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We all want customer loyalty. It is a lot easier to upgrade an existing client than to bring on a new one. Less expensive too. Did you know that the key to customer loyalty may be communication? Communication should be simple and clear. These are two things that stand out when I looked at an article on communication by Groove. Like Buffer, Groove is known for its clear communication and transparency. Whether you use their product or not, you’ve undoubtedly Continue reading the post...

There I was, working for a local WordPress agency. I was building websites and felt, at the time, like I was in heaven. I was doing something I loved. In the process, I got to learn a little about the inner workings of an agency and a team. I remember getting an assignment. The website was pretty straight forward. I got the design from the designer, and there was nothing overly complicated on the backend. I struggled with my usual front Continue reading the post...

I have written many articles about many startups. It is something I enjoy doing. I really do love entrepreneurial stories. One of the things you learn about startups is that they are nimble. By that I mean they run their business very flexible. In fact, there is a term for it in the startup world and it is a term used often in the developer world. That term is agile. Basically, to do anything, you have to be a little Continue reading the post...

MainWP Dashboard 3.2.2 along with the MainWP Child 3.2.5 introduces one significant change in site connection process. As of this version, MainWP plugin won’t allow users to connect child sites by using MD5 encryption. This means that OpenSSL Extension needs to be enabled on both, Dashboard and Child server(s). If the PHP OpenSSL Extension is not available on a child site server, the MainWP plugin was designed to drop back to an MD5 encryption connection for securing the communication between the dashboard and child site. After Continue reading the post...

Congratulations! You just launched your client’s website and is a great looking project. You are showcasing it to your developer friends and sharing it in your Slack community. You also begin making plans to add it to the portfolio on your website. All systems go. But wait! Before you do all that, are you sure your client is ready to take the keys and drive this new car? Remember the first time you got a car? Remember how it felt? Continue reading the post...

This feature has been retied since version 4.1 The MainWP Maintenance Extension allows you to get notification  each time somebody hits the page that doesn’t exist on your sites. To do that: Go to MainWP > Extensions > MainWP Maintenance Extension and on 404 Email Alerts tab set Enable Notifications button to YES, Enter an email address for receiving notifications, Select child sites, Click the Save Settings button. Continue reading the post...

The MainWP File Uploader Extension allows you to upload files to your child sites from one centralized location. It gives you ability to upload multiple files to all of your child sites at the same time. To do that go to: MainWP > Extensions >  MainWP File Uploader Extension tab and click Choose File button: When you locate the file on your computer enter a path where you want to upload your file(s): In the first part of the path you have 4 options Continue reading the post...

If you want to rebrand your child plugin to reflect your brand and service the MainWP Branding Extension allows you to do that. It allows you to alter the Plugin Name, Description, Author and Author URL for the MainWP Child plugin, you can do that with the MainWP Child Plugin Branding Extension. To do that go to: MainWP > Extensions > Branding > Branding Options options box and enter a new Plugin Name, Plugin Description, Plugin URL, Plugin Author and Author URL: Continue reading the post...

The MainWP Sucuri Extension provides you the ability to set email notification reminders so there will never be an instance when you forget to scan your child sites. You will need to set the reminders frequency for each of your child sites individually. To do this locate the child site in the Manage Sites list, click the Security Scan link: After the Security Scan Page loads, use the provided drop-down list to set the time interval: Your selection will be Continue reading the post...

When you are adding monitor to your child sites, the Advanced Uptime Monitor Extension enables you to choose which Monitor Type you want. Here are short details about monitor types: http(s): that’s perfect for website monitoring. The service regularly sends requests (which are the same as if a visitor is browsing your website) to the URL and decides if it is up or down depending on the HTTP statuses returned from the website (200-success, 404-not found, etc.) ping: this is good Continue reading the post...