Miscellaneous MainWP Help Documents
How to install a plugin on sites that already have a certain plugin installed
Last modifiled: January 27, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help DocumentsThis document covers the scenario where you would wish to install a plugin on Child Sites that already have a certain plugin installed. This means you can follow these steps to install a new version of a plugin on sites that already have that same plugin installed. This can come… Read more...
Ensuring correct language for plugins after bulk Installation
Last modifiled: January 27, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help DocumentsAfter a bulk installation of a plugin through MainWP Dashboard, the plugin defaults to English, even though the child site is set to a different language. This document provides two possible solutions for this behavior. Why does this happen? After a plugin is installed directly on the child site, the… Read more...
Required PHP functions for MainWP
Last modifiled: August 21, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help DocumentsBelow is a list of PHP functions that we occasionally see disabled on the servers, but are required for MainWP functionality. imagepng - Required for PDF generation in our Pro Reports add-on. The function is part of the PHP GD extension. mb_internal_encoding - Required for PDF generation in our Pro… Read more...
Support for 3rd party extensions
Last modifiled: June 19, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help DocumentsSome of the MainWP extensions were developed by other developers and not by MainWP. They are labeled as 3rd Party extensions. Support for third-party plugins is beyond the scope of MainWP as we don't have the specialized training, knowledge, or source code access needed for troubleshooting.Therefore, support for these third-party… Read more...
Automate your MainWP workflow with SureTriggers
Last modifiled: January 27, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help Documentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aztVpEgSltk Video Transcript SureTriggers is a powerful automation platform that helps you connect your various plugins and apps together. It allows you to automate repetitive tasks so you can focus on more important work. SureTriggers features over 200 integrations, and MainWP is one of them. That means you can set… Read more...
Enable tmpfile() PHP function on Cloudways
Last modifiled: January 27, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help DocumentsIf PHP Function tmpfile() is disabled for the Cloudways application where MainWP Dashboard is installed, the upload of plugins and themes will fail. To enable the tmpfile() function, Navigate to the desired Cloudways application Open Application Settings from the left sidebar Navigate to PHP FPM SETTINGS tab From the list of disabled PHP functions,… Read more...
MainWP Dashboard Demo Mode
Last modifiled: December 3, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help DocumentsDemo Mode was removed in MainWP Dashboard v5.4. Read more...
How to find sites that don’t have a certain plugin or theme installed
Last modifiled: January 27, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help Documentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0rCDGeUISw In version 4.5 of the MainWP Dashboard, on the Manage Plugins and Manage Themes pages, we added the new "Not installed" status. This enables you to search for sites that do not have a certain plugin or theme installed. Navigate to Sites > Plugins > Manage Plugins or Sites… Read more...
Overview of MainWP Dashboard icons
Last modifiled: January 27, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help DocumentsThis article covers the most common icons you may encounter on the MainWP Dashboard. Sync and other Bulk Actions During any bulk action such as synchronizing your sites or performing updates, a popup modal will be displayed, and one of three icons will be shown next to each item/site. You… Read more...
MainWP Browser Extensions
Last modifiled: January 27, 2025 Category: Miscellaneous MainWP Help Documentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSGG1FJA7h4 MainWP browses extensions for Chrome and Firefox are designed to help you easily keep track of available updates across all your connected Child Sites, including changes to your plugins and themes status done outside your Dashboard. NOTE: Requires your MainWP Dashboard to be set up on a web host.… Read more...