Description

This is a Child Plugin for “MainWP Dashboard” that connects your WordPress sites to the MainWP Dashboard.

The MainWP, a complete WordPress Management solution, is self-hosted, open source, and private, allowing you to control multiple WordPress websites (even those on different hosting) from your own WordPress website.

MainWP is the perfect solution for
– Agencies
– Freelancers
– Developers
– Designers
– Consultants
– Marketers
– In fact, anyone who wants to manage multiple WordPress sites

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Here’s Why WordPress Managers Love MainWP!

💰 Free Forever
🏅 White Label
♾️ Connect Unlimited Websites
🌐 Track Updates via Browser with MainWP Browser Extension
🧑‍💻 Manage all Sites, Users, Plugins, Themes, Updates
👥 Full Client Management
🏷️ Organize Sites & Clients via Colorful Tags
🕒 Uptime & Site Health Monitoring
🚩 1-Click Lighthouse Stats for all Sites
🔄 Effortless Bulk Updates
🚧 Staging, Cloning
📝 Professional Reports for Clients
💬 Bulk Manage Comments
🛡️ Bulk Manage Security
🚀 Purge Cache from the Dashboard
✏️ Fully Customizable
🔍 Domain & SSL Certificate Monitoring
🔑 Passwordless 1-click Login to all Connected Sites
🔒 Full Privacy, Self-hosted, Lock Your Dashboard
😌 Bulk Content Management (Draft, Publish, Edit, Trash)
➕ Perform Pressable hosting-specific tasks

With MainWP, you can easily manage & control settings for several plugins/services directly from the dashboard.

🗃️ UpdraftPlus, WPvivid, WP Staging, BackWPup, BackupBuddy, Time Capsule
🔒 Termageddon, Wordfence, Jetpack Protect & Scan, Sucuri, iThemes Security, Virusdie, Activity Log, Security Ninja
🚀 WP Rocket, WP Compress, Google Lighthouse Stats
✅ Atarim, WooCommerce, Database Updater
📈 Yoast, SEOPress, Google Analytics (GA4), Matomo Stats
🌐 Uptime Robot, NodePing, Site24x7, Better Uptime

And a lot more. 👉 Free vs. Pro: Know the Difference

HOW DOES THE MAINWP WORK?

First, Install and Activate the MainWP WordPress Manager Dashboard plugin on a WordPress site you will use for controlling all other sites; this is your Dashboard Site.

We highly recommend this be a new, clean WordPress installation and not on one of your production sites. Using a clean site helps to eliminate any unnecessary plugin conflicts or security issues.

Next, Install and Activate the MainWP Child plugin (this plugin) on all the WordPress sites you want to connect to your MainWP Dashboard. WordPress sites connected to your Dashboard are referred to as Child Sites.

Once connected, you can manage them from your MainWP Dashboard.

Still not sure how MainWP works? Review these detailed steps on installing your Dashboard and connecting your first Child Site.

Features Include:

Connect and control all your WordPress installs, even those on different hosts!
Update all WordPress installs, Plugins, and Themes from one location
Manage and Add all your Posts from one location
Manage and Add all your Pages from one location
Run everything from one Dashboard!
One-click login to your Child Sites
Easy plugin management (Bulk update, add, remove, etc.)
Fully customizable
Self-Hosted, Private, and Open Source

👉 View all features

To know more about the MainWP WordPress management system, take a look at the MainWP Dashboard.

More Information

Screenshots

Quick Setup Wizard
Add New Site Screen
Manage Sites Screen
Install Plugins Screen
Install Themes Screen
Add New User Screen
Manage Posts Screen
MainWP Settings Screen
Global Dashboard Screen
Manage Clients Screen

Installation

Install & Activate this (MainWP Child) plugin on all your WordPress sites (called Child Sites) that you want to control directly from your Dashboard site.

This acts as a bridge to communicate with the Dashboard site.

Or, Review these detailed steps on setting up MainWP

FAQ

Do I need any other plugins for MainWP?

Yes, you need to install the MainWP Child Plugin on the sites you want to control with the Dashboard plugin.

Do you have any documentation?

Yes, please review the documentation site.

I just want to start using MainWP, do you have a Quick Start Guide?

Yes, please read the Quick Start – Setting up your MainWP.

Where do I go for support or to ask for help?

Please post in the MainWP Community, or feel free to contact us.

What is the difference between ManageWP and MainWP?

Essentially MainWP and ManageWP provide the same type of service but with different philosophies on WordPress management.

ManageWP is a Service as a Solution (SaaS) property owned by GoDaddy. The SaaS system makes ManageWP a type of “Walled Garden” with limited customization options.

