Trial Sites
Trial Sites are your development environments for starting a new site project before you publish to a custom domain name.
The number of Trial Sites available and the timeframe until they expire, depend on your Treepl CMS member status.
Quick Start
Setup a Trial Site
Once logged into your Treepl Portal (portal.treepl.co) you should arrive at the 'Trial Sites' page.
From here, use the ‘Create New Site’ button to start a new site instance, completing the information required for your site as follows:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Site Name | A descriptive name for your project. |
| Root Domain | Either treepl.co or trialsite.co (for white-labelling). |
| Subdomain | Usually autocompletes, but you can change if needed. |
| Hosting Plan | An appropriate plan for your project requirements/budget. |
| Create From | Choose a blank site or one of the free Treepl CMS templates (preview the templates via the blue button). |
| Data Center | Choose the server location best for your site. |
| Country | Set your sites primary location. |
| Timezone | Set the server time to be used for all your site's date/time functions. |
Click "Save" and within approximately 1 minute your site instances should spin up and ready to access.
(the instance will appear in your ‘Trial Sites’ list with a pending status until ready)
Manage a Trial Site
Once a Trial Site is ready, you'll see additional options available for managing your instance:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| URL | View the Trial Site with the system generated subdomain. |
| Admin | Navigate to the site admin. |
| Activate | Start the site activation process to publish the site under a custom domain. |
| Duplicate | Create an complete copy of the instance. |
| Edit details | Access the instance settings. |
| Delete | Remove the instance from your account. |
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