Connect your first site

Connecting a site takes about ninety seconds. You install the connector plugin, paste a workspace key, and the site appears in your dashboard with its full inventory.

1. Install the connector

Install WPBit Connector from the plugin directory, or with WP-CLI if you already have shell access:

wp plugin install wpbit-connector --activate
wp wpbit connect --key=wpb_live_a91f…

The connector generates an asymmetric key pair on the site. The private half never leaves your server, so a compromise of WPBit cannot be used to administer your sites.

2. Paste your workspace key

Find the key under Settings → Connections. One key can enrol any number of sites; rotate it whenever a contractor leaves and previously enrolled sites stay connected.

3. Verify with the API

The site should appear within a few seconds. Once the public API ships, you will be able to confirm this from a script:

{
  "id": "site_8fk21",
  "domain": "northlane.studio",
  "core": "6.6",
  "php": "8.3",
  "updates_pending": 4,
  "status": "online"
}

The public API is on the roadmap and is not available yet — the call above will not run today. As planned, requests will be authenticated with a bearer token scoped per workspace and rate limited to 600 requests per minute.

Next steps