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Use Try demo to create a reusable demo-based CanaryWP testing environment.

Last updated August 3, 2026

What Try demo does

Try demo imports the maintained demo.canarywp.com archive and creates a normal CanaryWP testing environment from it. The source is treated like a live WordPress site, but the archive is managed by CanaryWP for quick evaluation.

Demo archive location

The reusable demo archive is stored in R2 under files/demo. It should stay in the bucket even when a user deletes a demo-created instance.

What gets deleted

  • Deleting a demo-created instance removes the instance-owned runtime resources.
  • Temporary import files can be cleaned up after restore.
  • The permanent files/demo archive must remain available for future Try demo imports.

When to use it

  • Use Try demo to validate import speed, testing flows, and UI behavior.
  • Use a real import when you need to test a customer or production site copy.