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Most sandboxes need only the defaults. The create form exposes the rest when you need a specific stack, region, lifespan, or starting point. The New sandbox form with site name, WordPress version, and PHP version

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Start the form

Open New sandbox from the dashboard. You can also create a free guest sandbox from the SandyWP homepage. Provisioning progress stays visible until the sandbox reaches ready. At that point, open the public site or use Auto Login to enter wp-admin.

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Basic options

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Advanced settings

Open Advanced settings for lifetime and debugging choices.

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Site lifespan

Account-owned sandboxes can be set to one hour, one day, one week, two weeks, one month, or permanent. Permanent sandboxes require a paid plan. Guest sandboxes always expire after seven hours, regardless of the selected value. See Lifespan and permanence for expiry and retention details.

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Standard or debugging setup

Standard creates a clean production-style WordPress installation. Debugging can enable WordPress debug mode, Query Monitor, a wp-content/debug.log, visible debug output, and unminified core assets.
Visible debug output can expose errors to visitors. Use it only on a disposable sandbox intended for debugging.

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After creation

Use the sandbox dashboard to open wp-admin, change PHP settings, connect a Git repository, browse files, or open the database. Save a configured sandbox as a Template when you expect to reuse it.