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Fine-Tune Your MainWP Setup: Security, Automation, and Backups

Fine-Tune Your MainWP Setup: Security, Automation, and Backups
Product Updates Last week’s add-on releases focus on more reliable security monitoring, backups, and day-to-day site management. The updates improve data accuracy, reduce unnecessary processing, and make larger MainWP Dashboards easier to review. MainWP Add-on Virusdie Integration 5.1 Virusdie Integration 5.1 improves scan synchronization and report accuracy, with corrected Dashboard columns, clearer firewall and autocleanup indicators, and consistent file-size formatting. Connection handling, manual scan validation, account entitlement checks, and database updates are also more reliable. Stronger input validation keeps sensitive Continue reading the post...

MainWP 6.2: Clearer Oversight, Broader Management, Smoother Workflows

Published on September 15, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, Important Updates, MainWP Updates, WordPress Performance
MainWP 6.2: Clearer Oversight, Broader Management, Smoother Workflows
Product Updates MainWP 6.2 brings better system monitoring, broader remote management capabilities, and more predictable API workflows. The updates give agencies clearer oversight of their connected sites while reducing friction during routine maintenance. MainWP Dashboard 6.2 MainWP Dashboard 6.2 adds a new Database section to Server Information, bringing database version, size, prefix, privilege status, and table health into one view. Database size notices now include clearer spacing and context on the Operations and Client Overview pages. A new System Monitor Continue reading the post...

MainWP Built For The Details That Matter

Published on September 8, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, Important Updates, MainWP Add-ons
MainWP Built For The Details That Matter
Product Updates Last week’s MainWP updates focused on more reliable monitoring, more accurate reporting data, and better control over maintenance tasks across larger groups of sites. Domain Monitor and Advanced Uptime Monitor received substantial reliability improvements, while Cache Control adds new options for managing how bulk cache purges are processed. Google Analytics also picked up fixes to keep reporting periods and refresh operations working as expected. MainWP Add-ons Domain Monitor 5.4 Domain Monitor 5.4 improves both the accuracy and reliability Continue reading the post...

MainWP 6.1.8 Brings Better Monitoring and Backups

Published on September 1, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, Important Updates, MainWP Updates
MainWP 6.1.8 Brings Better Monitoring and Backups
Product Updates Last week’s MainWP updates focused on more accurate monitoring, clearer Network Activity records, broader backup support, and more predictable site management. MainWP Dashboard 6.1.8 adds cache bypass controls for Uptime Monitoring and support for the Cloudways REST API v2. MainWP Child 6.1.8 improves BackWPup management, Network Activity tracking, Clone session security, and System Report controls. MainWP Dashboard 6.1.8 MainWP Dashboard 6.1.8 adds the option to bypass cache during Uptime Monitoring checks. The setting can be configured globally or Continue reading the post...

Manage WordPress More Efficiently with the Latest MainWP Updates

Published on August 25, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, MainWP Add-ons
Manage WordPress More Efficiently with the Latest MainWP Updates
Product Updates Last week’s MainWP updates focused on more dependable reporting, cleaner monitoring settings, and better handling of authentication and background processes across several integrations. MainWP Dashboard and Child received smaller workflow improvements, while Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Pro Reports, WooCommerce Status, Wordfence, and BackWPup all picked up changes aimed at making routine site management and reporting more predictable. MainWP Core MainWP Dashboard 6.1.7 MainWP Dashboard 6.1.7 continues the work on the recently redesigned Connection Status widget with a Continue reading the post...

The Privacy Implications of Website Changes After Launch 

Published on August 25, 2026 by Donata Stroink-Skillrud under About, Privacy
The Privacy Implications of Website Changes After Launch 
Many web agencies are familiar with this scenario: while a site is being built, the agency is taking accessibility best practices into account. The text has sufficient color contrast, descriptive link text is used, forms have proper labels, and all images have alternative text. Six months after launch, the client uploads a blog post on their own – the text is light gray on a slightly darker gray background, there is no alternative text, and the headings are a mess. Continue reading the post...

Less Manual Monitoring, More Reliable Coverage with MainWP

Published on August 18, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, Important Updates, MainWP Add-ons
Less Manual Monitoring, More Reliable Coverage with MainWP
Product Updates This round of updates focuses on making Domain and SSL Monitoring more automatic and dependable. Both add-ons now do a better job of keeping their monitored site lists in sync as you add new sites, reducing the amount of manual housekeeping needed as your MainWP Dashboard grows. MainWP Add-ons Domain Monitor 5.3 Domain Monitor 5.3 improves how domain checks are scheduled and managed. Newly connected sites are now added to domain monitoring automatically, while monitored site lists are Continue reading the post...

Connect Your AI Assistant to MainWP in One Conversation

Connect Your AI Assistant to MainWP in One Conversation
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

Published on August 10, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, MainWP Updates, Privacy
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

Published on August 3, 2026 by Cameron Dornon under About, Important Updates, MainWP Add-ons
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...

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