Site Blueprints

Site Blueprints

Every time you launch a new WordPress site, you probably install the same set of plugins, activate your preferred theme, and configure the same settings. Site blueprints let you capture that entire setup once and replay it automatically on every new site — saving you from repetitive manual work and keeping your team’s sites consistent from day one.

This feature is particularly valuable for agencies and teams who spin up multiple WordPress sites with similar requirements. Instead of a checklist you have to follow manually, the blueprint does the work for you.

What a Blueprint Can Include

A blueprint lets you pre-define the following for any new site:

• WordPress settings — site title, tagline, timezone, and permalink structure (the URL format WordPress uses for your posts and pages)
• Plugins — a list of plugins to install and activate automatically
• Themes — the theme to install and activate
• WXR import file — a WXR (WordPress eXtended RSS) file, which is the standard WordPress export format, used to import starter content like pages, posts, and menus

Creating a Blueprint

To create a new blueprint from scratch:

1. Navigate to Team Settings > Site Blueprints.
2. Click Create Blueprint.
3. Enter a name for the blueprint (e.g., Agency Starter or WooCommerce Store).
4. Configure the desired WordPress settings, plugins, and themes.
5. Optionally upload a WXR file to include starter content.
6. Click Save.

Duplicating a Blueprint

If you need a variation of an existing blueprint, duplicating saves you from rebuilding it from scratch:

1. Find the blueprint you want to copy in the list.
2. Click the Duplicate button.
3. FlyWP creates a new blueprint with all the same settings, prefixed with “Copy of.”
4. Edit the duplicated blueprint to make your changes.

Tip

Start with one “base” blueprint containing the plugins and settings you use on every site — a security plugin, an SEO plugin, your preferred theme. Then duplicate it to create more specific variations like e-commerce or membership sites.

Using a Blueprint

When creating a new site, you can apply a blueprint during setup:

1. Start the Create New Site flow.
2. In the configuration step, select a Blueprint from the dropdown.
3. Complete the rest of the site creation process.
4. FlyWP automatically applies the blueprint settings, installs the specified plugins and themes, and imports any WXR content.

Managing Blueprints

The blueprints page lists all your team’s blueprints. From here you can:

• Edit a blueprint to update its configuration
• Duplicate a blueprint to create a variation
• Delete a blueprint you no longer need

Note

Deleting or editing a blueprint does not affect sites that were already created using it. FlyWP applies blueprints only at site creation time — existing sites are never changed.

Example Use Cases

Blueprint Name	What It Includes
Agency Starter	Your agency’s default theme, Yoast SEO, WP Rocket, WPForms, contact page template
WooCommerce Store	WooCommerce, Stripe gateway, Storefront theme, sample product import
Blog	Starter theme, Yoast SEO, social sharing plugin, sample blog posts via WXR import
Client Handoff	Minimal setup with a maintenance mode plugin and branded login page

Related Pages

• Creating a Site
• Team Overview
• WordPress Settings