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MainWP Dashboard .1.8.2 We are proud to announce that MainWP Dashboard Ver .1.8.2 is live. This new build includes small fixes for opening wp-admin and translation files. MainWP .1.8.2 Updates: Fixed encoding issue causing wp-admin to not open Fixed issue with translations Current Versions Are: MainWP Main: 0.1.8.2 Download your updates from your MainWP Members Area If you are not sure of the update process for MainWP you can view step by step instructions here MainWP Child: 0.14 Should show as an Continue reading the post...

MainWP Dashboard .1.8.1 We are proud to announce that MainWP Dashboard Ver .1.8.1 is live. This new build includes a small fix for Google Analytics integration, and a new Easy Restore option. WordPress 3.7 was released in mid October, here we are less than a month and a half later with a shiny new build named Parker. WordPress 3.8 includes a fresh new look to the entire admin dashboard, multi-device compatibility, all new admin color schemes, refined theme management and the Continue reading the post...

I know we’ve been quiet in terms of updates for a few weeks now, but that’s only because we’ve been working on some big changes behind-the-scenes. We are very excited to be able to share with you today what we’ve got going on in our newest release of the MainWP Dashboard .1.8 and Child .11. With 14 bugs squished, a page of tweaks for usability and almost that many feature additions MainWP is only going to get better. New Features Continue reading the post...

Today we are proud to announce a new much, needed feature! With the latest MainWP  Dashboard version (1.8), and MainWP Child 0.10 we have implemented WordPresses localization feature. Our goal is to make the MainWP plugin more accessible to non-English speakers and with this adjustment it is now possible and quite easy to translate the MainWP plugin into any language. This means if you prefer to work with your native language, and you use your local WordPress version the MainWP Continue reading the post...

Having an unique Administrator username is essential for your site’s security! After installing WordPress, unless you specify another name, default administrator username will be ”admin”. If you continue using “admin” as an administrator username, a hacker can easily break into your website. With performing a brute force attack on your account using the default WordPress admin username in order to retrieve your password a hacker will gain access over your website. By logging into your WordPress admin account a hacker will have Continue reading the post...

We have been hard at work adding many much-needed features and tweaking current code to present a more user-friendly experience that many of you have requested. While working on our much anticipated .1.8 release we felt it necessary to create a .1.7.1 build to address two small issues. MainWP  .1.7.1 Updates: Usability: Google Analytics data request and processing updated. Bug: Corrected invalid links created under specific circumstances. The Current MainWP Dashboard and Child Versions are: MainWP Dashboard: 0.1.7.1 Download your updates from Continue reading the post...

We have just added 2 new features to your MainWP Members area, Your Dashboards and Cron Jobs. The “Your Dashboards” feature allows you to disable a MainWP Dashboard from your account without needing to contact support. This is especially helpful to users who want to change where there Dashboard is installed. The “Cron Jobs” feature was created to send a web request via the Members area to your MainWP Dashboard. Some of the features such as backups and updates are Continue reading the post...

Do you have an audience of WordPress users or website owners? Then you should be earning cash by promoting the MainWP plugin. Affiliate programs are common through out the Internet and offer website owners an additional way to profit from their websites. Affiliates generate sales for products and in return receive a commission. As a MainWP affiliate you will earn 50% commission per sale. Why Promote MainWP? You have an audience of WordPress users. Our affiliate program is free to join, easy Continue reading the post...

WordPress powers approximately 17% of all the websites online around the world. This means that it is a very attractive platform for hackers to try and compromise as it gives them the ability to take down or control many websites with just a single exploit. How do WordPress sites get hacked? A recent study has shown that WordPress Blogs get hacked for the following reason. 41% of WordPress sites are hacked due to insecure hosting (research your potential host before Continue reading the post...

Thanks to all of you! As you may have noticed, MainWP reached a milestone of 25,000 managed WordPress sites and at this point, we would like to thank all our users for making this possible. Thanks! We can’t even begin to express how grateful we are to all of you who have become a part of the MainWP family. Thank you for all your comments, suggestions and ideas.  Also, thank you for your help squishing bugs during the Beta. Hitting that Continue reading the post...