{"id":9887,"date":"2025-01-14T12:20:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getglow.io\/?post_type=wiki&#038;p=9887"},"modified":"2025-05-07T12:25:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:25:55","slug":"glow-and-non-wordpress-sites","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wiki\/glow-and-non-wordpress-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Glow and non-WordPress sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding non-WordPress sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a non-WordPress site to your account, follow the usual process of <a href=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wiki\/add-a-website\/\">adding a new website<\/a> and simply <strong>cancel<\/strong> the process in <code>Step 3<\/code>, where you&#8217;re asked to download the Glow plugin (which of course you don&#8217;t need for non-WordPress sites).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/getglow.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/adding-nonwp-site.gif\" alt=\"screenshot of glow showing the process of adding a non-wordpress website\" class=\"wp-image-9889\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you click <code>Cancel<\/code>, the site will be added to your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Managing non-WordPress sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For non-WordPress sites, some of Glow&#8217;s features will not work as they&#8217;re WordPress-specific. 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