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Fathom Released - MainWP
Important Updates
Dennis Dornon

📢 Fathom Extension for MainWP: All-in-One Website Analytics for Your Child Sites

After the release of MainWP “Demo Mode”, I am super excited to introduce the “Fathom” Extension for MainWP. With this Extension, you will be able to view visitors’ data right inside your MainWP Dashboard without navigating multiple Fathom accounts. It’s all about simplifying your Child Sites’ analytics experience for better decision-making. Let’s take a closer look… – All-in-One Central Dashboard The Fathom Extension for MainWP makes it easy to monitor the Fathom stats of all your Child Sites from one centralized MainWP Dashboard. With the “Visitor Data” view, you will be able to quickly access comprehensive Fathom analytics for all

Dennis Dornon September 13, 2023 No Comments
Themeco and All in One SEO Conflict with WordPress 6.2
Tips & Tricks
Sebastian Moran

Common Issues Found with Themes & Plugin with WordPress 6.2

WordPress 6.2 was released on the 29th of March and is the first major WordPress core release of 2023. The X and Pro themes from Themeco had some issues after updating to WordPress 6.2, which were updated quickly after the problem was found. The bug was related to one of the changes that went out in the WordPress 6.2 release, which was causing CPU high usage issues for the site, but can be quickly resolved using the newest version of the theme. Bugfix: The reason for an early release, WordPress 6.2 sends us into an infinite loop when we try

Sebastian Moran April 5, 2023 No Comments
MainWP 4.4.0.2 Released
Important Updates
Dennis Dornon

📢 MainWP 4.4.0.2 is Now Available!

Today, I am thrilled to announce the release of MainWP 4.4.0.2, which introduces several new features designed to streamline your experience and make managing your website even more efficient. We’ve recently introduced several new features, including: Required Plugin Check Some of our Extensions require the installation of third-party plugins on your Child Sites to allow for direct management from your MainWP Dashboard. No more guesswork – when you click on an Extension from the Extensions page, the Dashboard will check for Child Sites without the required plugin and presents you with a list. Simply select the Child Sites you wish

Dennis Dornon March 9, 2023 No Comments
Version Management iThemes Security Pro Plugin
Tips & Tricks
Sebastian Moran

How to Use “Version Management” in iThemes Security Pro

If you are already using the iThemes Security Pro plugin for site security on any of your Child Sites then you can use a built-in module to control automatic updates on your Child Site(s). The module is called “Version Management” which will give you control over automatic updates for WordPress core, plugins, and themes. The version management comes in handy if the site has a limited stack of installed plugins and includes mostly the static content without a lot of common breaking changes. Version Management in iThemes Security Pro You can find the module from the following admin menu item;

Sebastian Moran April 27, 2022 No Comments
The MainWP Roundup
WordPress Business
Todd Jones

October Roundup: What kinds of things are we about to see change with Automattic, PHP & EIG?

In today’s roundup, we discuss EIG, a major PHP update, and if Automattic is going to IPO. Buckle in, let’s ride. EIG acquisitions lead to its own acquisition Everyone has an EIG story. EIG, of course, is the acronym for Endurance International Group. They have a portfolio of some of the worst-rated hosts around the globe. Think BlueHost. You can see all of those brands at this link. Over the years, they have acquired dozens of hosts, many of which were very popular before the acquisition. In fact, Review Signal documents the decline of Site5 in this article. The article

Todd Jones November 5, 2020 No Comments
Tips & Tricks
Sebastian Moran

How to Disable Automatic Plugin and Theme Updates on your Child Sites

WordPress 5.5 introduced a new automated update feature for plugins and themes. If you are already using MainWP to professionally handle plugin and theme updates for your client sites, then we suggest limiting your clients ability from setting plugins or themes to be automatically updated. Your clients hired you to update and test plugins before being updated and letting them set updates automatically defeats that purpose. If you need examples of why automatic plugin and theme updates are not a good idea then you only need to look at the breaking changes in the recent WooCommerce 4.0 release or the

Sebastian Moran May 7, 2020 1 Comment
Plugin Feature Updates Gone Wrong
Tips & Tricks
Sebastian Moran

Plugin Feature Updates Gone Wrong

Two major, well-known WordPress plugins have recently implemented certain changes which have not gone down well with the WordPress community. Jetpack in version 7.1, made a change with Jetpack active when you go to /wp-admin/ Plugins > Add New If a Jetpack module has similar features to the plugin keyword you are searching for, the first result will be the Jetpack module. The Jetpack PR shows the original proof of concept of the plugin suggestion feature. If you already have Jetpack active, then you would use a module which is already available in Jetpack, instead of installing another plugin. The

Sebastian Moran April 3, 2019 3 Comments
Testing WooCommerce Updates
MainWP How To's
Sebastian Moran

Using the MainWP Staging Extension for Testing WooCommerce Updates

With the breaking changes for WooCommerce if running versions earlier than 3.5.x due to WordPress 5.x release, now is the time to create a staging site. A staging site can be used to test the active theme updates, the WooCommerce-related plugins, and the WooCommerce plugin. Creating a staging site allows you to test plugin updates without having to cause issues on the live child site. In the case of child sites using WooCommerce for e-commerce, this can mean a live site going down and causing a loss in revenue. The old mantra rings true for WooCommerce: Update on staging Test

Sebastian Moran February 5, 2019 No Comments

Take a Vacation, Updates Are on Us!

Keeping WordPress core, plugins and themes up to date is the best way to make your sites safe and secure, but what happens when life gets busy and you just don’t have enough time to worry about updates.  What if you are on vacation and you don’t have a partner with the technical experience or know how to run those updates? Are you willing to risk your sites or your client’s sites safety? Not to worry, you don’t have to! The Dev team at MainWP is proud to present you our Auto Update System. After listening to our users needs, we determined

Dennis Dornon October 3, 2013 No Comments

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