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Stability matters when developers are building, testing, and demoing #WordPress sites. Grateful to see that reliability being recognized.

@AdmireTheWeb @WordPress Thanks for the appreciation. This is exactly what we strive for at InstaWP.

This is very flaky @wordpress. Happened tons of times I’ve used it… I wish I didn’t have to say this, but @insta_wp is far more stable.

Yes, you can create a demo site for your plugin using this doc: docs.instawp.com/en/article/ins… For restricting users from installing any plugins other than the ones you set, this security option should help too: #3-security" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.instawp.com/en/article/sna… This applies once the snapshot is already set up. For anything else, feel free to reach out to the support team through the app.

@insta_wp Is there a documentation for this? I want to create a workflow using which the user start with my plugin but cannot install any other plugins except the set ones?

I will be creating a test site for Core Forms using @insta_wp so that everyone can see how it works, especially the headless feature which makes an instawp site a great backend for Astro, Next.JS and other headless CMS sites.

@marcoandrei @MarcoAlmeidaPT @mikhail_b_ @codemasterjl @WooSearch @WCEurope Thanks for the recommendation.

For a long time, there weren’t any demos for my @WooSearch plugin. Finally, I added them: both frontend and backend demos. The setup went quite smoothly. I especially like setting up the admin demo via @insta_wp - it works great and is quite cheap.

@MarcoAlmeidaPT @mikhail_b_ @codemasterjl @WooSearch This made our day. Thanks, @marcoandrei

@mikhail_b_ @codemasterjl @WooSearch @insta_wp Yeah I use @insta_wp for demos too. It’s the best.

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@mikhail_b_ @WooSearch Thanks for sharing this, Michael. Feedback like this is exactly what helps us make InstaWP better. We’ll surely work on making demo setup easier to follow with clearer walkthroughs and better in-product guidance. We appreciate you taking the time to share where we can improve.

Yes, thanks for your product.Perhaps the major complaint for me when I just got started was the lack of walkthroughs. For example, when I needed to set up those demo sites, I had to ask Claude about it. From your interface, it wasn’t clear what to do. So I think this is an area where you can make some improvements.

#WordPress accessibility just got a serious upgrade. The updated accessibility-ready theme requirements are now live, and InstaWP is proud to have supported the process with real WordPress testing environments when the team needed more flexibility. Grateful for the mention, @WordPress 🙌 Read more about it here: make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

@heyamberhinds @joedolson @RianRietveld @heyamberhinds we’re glad InstaWP could help make that easier. 🙌

Accessibility-ready requirements for #WordPress themes have been updated! This was a multi-year process with many people involved, and I'm so happy to see the culmination of that process finally live. 🙌 Huge shout-out to @joedolson and @RianRietveld for supporting my efforts on this and pushing it over the finishline. Also, thank you ❤️ to @insta_wp for donating the testing environments when we determined that using Playground wouldn't work. Theme devs with already published themes have until June 30th, 2026, to get their themes updated to the new standards or remove the accessibility-ready tag. #accessibility #a11y Read the official announcement: make.wordpress.org/accessibility/…

@IvyForms is now featured inside the InstaWP dashboard. Select it while creating a new WordPress site, and the plugin gets auto installed on launch. No plugin hunting. No manual setup. Just spin up a site and start capturing intent faster. InstaWP x IVYForms means forms ready from the first click.

"WordPress development is too fragmented,” says someone who hasn’t tried InstaWP yet. We are building one connected workflow for modern WordPress teams. Q2 is bringing four new features means less switching and more shipping.

Cloudflare launched EmDash as the "WordPress killer." So naturally, we had to test it. What we found? It's way more nuanced than the hype. Breaking it down here → youtu.be/vSX3G8bWE6E