{"id":16470,"date":"2019-01-16T14:40:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T19:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?p=16470"},"modified":"2021-07-13T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T19:15:03","slug":"how-to-create-a-cloud-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-cloud-wordpress-product-guide\/how-to-create-a-cloud-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Cloud WordPress Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><p>Want to try a new plugin or theme before installing it on your website? With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/free-wordpress-demo\/\"><b>Cloud WordPress<\/b><\/a> you can quickly create a site, perform tests, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-cloud-wordpress-product-guide\/how-to-create-a-cloud-wordpress-site\/support\/cloud-wordpress\/how-to-delete-a-cloud-wordpress-site\/\">delete<\/a> it when you&rsquo;re finished. To keep the website you&rsquo;ve created, you&rsquo;ll need to migrate it to your personal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-hosting\/\">WordPress hosting<\/a> account. Free BoldGrid users can have one Cloud WordPress installation at a time, while Premium users can have multiple.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"creating-a-cloud-wordpress-site\">Creating a Cloud WordPress Site<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Log into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/central\">BoldGrid Central<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <b>Cloud WordPress<\/b> link in the navigation menu.<\/li>\n<li>On the <em>Cloud WordPress<\/em> page click the <b>Create New Install<\/b> button.<\/li>\n<li>Choose if you want to install the <b>BoldGrid Pro Design Suite<\/b>, <b>BoldGrid Quick Launch Design Suite<\/b>, or <b>WordPress Only<\/b>. You can also choose a specific theme and plugins to auto install by using <b>Custom Installs<\/b> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-cloud-wordpress-product-guide\/how-to-create-a-snap-for-rapid-wordpress-design\/\">Snaps<\/a> at the bottom.\n<ul>\n<li>The BoldGrid Pro Design Suite will install <a href=\"\/crio-wordpress-theme-for-business\/\">BoldGrid Crio<\/a>, our latest SuperTheme, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-page-builder-by-boldgrid\/\">Post and Page Builder<\/a>. Opening the Customizer immediately will install Starter Content to help you get going quickly.<\/li>\n<li>The BoldGrid Quick Launch Design Suite option will install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-page-templates-inspirations\/\">BoldGrid Inspirations<\/a>, giving you a site pre-populated with content you can swap out to make your own. After completing the Inspirations process all BoldGrid plugins will install, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-page-builder-by-boldgrid\/\">Post and Page Builder<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-backup-plugin\/\">Total Upkeep<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The WordPress Only option will only install the newest version of WordPress core, with the current default theme.<\/li>\n<li>The Customize Install option will allow you to choose any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-plugins\/\">plugins from the BoldGrid suite<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/ecommerce-plugin\/\">WooCommerce<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-contact-form-plugin\/\">weforms<\/a> if you choose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <b>Continue<\/b> button and your new <em>Cloud WordPress<\/em> site will then be installed.<\/li>\n<li>When it&rsquo;s finished you will see your <em>Admin URL<\/em>, <em>Site URL<\/em>, <em>Username<\/em>, and <em>Password<\/em> listed. <strong>Save<\/strong> this information for your records.<\/li>\n<li>There will also be several buttons. Click<strong> Admin Panel<\/strong> to access the WordPress Dashboard, <strong>View Site<\/strong> to see your new website, and <strong>Finished<\/strong> to return to the main Cloud WordPress page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"cloud-wordpress-faqs\">Cloud WordPress FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"why-did-my-website-disappear-can-i-get-the-site-back\">Why did my website disappear? Can I get the site back?<\/h3>\n<p>There are two types of Cloud WordPress installations &ndash; trial and permanent. If you created the Cloud WordPress without creating and verifying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/central\/\">BoldGrid Central<\/a> account, it was a trial.<\/p>\n<p>Trial websites on Cloud WordPress only last for 48 hours. If your site says <b>The location you requested is inactive,<\/b> it means all website content is gone. Once a trial Cloud WordPress expires or is deleted, there isn&rsquo;t a recovery process for getting it back.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-do-i-make-my-cloud-wordpress-install-permanent\">How do I make my Cloud WordPress install permanent?<\/h3>\n<p>You can check if your Cloud WordPress installation is a trial from the WordPress dashboard. The top section will show an expiration date if it&rsquo;s a temporary trial, like shown below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/expiring-cloud-wordpress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/expiring-cloud-wordpress-1024x233.png\" alt=\"Cloud WordPress expiration date\" width=\"1024\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/expiring-cloud-wordpress-1024x233.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/expiring-cloud-wordpress-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/expiring-cloud-wordpress-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/expiring-cloud-wordpress.png 1482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To save a trial Cloud WordPress installation, please follow the instructions below. Keep in mind all Cloud WordPress websites are trials in the sense that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/boldgrid-cloud-wordpress-product-guide\/whats-the-difference-between-cloud-wordpress-and-web-hosting\/\"> Cloud WordPress is not permanent web hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First create and verify a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/central\/\"> BoldGrid Central<\/a> account. <b>Make sure your account is verified before proceeding!<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Next, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/central\/cloud-wordpress\">create a new Cloud WordPress installatio<\/a>n while logged into your account.<\/li>\n<li>Finally you can use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/wordpress-backup-plugin\/\">backup plugin<\/a> like BoldGrid&rsquo;s Total Upkeep to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/total-upkeep\/using-total-upkeep-to-migrate-wordpress-for-staging\/\">migrate your website<\/a> in a few clicks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations, now you know how to create a Cloud WordPress site! Now, you can start performing tests or building your dream website.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to try a new plugin or theme before installing it on your website? With Cloud WordPress you can quickly create a site, perform tests, then delete it when you&rsquo;re finished. To keep the website you&rsquo;ve created, you&rsquo;ll need to migrate it to your personal WordPress hosting account. 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