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It's All About v6 and Add-ons This Week As a MainWP customer, you know that one of the more powerful advantages is the fact that it is highly extensible due to its open source design. It is something that no other WordPress Dashboard Management platform offers, and it is why we are able to constantly push the envelope when it comes to functionality. This week, we have a new add on created by a MainWP Community member as well as Continue reading the post...

A Few Treats Somehow, Halloween always shows up before we’re ready for it. Kind of like those updates that pop up when you were just about to call it a day. Luckily, the only surprises we’ve got for you this week are the fun kind. We’d like to introduce you to AreaWP, a new service aimed at making agency life easier, some treats in the Early Release, and a little Monster voting is still going on. Plenty is happening in Continue reading the post...

Tractors, Black Friday, and Early Releases {{ visitor.first_name }} What does Tractor Supply Co have to do with you? We have a new article by legal expert Donata Skillrud of Termageddon to tell you. We’re also getting closer to MainWP v6, so it’s another call for help to make it the greatest version ever. And, it’s time for the Black Friday Round Up. We’ve got some new knowledgebase articles, and another poll.Check it all out below! Tractor Supply’s $1.35 Million Continue reading the post...

Early Release Spotlight This week, as we get closer to our next significant release, we’re putting out a call for help. Marc was on another episode of This Week in WordPress, plus a new poll and poll results. Check it all out below! You Can Help Us Build Surprises (The Good Kind) Have you ever updated a product to the latest version only to find bugs, annoyances, or changes that you weren’t ready for? If so, you’re exactly the person Continue reading the post...

Fresh Updates, Your Voice in Early Release, and Awards Season It’s another busy week at MainWP. We’ve released new updates for both the Dashboard and Child plugins, we’re still leaning on your feedback in the Early Release Program to shape what’s next, and awards season is in full swing with TemplateMonster’s voting underway (We’re still Number 1!). We’ve also added a couple of new Knowledgebase articles to help you work smarter, and of course we’ve got a fresh poll to Continue reading the post...

EU Data Rules, a Faster Dashboard, and Your Say on MainWP’s Future This week’s newsletter has a little of everything: a major new EU law that could affect your business, the latest MainWP Early Release packed with fixes and improvements, a community poll to help shape what comes next, and a breaking announcement for developers. We’ve also got voting news and last week’s survey results to share. The EU Data Act is Now in Effect As of September 14, the Continue reading the post...

Updates, Interviews, and a Big Question for You This week brings a mix of polish and personality. We’ve got a fresh maintenance release in the changelog, Marc making the rounds in interviews (including one with Seahawk Media), another stop at the WP Round Table coming up, and of course it wouldn’t be awards season without asking for your vote. And because we like to keep things interesting, we’re closing with one big question about why you chose MainWP in the 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...

Take a look at some of the highlights that defined 2024 As we celebrate 11 years of MainWP, we thought it would be an ideal time to reflect on 2024, with its hits, misses, and everything in between. 2024 was a milestone in MainWP’s journey, marked by several transformative updates, community engagement, and continuous innovations. From celebrating a decade of MainWP to launching major version updates and expanding our knowledge resources, every month brought new opportunities to enhance how users Continue reading the post...

Maintaining an optimized database is crucial for the performance of any WordPress site, especially when running an e-commerce store with WooCommerce. One of the tables that can contribute to database bloat over time is the woocommerce_sessions table. This table stores user session data, such as cart contents and other temporary information, but it can accumulate expired session data if not regularly cleaned. In this article, we’ll optimize the woocommerce_sessions table to ensure your store runs smoothly. 1. Backup Your Database Continue reading the post...