Announcements

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  1. 3.4.0 - Templates Split into Snapshots and Templates

    New Feature
    New Release
    Improvement
    Fix

     

    Added

    ⚡ Shared and private templates will now be called Snapshots.

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    ⚡ Templates will now exclusively feature monetized designs.

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    ⚡ 3D secure card will now be charged $1 for verification as well.

     

    Improved

    ⚡ Multiple UIs and features related to Snapshots and Templates are updated.

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    ⚡ Template/Hosting sales, along with payouts, will now feature under the Sell section.

    ⚡ Template statics graph will now feature under Template > Sales.

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    ⚡ Payout setup is now a compulsion for creating a paid template.

    ⚡ PHP 8.4 has been enabled on all servers.

    🔌 Site Management features list is updated.

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Slack Integration with the InstaWP app has been fixed.

    ⚡ LocalWP backup import has been fixed.

    ⚡ The PHP config settings bug has now been fixed.

    ⚡ Permanent Site toggle has now been fixed.

    🔌 Managed site's team name and user email ID not showing issue is fixed.

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  2. 3.3.0 - Dashboard and Plugin UI fixes for Smoother Experience

    Improvement
    New Feature
    New Release

    Added

    ⚡ A new look to the site status column in the Sites table.

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    ⚡ Suspended Sites will now have a tooltip box displaying the reason for suspension.

    🔌 A new landing screen has been added to the InstaWP Connect plugin.

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    Improved

    ⚡ The sidebar collapse state will now be retained even after refresh or logout.

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    🔌 Enhanced clarity in error messages.

    🔌 Added visibility of connected team name and user email ID on plugin interface.

    🔌 Improved database security and features.

     

    Fixed

    wp.new URL has been fixed.

    ⚡ The Activity Logs page and report have been fixed.

    Sites filter dropdown has been fixed.

    ⚡ Pagination under tables has been fixed.

    Manage search has been fixed.

    ⚡ The Addon button and billing details have been fixed on the subscription page.

    🔌 During migration destination file handling is fixed for end-to-end migration

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

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  3. 3.2.0 - Better Code Editing Experience + Plugin/Theme drag-n-drop is back

    Improvement
    New Feature
    New Release

     

    Added

    ⚡ A new Web Editor WPCodeBox IDE is integrated to our platform.

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    ⚡ Sites can now be marked as Temporary or Permanent after creation.

    ⚡ Template's image is now visible in the Shared Link's preview (useful for social sharing)

     

    Improved

    ⚡ The 404 page has been improved.

    ⚡ Commands will instantly be visible for your sites (no refreshing required).

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Plugin/Theme URL and ZIP drag and drop functionality have been fixed.

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    ⚡ The Atarim icon on the site listing table has been fixed.

    Email us link has been fixed on the verify email page (for new signups).

    ⚡ Site hard refresh header (which appears after each new release) has been fixed.

     

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  4. 3.1.0 - Enhanced Import/Export, Security, UI Fixes

    Announcement
    New Release
    Improvement
    Fix

    Added

    ⚡ The ability to import sites exported by LocalWP has been added.

    ⚡ WPStudio Import/export functionality has been added.

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    ⚡ Each InstaWP Live site will now be an advanced Managed Site by default.

    ⚡ Email related to the WaaS Demo site now has a Magic Login link.

    ⚡ ED25519 SSH key access is now supported for enhanced security and performance.

    ⚡ You can enable/disable site management features while converting a site to Advanced.

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    ⚡ Validation for a minimum price of $1 has been added for monetized templates.

    🔌 Exposed update migration API is added to handle post-migration activities.

     

    Improved

    🔌 The entire InstaWP Connect plugin is optimized for performance.

    ⚡ Templates now support Site Lifetime of more than 90 days for custom plans.

    ⚡ Template sites can now be searched by email as well.

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    Fixed

    ⚡ Text for Sites related UIs is updated.

    ⚡ Server location has been fixed on the Site details page.

    ⚡ A navigation issue related to the command creation modal is resolved.

    ⚡ Newly created sites will now instantly show in the Sites table.

    ⚡ WaaS index screen for no search results is fixed.

    ⚡ Hosting Filters have been fixed.

    ⚡ Direct site installation via URL is now fixed.

