MainWP Blog - Dennis Dornon

Your management dashboard is infrastructure. Treat it that way. It sits between you and every client site. It touches your updates, your backups, your monitoring, your reports. If you don’t control it, you’re exposed to someone else’s pricing changes, acquisition exits, and roadmap pivots. Agencies are finally asking the question they should have asked years ago: do we own this, or are we renting it? This Is the Operating Reality for Agencies  According to SparkToro’s 2025 State of Digital Agencies Continue reading the post...

Over the last couple of years I’ve spent way too much time trying and removing different search solutions for MainWP’s websites. Years. For search. We run multiple properties: the MainWP website, a discourse community forum, blog, knowledgebase, API specific docs and the MainWP Developer website. Each one critical for our users. Each one generating support tickets when people couldn’t find what they needed. And somehow, in 2025, making search actually work across all of them, at a price that made Continue reading the post...

We’re thrilled to celebrate 11 years of empowering WordPress professionals! Since our launch on WordPress.org, MainWP has transformed how thousands of agencies and developers manage multiple WordPress sites.  While the plugin may be 11 years old, it has been refactored multiple times to stay modern and performant. With this anniversary release, we continue that tradition with exciting updates, new features, and a significant shift in how we organize MainWP’s powerful tools. Extensions Are Now Add-ons: More Clarity, Same Power If Continue reading the post...

We are excited to announce our newest monitoring solution: the Regression Testing Extension for MainWP. After carefully evaluating the real-world needs of WordPress professionals, we’ve developed this powerful solution for detecting unexpected changes across your client sites. Managing a network of WordPress sites is like tending to diverse client gardens. Each site has its own ecosystem: WooCommerce stores, membership sites, and custom designs with unique requirements. When WordPress core updates arrive, plugins push new versions, or unexpected changes appear, you Continue reading the post...

TL;DR MainWP is enhancing its initial connection process in response to potential concerns raised by a security company and feedback from our community. What was flagged was part of the initial connection process, which we had always considered a documented feature designed for usability and security. We didn’t believe the issue warranted CVE classification, but we took user feedback seriously and made proactive updates. We addressed the main concerns in version 5.2.1 by enabling the Unique Security ID by default. Continue reading the post...

The release of MainWP Version 5 marks a significant milestone in our journey towards providing a more powerful, efficient, and user-friendly WordPress management experience. This update is the culmination of tireless effort, innovation, and feedback, reflected in some remarkable numbers that we’re proud to share with our community. Over 1400 Working Hours: The dedication of our team is measured not just in days or weeks but in the over 1400 hours of work put into it. That’s just short of Continue reading the post...

Hey everyone, Dennis with MainWP here. Can you believe it’s been 10 years since we started this adventure? Time flies when you’re having fun, and today, I’m thrilled to share not just a look back at our journey but also the exciting launch of MainWP Version 5. Unveiling Version 5: The Future of WordPress Management Version 5 isn’t just an update; it’s a leap into the future of managing WordPress sites with ease and insight. We’ve packed this version with Continue reading the post...

As we head into our 10-year anniversary, the evolution of MainWP continues, and we’re ready to hint at the future of MainWP Coming February 27th, expect enhancements that streamline operations, provide deeper insights, and redefine the efficiency of your WordPress management with MainWP Version 5!   Here’s a whisper of what’s on the horizon: A New Era of Financial Clarity Prepare for an all-new core module that redefines financial management within your MainWP Dashboard. We’re introducing a smarter way to Continue reading the post...

Data Privacy Day is January 28! This means it’s time to discuss everyone’s favorite topic: Privacy! The reality is, most people want a reasonable right to their privacy, but as business owners, it can be intimidating to determine how to respect the privacy of our website visitors.  Data Privacy Day was created by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a way to not only raise awareness of the importance of people’s privacy rights, but also offer insights to businesses Continue reading the post...

In light of the recent article from WeWatchYourWebsite, WordPress Sites Attacked via Management Consoles, which is bringing attention to a new attack vector affecting WordPress websites via management systems, we at MainWP feel it’s necessary to address these concerns and ensure the WordPress community that we are committed to providing a secure platform for managing your WordPress sites. The article highlighted a concerning issue: attackers exploited management consoles to modify files and install bogus plugins on WordPress websites. The WordPress Continue reading the post...