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Creating a new WPengine site

A “site” refers to the the container for related environments. Site names can be changed at any time and do not need to be unique.

If this is the first site on your account, you may be prompted to select a data center where your website will be hosted. Learn more about our data centers here. In general, we suggest selecting the location closest to the bulk of your customers.

  1. Log into the User Portal
  2. Click Add Site
  3. Select how this site will be used:
    • (Most common) This site is mine; it will count towards my site allowance.
    • This site is transferable; You’ll be transferring the site to a client or collaborator.
  4. Choose a site creation option:
    • Start with a blank site – Create a fresh installation of WordPress.
    • Start with a guided experience – Create a fresh installation of WordPress with added template options, such as themes and sample content, preinstalled.
    • Migrate a site – Choose this option when creating a new installation of WordPress to migrate to from another web host.
    • Copy an existing environment to a new site – Make a copy of an existing environment on your account within a new site. This is a great option if you have a self-built starter template used for clients and want to transfer it later on.
    • Move an existing environment to a new site – This option moves any existing environment on your account from one site to a new site. For example, if you are rebuilding a website this can help separate your old and new sites more easily.
  5. Click Next
  6. Fill in a Site name
    • This name can be changed later
  7. Fill in an Environment name
    • This is the first environment that will be created with the new site. The name must be unique and cannot have been used before.
  8. Select the Environment type for this new environment
    • Production — Intended to be taken live on a custom domain
    • Staging — Intended for testing updates or debugging errors
    • Development — Intended for building and development
  9. (Optional) Automatic Plugin Updates. This section allows you to install Smart Plugin Manager on the website if you have purchased this add-on.
  10. (Optional) Add the site to a group. For organization purposes only, the site can be grouped with similar sites on your account. Information on groups can be found here.
  11. Click Add Site

SOURCE: https://wpengine.com/support/environments/#Create_Site