    🔌 Yoast SEO metadata sync issue is fixed.

    🔌 A Pull migration issue has been fixed.

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  5. 3.0 - InstaWP Dashboard in a New Avatar and WaaS Fixes

    Improvement
    Fix
    Announcement
    New Release
    New Feature

    Added

    ⚡ Complete revamp of the platform UI with new header and sidebars.

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    ⚡ A second sidebar has been added for better navigation for detail pages.

    ⚡ The ability to migrate using SSH has been added for better reliability. Try now. 

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    ⚡ A new skeleton loader has been added for a better UI experience.

    ⚡ Sites on the Connects tab can be classified as Advanced and Basic.

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    ⚡ Ability to pause managed site reports scheduling.

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    ⚡ Staging and Hosting sites have been merged into the “Sites” menu.

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    ⚡ New Site dashboard details page shows basic details of the site.

    ⚡ Site descriptions have been added to the listing and detail pages.

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    ⚡ Notification toggle for uptime notification.

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    Improved

    ⚡ Optimized UI/UX for a cloud-based experience.

    ⚡ Template verification and password email have been combined for better UX.

    ⚡ Empty state has been improved.

    ⚡ Resources will now not be available after a plan expires.

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Hosting site creation from the WaaS demo site has been fixed.

    ⚡ WaaS plan price, which was showing $0, has been fixed.

    ⚡ WaaS trial staging sites won't appear on the Staging tab anymore.

    ⚡ Issue of User Proration (upon subscription cancellation) has now been fixed.

    🔌 Fixed pull migration SSL support issue.

    🔌 Removed file manager from connect helpers to avoid security issues.

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  6. 2.54.0 - Dedicated Staging for Live Sites, Refined WaaS & Hosting APIs, and more

    Improvement
    Fix
    Announcement
    New Release

    Added

    ⚡ RunCloud hosting connection has been upgraded to use API v3; v2 to be depreciated.

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    ⚡ Editing of API key for existing 3rd party hosting connections is now possible.

    ⚡ InstaWP Live sites now natively support the creation of a staging site.

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    ⚡ Native InstaWP Export/Import format has been added.

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    ⚡ Multiple Orgs Support for Server Avatar has been added.

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    ⚡ Admin users can now set a default Magic Login User for their Connected Sites (Manage > Users)

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    Improved

    ⚡ Install Plugin/Themes page now shows an error when the input slug is wrong.

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    ⚡ Faster Dashboard where static assets are now loading from CDN.

    ⚡ Last scan tooltip description is added for performance & security scanners.

    ⚡ Expiry time of the site created via paid template will now be 90 days for any user.

    ⚡ Templates, Hosting Plans & Configuration details have been added to the WaaS API.

    ⚡ Generate Link WaaS Improvements:

    • A toggle for Public/Private mode is added in the modal.
    • The "Generate Link" button is added in the footer of the modal (left side).
    • The modal title is changed from <waas name> to Private WaaS.
    • Webhook has now been replaced with the API call.
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    🔌 Deployed duplicate image upload prevention for 2 way sync.

    🔌 Refactored uptime monitoring logic for improved validation and error handling

    🔌 Enhanced uptime monitoring with additional user validation checks

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Sales menu slow-loading issue for the template monetization UI is fixed.

    ⚡ KYC error on the payout page has now been fixed

    🔌 2 Way Sync - 429 error due to too many images in a post or page is fixed.

    🔌 InstaWP Export/Import UI fixes were applied.

    🔌 Fixed issues with the hosting site and subscription counts.

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  7. 2.53.0 - New Uptime Settings, Notification Toggles, and WaaS API updates

    Improvement
    Fix
    Announcement
    New Release

    Added

    ⚡ New uptime settings are added to control frequency and locations. (Advanced Plan)

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    ⚡ New Connected Site and Hosting Site notification toggle are added.

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    Improved

    ⚡ “Name” field validation added in template purchase (when Collect Name is ON).

    ⚡ Added Reset Password option for accounts with auto-generated passwords.

    ⚡ Fixed Redirect URL for WaaS API and added plan_id in the webhook call.

    ⚡ Migration success screen UI is improved.

    🔌 "Rate our plugin" option has been added.

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Fixed plugins/themes page mover hover issue.

