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# Instance Details

Once your instance has been added and installed, you will be able to open its details page. Click on the name in the list view or, alternatively, the "manage site" button on the tiles view.

Each instance's details page provides a plethora of up-to-date information and functions. Here you will find everything you need to effectively manage your site. Let us focus on each feature one by one.

# Live/Staging

At the top left of the page, you can use two buttons to switch between "Live" and "Staging" versions of the site. If you have not created the staging for your website yet, you can do it by clicking on the "+" icon and initializing its installation. After the installation is finished, the "+" icon will be replaced by the "Staging" button.

How to create staging instance:
To create a staging instance, click the "+" or "Staging" icon. A modal form will appear, where you can enter the following details:

  • Protocol - Select the protocol (HTTP/HTTPS) for the staging site.
  • Domain - Enter the domain name for the staging website.
  • Directory - (Optional) Specify a directory within the root folder. If provided, the staging site will be installed at {domain}/{directory}

After filling in the required fields, press "Create Staging" to confirm. The staging instance will be created shortly and will appear under the "Staging" tab.
Once the staging site is set up, you can Push it to Live. When doing so, you can choose from the following options:

  • Overwrite files
  • Push full database
  • Push structure changes in tables
  • Push tables with changed data

# Domain

Directly below the Live/Staging buttons you will find the name of your instance, which you can change by clicking on the "edit" button next to it. Tap the downward arrow by the name to open a list of your instances, and easily move to another, without the need of going back to the list of your instances.

A step lower, the full domain of your website is located. It is interactable, so you can click on it to open your page in a new tab.

Next, to the right, you will find the "Change Domain" function and any tags assigned to the instance. You can always "Add More" tags.

# Actions

The same actions that can be performed directly from the list of instances are all placed in the top right corner. These include:

  • Share Instance
  • WP Admin Access
  • Create Staging (same as the "+" sign before)
  • Update
  • Clear Cache
  • Delete Instance

# Menu

The instance details are grouped into sections. Each section can be accessed by clicking on their corresponding button. The sections are:

  • Site Details
  • Monitoring
  • Backups
  • Plugins
  • Advanced Settings

To the far right, you will find a button that will take you to your hosting area.

# Site Details

The landing section, or the one opened by default is the Site Details. This is where you can see the site preview screenshot and use the "Visit website" button. The WordPress and WooCommerce versions are checked automatically, so you can easily see if they are up to date. If they are not, you will be able to update them with just one click of a button here. See the backup schedule, create backups if needed and set the SSL Certificate for your domain. Finally, see how fast your website loads on desktop and mobile platforms.

# Instance analytics

At the bottom of the page, you will find graphs presenting data regarding the traffic and bandwidth usage. The scope of these graphs can be set to "Last Week," "Last Month" and "Last Year."