# Getting started

From sign-up to a working preview takes about 15 minutes. Going live takes a few DNS changes, which you make when you're ready. Nothing changes on your live site until you choose to go live.

## 1. Create your account

[Sign up](https://app.wranglepress.com/signup) with your name, email and a password, then confirm your email. You get a 14-day free trial with room for 2 sites. No card needed.

## 2. Add your site

In the dashboard, click **Add a site** and enter its current address, like `https://www.example.com`.

## 3. Connect the plugin (recommended)

Download the **WranglePress Connector** plugin from your site's page in the dashboard. In WordPress®, go to *Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin*, upload it and activate it. Then open *Settings → WranglePress* and paste the connection key from the dashboard.

The plugin lets us find every page and rebuild whenever you publish. It never sends us passwords. You can skip it for a first try; we'll find pages by following links and your sitemap.

## 4. Build and preview

Click **Build now**. When it finishes, open the preview link. Click through the pages and send a test form.

## 5. Go live

1. Enter your public domain and prove you own it by adding one DNS record we show you.
2. Click **Publish**. Nothing changes yet: the domain still points at your host.
3. Point the domain at WranglePress with one more DNS record. We set up the certificate for you, and visitors get the static copy as DNS updates.
4. Decide what happens to WordPress. **Keep it:** move it to an address like `wp.example.com` with a login in front, and update the WordPress address in your site settings. **Or retire it:** back it up, set forms to email mode, and cancel the hosting. The site stays online as it is.

**Prefer to chat?** Connect your AI assistant under **AI assistants** in the dashboard, and it can do steps 2 to 5 for you, for one site or many. See [AI assistants](https://wranglepress.com/ai-assistants).

Every step has a detailed guide inside the dashboard, under **Help**. Stuck? Email [support@wranglepress.com](mailto:support@wranglepress.com) and a person will answer.

[Join the waitlist](https://app.wranglepress.com/waitlist)

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Canonical page: https://wranglepress.com/getting-started · Last updated 2026-10-24