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We have had three users notify us that when they run the latest update from WordPress SEO by Yoast it causes the sites to throw a 404 error.  So far it only appears to affect sites using custom post types. At this point we are trying to track down the issue and recommend you do not update WordPress SEO by Yoast until we determine the issue. In the meantime if you have updated the plugin I would recommend doing a quick spot Continue reading the post...

If you use a premium theme or plugins on your child site and automated updates are not available, you can upload and update them from your dashboard. To do that go to the Themes (Plugins) > Install Page. Click the Upload tab: Click the Upload Now button and upload your theme from your computer. After that select wanted sites. Make sure the Overwrite Existing options is checked and click the Install Now button: Your Theme (Plugin) will be overwritten by the Continue reading the post...

  To change a user role go to: MainWP > Users > Manage tab. Select wanted Child sites and enter a wanted username in search box: After you click Search Users button, users will appear in the table: Select wanted users and in the Change role to dropdown menu click on your new Role: After that click Change button and users roles will be changed:     Continue reading the post...

  To schedule posts on your child sites go to:  MainWP > Posts and go to Add New tab: After preparing your content select wanted sites: Do not publish your articles yet. First locate the Publish box and click the Edit link next to do “Publish immediately” label. Scheduling options will appear. Set wanted time and date and click the OK button: Click the Schedule button:   Continue reading the post...

If you have more than 50 Child Sites connected to your Dashboard, we recommend to turn on the Optimize for big networks option. Go to MainWP > Settings page and locate the Global Options options box. Set it to YES and click Save Settings button in the bottom of the page: With this option enabled, your Dashboard will work faster. Updates will be cached for quick loading. [box] A manual refresh from the Dashboard is required to view new plugins, Continue reading the post...

If you want to enable your Basic SEO Statistics, go to: MainWP > Settings and find the Global Options widget. There you need to set the Basic SEO Stats option to YES and click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page: After enabling this feature, the SEO widget will appear on your MainWP Dashboard: There you can see Alexa Rank, Google PR and number of Indexed links for your Child Sites: [box] By clicking on table headers you Continue reading the post...

If you want to manage your Plugins from individual Child Site Dashboard go to: MainWP > Sites and under the site name click the Dashboard button: On you Child Site Dashboard you have Plugins widget with two tabs – Active and Inactive. If you are on Active tab, it will show you a list of your active Plugins and option to deactivate those plugins: On the Inactive tab, you have a list of your inactive plugins and option to activate Continue reading the post...

If you want to Pause or Resume your Backup task, go to: MainWP > Schedule Backup > Manage tab, and under your Backup task name you have the Pause option, When you click on the Pause button you will temporary stop your Backup task. Your Backup task name will be in grey color and under it you will have option Resume-to start your Backups again:     Continue reading the post...

If you want to Sync your Child Sites from just one group at once, there is an easy way to do that: 1. MainWP > Sites > Manage tab 2. From Select a group drop down menu, select which group you want to Sync: 3. Than click the Display button and your Child Sites in that group will be shown: 4. After that you need to check the checkbox to select all sites and in drop down menu select option Continue reading the post...

  If  you want to jump from Individual Child Dashboard to another Individual Child Dashboard, locate in right top corner Jump to drop down menu and chose where you want to go: Just select another Child site and you will be prompted to the wanted page.   Continue reading the post...