Manage a WordPress site
Use AppLaunch controls to open, start, stop, restart, rename, and safely remove a WordPress site.
Open Dashboard → Services → your WordPress service → WordPress, then select the site.
Understand the site tabs
- Overview shows the domain, aliases, redirects, WordPress version, document root, and runtime state.
- Files opens the browser file manager.
- Database shows the built-in database, connection details, phpMyAdmin, and WP Admin access.
- Access shows SSH and SFTP credentials.
- Backups creates, downloads, restores, and deletes snapshots.
- Logs shows runtime output.
Start, stop, or restart
Use Start when the site is stopped, Stop for planned maintenance, and Restart after a runtime change or when directed by an error. A restart does not repair a broken plugin, invalid PHP file, or incorrect database setting; inspect Logs if the problem returns.
Do not interrupt a site while it is provisioning, restarting, restoring, or applying another operation.
Open the public site or WP Admin
Use the external-link action beside the domain to open the public site. Open Database → WordPress Access → Open WP Admin for the administrator area.
Change domains
Add aliases and redirects from Overview only after the domain is linked and its DNS record is ready. Confirm the new hostname works over HTTPS before making it primary. WordPress URLs stored in content or configuration may need a proper search-and-replace or WordPress URL update; AppLaunch does not rewrite every hard-coded URL automatically.
Delete a site
Deletion permanently removes the site and its associated runtime data. Before selecting Delete Site:
- Create and download a completed backup.
- Export any content you need from WordPress.
- Confirm no domain, webhook, or email flow still depends on the site.
- Type or accept the confirmation only when the correct site is selected.
For recovery and diagnostics, see WordPress backups and logs and Troubleshoot WordPress.