    ⚡ Site title for restored templates is fixed.

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

     

  8. 2.52.0 - Seamless Support for Advanced Sites and Better Site Management

    Improvement
    Fix

    Added

    ⚡ Toggles to enable advanced connection for your sites from Site Setting > Activity Logs, Vulnerability Scanning, and Performance Scanning pages.

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    🔌 Added support for FSE theme global styles, Templates, and Template parts in 2 Way Sync.

     

    Improved

    ⚡ We're now sending emails upon hosted and connected sites creation.

    ⚡ Child site will now be treated as a parent if the parent Connected Site is deleted.

    ⚡ Label and Text improvement has been made on Migration-related pages.

    🔌 Improved performance for the Connect plugin.

    🔌 Verified compatibility with WordPress 6.7 for improved user experience.

     

    Fixes

    ⚡ Users can now change Template Names even if their Template quota is exhausted.

    🔌 Fixed missing PHP checks and incorrect variables.

    🔌 Resolved file size calculation errors

    🔌 Added JWT support & custom API server URL support.

    🔌 Enhanced API responses for initial connection.

    🔌 Fixed support to mark staging site as parent via API.

    🔌 Fixed 404 errors and file check exclusion issues in push migration.

    🔌 Fixed secured unserialized data handling to prevent potential vulnerabilities.

    🔌 Fixed default username for magic login.

    🔌 Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements.

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  9. 2.51.0 - Magic Login User Roles for Templates, Simpler Trials, and Easy Advanced Managed Site Creation

    Improvement
    New Release

    Added

    ⚡ Added ability to change magic login user role for demo sites created by Shared templates.

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    ⚡ Added option to create an Advanced site (for management) during first connection.

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    ⚡ Added a warning to tell if the PHP version differs from source and destination during migration.

    🔌 Added a warning to notify users when the plugin is not updated to the latest version.

    🔌 Added support for disconnect and connect via WP CLI.

     

    Improved

    ⚡ Plan name has been added to the site settings page for the hosted sites.

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    ⚡ Expiry time is now displayed at the time of WaaS demo site creation.

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    ⚡Server locations are now full country names instead of aliases.

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    ⚡ Tons of examples and description has been added to Public API documentation.

    ⚡ Team dropdown has been added to mobile screens.

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ Fixed an issue related to Credits being displayed in the team dropdown and on the Credits page

    ⚡ Fixed bug related to template staging site creation.

    ⚡ Faker (under Configurations) data not being saved issue has been fixed.

    🔌 Fixed an issue related to marking staging site as parent via API.

    🔌 Fixed an issue related to file skipping.

    🔌 Fixed openssl_encrypt warning issue regarding IV.

    🔌 Fixed IWPDB issue during pull migration file transfer.

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin

  10. 2.50.0 - Basic & Advanced Connected Sites, Activity Logs

    Fix
    Improvement
    Announcement
    New Release

    Added

    ⚡ Convert from Basic to Advanced sites (for site management). Learn More 

    ⚡ Migration tool's link has been added to the Settings menu (right-top).

     

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    ⚡ Toggle Activity Logs off or on from the App's UI.

     

    Activity Logs

    🔌 Similarly, toggle has been added for Activity Logs in plugin dashboard.

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    ⚡ Added an option to convert a WaaS as private.

    🔌 Added support to toggle Activity logs via REST API.

    🔌 Added white-label support for enterprise customers.

    Improved

    ⚡ Stabilized the staging creation process.

    ⚡ Tooltip has been added to Schedule Update in connect table.

    ⚡ Core updates are now being tracked via Activity Logs.

    ⚡ Load time of the application is further reduced.

     

    Fixed

    ⚡ An issue related to disabling & deleting Monetized templates has been fixed.

    ⚡ A few WaaS UI issues have been fixed.

    ⚡ Connected site pagination has been fixed.

    ⚡ Checksum issue on pull migration has been resolved.

    ⚡ The pagination for the Sandbox site listing has been fixed.

    ⚡ Fixed an issue related to Adding Team Members as an add-on.

    ⚡ Select dropdown's design has been fixed for some pages.

    ⚡ File permission issue for the info file on push migration.

     

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    ⚡ - InstaWP App | 🔌 - Connect Plugin