Demo Sites
With Studio, you can share your work with demo sites. These demo sites are powered by WordPress.com on a temporary domain (wp.build), and they allow you to share snapshots of your local sites with clients or team members.
You can create up to five demo sites at a time per WordPress.com account, and you can view the total number of demo sites you have associated with your account by clicking on your avatar within the Studio app.
While demo sites are intended for sharing with clients and gathering early feedback for up to seven days, a hosting plan is required to make your site permanently accessible. Use the Studio Sync or Import/Export features to connect your Studio site to a hosting plan.
Create a Demo Site
To create a demo site:
- Select the local site within the Studio.
- Click on the “Share” tab.
- Log in to WordPress.com if you haven’t already.
- Click on the “Add demo site” button.
Your demo site should be ready to view in a few seconds, and it will be available to access publicly for seven days.
Update Your Demo Site
By design, demo sites are generated as one-time “snapshots” of your work. That said, you may synchronize local site changes with your demo site:
- Select the local site within Studio.
- Click on the “Share” tab.
- Click “Update demo site” and confirm.
Your demo site will be updated with the local changes in a few seconds. This will also reset the demo site expiration date back to seven days.
Demo Site Expiration
Demo sites are temporary, and each demo site will be automatically deleted after seven days from the last update. This feature ensures that demo environments are used for short-term feedback and review purposes.
Delete All Demo Sites
To quickly delete all of your demo sites within Studio:
- Click on your avatar within Studio.
- Click the three stacked dots (⋮) next to your demo site count.
- Click the Delete all demo sites button.
Last updated: January 14, 2025
