    ⚑ Enhanced security for staging pages and magic login functionality.

    ⚑ WaaS Hosting setting Card's width is increased.

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    Fixed

    ⚑ An issue related to activity log tracking was fixed

    ⚑ A design flaw on the Site Creation Success Screen was corrected.

    ⚑ The table prefix issue related to push migration was fixed.

    ⚑ Upgrade and downgrade options were fixed.

    ⚑ Add-on purchases work smoothly now.

    ⚑ A minor tweak was made in the WaaS hosting plans screen.

    πŸ”Œ Sync-related fixes: Scaled image, Kadenace block CSS, and 5+ more.

    πŸ”Œ API now allows flawless JWT auto-fetching.

    πŸ”Œ Elementor dynamic page content fetching has no issues now.

    πŸ”Œ The database table schema missing issue in pull migration is fixed.

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  2. v2.46.0 - Major Site Management Features & Migration Fixes

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    ⚑ Performance Scanner for Connected Sites

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    ⚑ Activity Logs for Connected Sites

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    ⚑ Alert Rules for Connected Sites

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    ⚑ Pull & restart functionality for Migration using a new staging site.

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    Improved

    ⚑ Enhanced staging site creation flow (through InstaWP Connect)

    ⚑ Refined Migration tracking page UI

    ⚑ Improved icon consistency

    ⚑ Site name now shows a warning if it’s over 30 characters

    ⚑ CAA record auto-added when creating a suffix domain

    ⚑ Connect plugin warning added to live sites for improved UX.

    πŸ”Œ Fallback added for plugin and theme installation in pull migration

    πŸ”Œ Improved Whitelabeled migration flow

    πŸ”Œ Enhanced pull and push migration scripts

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    Fixed

    ⚑ Fixed a bug with Active Integration

    ⚑ A Dropdown UI issue was resolved

    ⚑ Vulnerability graph now displays 30 days of data with dates and state

    ⚑ An issue related to our migration service is fixed

    ⚑ Site creation won't malfunction on team change anymore

    ⚑ Announcement button bug is fixed

    ⚑ Config Image bug is resolved

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  3. v2.45.0 - Vulnerability graph, Reply-to Details for Demos, Improved 2-way Sync for WooCommerce

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    Announcement
    Fix
    New Feature
    Improvement

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    ⚑ Vulnerability graph on the dashboard and vulnerability details page

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    ⚑ "Reply-To Name" and "Reply-to Email" fields (Template > Email Collection)

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    ⚑ Capability to exclude WordPress core folders during migrations

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    Improved

    ⚑ Increased the on-demand backup limit by 3x

    ⚑ Dashboard now loads faster for a better user experience.

    ⚑ Updated design on the migration tracking page

    ⚑ Various UI/UX elements (e.g., dropdowns, icons)

    ⚑ UI Improvements to the Live site’s Backup screen

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    Fixed

    ⚑ An error related to WaaS live pack pricing (per site)

    ⚑ The issue with pull migration status updates

    ⚑ Bulk select feature now works correctly on the Connect page

    ⚑ Issues with WP core inventory management

    ⚑ Manual CPU burst for live sites

    ⚑ Removed the visitor count display on InstaWP live

    ⚑ A bug on the InstaWP live detail page

    πŸ”Œ Issue with syncing WooCommerce meta-data

    πŸ”Œ Issue with syncing WooCommerce order ID, order creation date, and modification date

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    πŸ”Œ Synchronization of WooCommerce order totals and order origin

    πŸ”Œ The issue where blank items were being added to WooCommerce orders on the staging site.

    πŸ”Œ Post meta-data is now saved correctly when triggered by action hooks.

    πŸ”Œ Synchronization of post meta-data saved via the save_post hook.

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  4. v2.44.0 - Automated Vulnerability Scanner, SSH Username Prefix, Connect Fixes, UI/UX improvements

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    Improvement
    Fix

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    ⚑ Added Automated Vulnerability Scanner

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    ⚑ Ability to Pause Subscription for paid users

    ⚑ Prefix in the Live site’s SSH/SFTP username to avoid duplicate users

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    πŸ”Œ Plugin and theme installation progress details during staging creation.

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    Improved

    ⚑ Import Site now supports large files without any issues.

    ⚑ Connected sites are now searchable.

    ⚑ Backup progress is now more accurate.

    ⚑ Several UI/UX improvements

    ⚑ Support for old WP versions below 5 (i.e., 4.x and 3.x) ends.

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    Fixed

    ⚑ Translation on the migration tracking page

    ⚑ Refresh link on the new release (InstaWP dashboard)

    ⚑ Various Language translation issues

    ⚑ Live - Pagination filter

    ⚑ Live - Hosting account search

    ⚑ An issue with the InstaWP Live plan selector

    ⚑ Problem with the Connect hosting account link

    πŸ”Œ [Connect Site] warning removed β€œwp-config.php is not writable” Β 

    πŸ”Œ Staging site listing won't show deleted sites anymore

    πŸ”Œ Relative directory path for migration

    πŸ”Œ 2-way sync event recording for WooCommerce.

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

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    New Feature
    Improvement
    Fix

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    ⚑ 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)

    πŸ”Œ Scheduled Updates for connected sites

    πŸ”Œ 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

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

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    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

    πŸ”Œ Duplicate connect entry when using InstaWP Live

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

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    ⚑ 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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    πŸ”Œ 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

    πŸ”Œ Multisite menu for InstaWP Connect plugin

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    Fixed

    ⚑ Reset issue for email marketing integration for shared templates

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

    πŸ”Œ Issues related to push migration

    πŸ”Œ Migration error handling

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  7. 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

    πŸ”Œ 2 Way Sync API added to the Connect Plugin [for hosting partners]

    πŸ”Œ Connect plugin can now be white labelled. [for hosting partners]

    πŸ”Œ Settings to disable features/tabs in the connect plugin [for hosting partners]

    πŸ”Œ 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 

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    Fixed

    ⚑ Jetpack/Akismet can be now removed from InstaWP Live

    πŸ”Œ WP CLI command and WordPress table prefix issue

    πŸ”Œ .htaccess for URL path bug

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  8. 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, β€œSingapore”

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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

    πŸ”Œ WordPress Automatic update settings in the Connect dashboard

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    πŸ”Œ Option to auto-update themes & plugins for connected sites

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    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.

    πŸ”Œ Security of InstaWP Connect API tokens

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    Fixed

    ⚑ Validation for temporary login URL.

    ⚑ Sending of name for the ActiveCampaign integration

    πŸ”Œ Removed File Manager

    πŸ”Œ 2-Way Sync (for images/rich media)

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  9. 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)

    πŸ”Œ Support for the Disable Blog plugin for the File & DB manager

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    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.

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    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

    πŸ”Œ Issues with the scan command and authorization header

    πŸ”Œ Added the ability to record events for theme install event

    πŸ”Œ Heartbeat total size issue on WordPress v6.6

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

    New Feature

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    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

    πŸ”Œ Large media upload support for 2-Way Sync via S3 Bucket.

    πŸ”Œ Real-time migration logs

    πŸ”Œ WP Scanner CLI commands

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    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.

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    Fixed

    ⚑ Issue with saving suffix domain in WaaS Builder.

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

    πŸ”Œ Loading of CSS/JS files on the frontend

    πŸ”Œ Security vulnerability issue in auto-login

    πŸ”Œ File name validation method in pull migration.

    πŸ”Œ Connect disconnection and restoration issue.

    πŸ”Œ PHP errors related to several sites.

    πŸ”Œ .htaccess issue after migration.

    πŸ”Œ GridPane hosting missing path issue.

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