Launch a development site by purchasing yourself

Last reviewed on March 31, 2026

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When your development site is ready to go live, you can purchase the hosting license yourself at your agency volume discount. Billing begins on the launch date.

In this guide, you will learn how to launch a development site by purchasing the hosting license on your agency account.

Follow these steps to launch a development site with agency billing:

  1. Navigate to the Sites Dashboard in the Automattic for Agencies portal.
  2. Open the actions menu for your development site and select “Prepare for Launch”.
The Site visibility panel showing the "Launch Site" and "Refer to client" options.
  1. Click “Launch Site”.
  2. You will be taken to checkout where you will complete the purchase using the discounted rate determined by the number of licenses you already own.
  3. Your site is now live with a paid license.

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