Title: Dashboard: Improved Network Sites Launch Tool
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: October 20, 2022
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP Dashboard](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-dashboard/)
 3. Dashboard: Improved Network Sites Launch Tool

# Dashboard: Improved Network Sites Launch Tool

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 20 October 2022

23:00:20 GMT+0000

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 * Updated DNS step that includes preflight checks to ensure that the DNS record
   for your domain is reachable and pointing to WordPress VIP
 * Added a new TLS certificate step that shows certificate-specific preflights checks,
   along with an option to provision a Let’s Encrypt certificate
 * Updated the final step to mark a launched network site as not launched
 * Added an automatic sync to Jetpack once you’ve updated your site to allow for
   a seamless update of your Jetpack Cache SiteThe launch tool