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Connect Your AI Assistant to MainWP in One Conversation
Published on August 11, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, Important Updates, MainWP Customization, WordPress Performance
Here is what connecting your MainWP Dashboard to an AI assistant looks like now: Install the MainWP MCP Server, open a chat, and say, “Set up my MainWP connection.” The assistant asks for your Dashboard URL, WordPress username, and Application Password, checks the credentials against your Dashboard, and saves them. Your MainWP tools appear, and your next question can be as simple as: “Which sites have updates waiting?” There is no configuration file to edit during initial setup and, in Continue reading the post...
MainWP 6.1.6: Better Site Visibility, Uptime Monitoring & REST API Workflows
Product Updates Last week’s MainWP updates focused on better site visibility, more reliable monitoring, and continued REST API improvements. MainWP Dashboard 6.1.6 also introduces a redesigned Connection Status widget, making it easier to identify connection issues and reconnect affected sites without leaving the Dashboard. MainWP Core MainWP Dashboard 6.1.6 MainWP Dashboard 6.1.6 improves several areas agencies rely on during routine site management. The redesigned Connection Status widget now includes tabbed filtering, live connection totals, paginated site details, and the option Continue reading the post...
MainWP Enhances Dashboard Performance, Stronger Site Connections, and Expanded Wordfence Control
Product Updates Last week’s releases improve performance across busy MainWP Dashboards, strengthen site connections, and add more control over Wordfence and SSL monitoring. MainWP Core MainWP Dashboard 6.1.5 MainWP Dashboard 6.1.5 focuses on faster loading and more dependable site connections. The Network Activity widget now limits its overview to the most recent 24 hours, reducing the data processed during routine Dashboard loading. The Updates Overview widget has also been optimized to load summary totals separately from detailed site and update Continue reading the post...
How to Not Impede Your Clients’ Ability to Comply With Privacy Laws
When your clients rely on you for processing personal data, you should also be aware of the fact that they are relying on you to ensure that they can comply with applicable privacy laws. For example, your clients may be using your spam prevention tool on their forms, which collects IP addresses and tracks the behavior of website visitors. Your clients may be sharing names and addresses with you so that you can ship their products for them. They may Continue reading the post...
MainWP Updates: Smarter Monitoring, Safer Settings, and Faster Regression Testing
Product Updates Last week’s MainWP updates improve monitoring accuracy, protect important settings, and reduce the work required to review regression test results. MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child 6.1.4 focus on everyday maintenance tasks across connected sites. Regression Testing 5.2.1 improves how snapshot data is processed and keeps testing access aligned as sites are added or removed. For agencies and site care teams, this means clearer status information, fewer accidental configuration changes, and faster visual checks before updates are rolled out Continue reading the post...
Bring AI to Your WordPress Workflow with the MainWP MCP Server
Published on July 21, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, Important Updates, MainWP News, MainWP Updates, WordPress Business, WordPress Performance
Managing a fleet of WordPress sites involves a steady stream of questions and operational work: which sites need updates, which child sites are disconnected, what changed after a maintenance window, and where a remediation should begin. MainWP MCP (Model Context Protocol) gives compatible AI clients a structured way to work with that information. You can ask in natural language while the server converts the selected action into a defined MainWP ability call. The positioning is simple: AI interprets intent. MainWP Continue reading the post...
Better Reporting Starts with Better Data in MainWP
Recent updates focus on improving the reliability of everyday site management. From audit requests to final reports, enhancements across MainWP help create a more dependable workflow for collecting, processing, and presenting site data, while additional updates strengthen reporting, maintenance, and the overall management experience. Product Updates This round of updates focuses on more reliable audit scheduling, safer Google Search Console communication, and cleaner client reports. For agencies and site care teams, that means fewer reporting inconsistencies, fewer empty sections, and Continue reading the post...
MainWP 6.1.3: Better Update Handling, Monitoring, and Site Onboarding
Published on July 13, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, Important Updates, MainWP Updates, WordPress Performance
Product Updates Last week’s updates bring more reliable update handling, clearer uptime monitoring data, and better site onboarding across MainWP Core and the Patchstack Integration. For agencies and site care teams, that means fewer stalled update attempts, more accurate monitoring details, and smoother workflows when adding or importing multiple sites. MainWP Core MainWP Dashboard 6.1.3 MainWP Dashboard 6.1.3 improves several background processes that support routine site maintenance. Failed core auto-updates can now be retried more reliably. When the last failed Continue reading the post...
Behind the Scenes: Shaping the Future of MainWP
Research and Development at MainWP Over the past week, the MainWP team concentrated on research, planning, and technical evaluation to support the platform’s continued evolution. This phase of development includes assessing community feedback, refining ideas, exploring implementation approaches, and determining where future efforts will deliver the greatest benefit. Although there are no major feature announcements this week, this work is an important part of ensuring that future updates are well designed, thoroughly tested, and focused on the needs of the Continue reading the post...
MainWP Dashboard 6.1.2: Stronger Security, Smoother Site Management
Managing multiple WordPress sites is easier with the latest MainWP Dashboard 6.1.2 release. Along with stronger security and greater reliability, we’ve updated documentation for four extensions to provide clearer guidance and troubleshooting. Product Updates These updates focus on tighter access control, clearer site management, and a handful of practical fixes that make managing your MainWP Dashboard work more predictable. For agencies and site care teams, this means better oversight when managing connected sites, fewer small workflow interruptions, and more reliable Continue reading the post...
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