MainWP follows the tradition of WordPress and is open source, private, and fully extendable. The fact that MainWP is open source and extendable means you have almost unlimited customization options, allowing you to run your WordPress management business as you see fit.

👉 ManageWP vs. MainWP: Know the Difference

How do I know my sites are secure using MainWP?

We take security very seriously at MainWP. We welcome any peer review of our 100% open source code to ensure nobody’s MainWP management system is ever compromised or hacked.

We participate in the HackerOne bug bounty program; this allows ethical hackers to review MainWP code and directly share any vulnerability information with us in return for a monetary reward.

We are also a part of the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program, which assists in enhancing the security of MainWP plugins.

Where do I report security bugs found in MainWP?

You can report any security bugs found in the source code of MainWP plugins through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment and take care of notifying us.

How do I customize MainWP for my needs?

If you want to make some basic changes to the look of your Dashboard, you can use our prebuilt Custom Dashbboard Extension, or if you want to dig in and build Extensions, you can learn all about developing Extension at MainWP.dev

I have an idea for MainWP; how do I let you know?

Please follow the steps outlined in the MainWP Feature Requests so you can add your idea to the MainWP Community to be voted on.

I have more questions, do you have any other information?

Yes, we have a quick FAQ with a lot more questions and answers here.

Reviews

Chris June 22, 2022 1 reply

This plugin works perfectly. It offers you a very good way to manage your websites. I've used other systems before, but MainWP stands head and shoulders above the rest.

meisterleise July 21, 2021

…website manager out there. 😀

moesioli November 6, 2020

powerful tool for the administration of many WordPress

c4h10o October 28, 2020

It is a great plugin, no doubt, but ... sometimes it has flaws that are not easily explained, such as not being able to create the "uploads" folder or saying that a certain site already has a link to the plugin, when it is not even installed. Whose fault is it: the wordpress, the plugin or the user? As it is not easily explained I do not know ... for what in doubt, and for everything else that made life easier for me, 5 stars.

Lioneur November 4, 2019

If you want to keep your data private then this tool will work for you. We are planning to move all our client websites over to MainWP.

joegestalt August 17, 2019

Saves me a lot of time and the support is there when you need it.

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Contributors & Developers

“MainWP Child – Securely Connects Sites to the MainWP WordPress Manager Dashboard” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

4.6 – 1-3-2024

Refactored: Updated and optimized the plugin codebase to align with the latest WordPress coding standards, contributing to better compatibility and performance.

See Video Changelog

4.5.3 – 11-6-2023

Fixed: Compatibility with the MainWP WooCommerce Status Extension to fully support WooCommerce HPOS.
Fixed: Potential functionality issues arising from the disabled state of the php_uname function within PHP environments.
Added: Support for the %do-not-update% token within the MainWP BackWPup Extension to improve update management.

See Video Changelog

4.5.2 – 10-16-2023

Added: Support for the Dashboard Insights logging
Added: Encryption process for the connection Dashboard URL info
Updated: Unique Security ID random string generate process

See Video Changelog

4.5.1 – 9-5-2023

Fixed: Problem with loading tabs content on the MainWP Child settings page
Fixed: An issue with selecting Clone options
Fixed: Usability problem with file name sanitation for the File Uploader
Updated: Removed clone options for all users except for the Admin user that is used for establishing the connection with the MainWP Dashboard

4.5 – 8-15-2023

Added: Support for alternative OpenSSL signature verification algorithm
Added: PHPSecLib as a fallback for missing or Misconfigured OpenSSL
Added: New encryption & decryption system for safer storing sensitive data
Added: Support for searching for Not installed plugins
Added: New PHPCodeSniffer rulesets
Updated: Removed MD5 as a fallback for setups where OpenSSL is not available

4.4.1.3 – 6-19-2023

Fixed: File Uploader extension-related issue where underscore replaces dots in a file path
Fixed: An issue with the negative search feature
Updated: Plugin info in readme.txt

4.4.1.2 – 6-8-2023

Fixed: Potential issues caused by incorrect FileSystem settings
Updated: Logging system related to the Cache-Control Extension
Updated: Database export process related to the Cloning feature

4.4.1.1 – 5-9-2023

Fixed: Potential conflict with the Oxygen Builder 4.6
Fixed: WP Rocket plugin compatibility problems

4.4.1 – 4-18-2023

Fixed: An issue with saving code snippets
Fixed: A problem with removing allowed tags in post titles
Fixed: Multiple PHP warnings
Added: Check for specific hosts that disable WordPress Core updates for users

4.4.0.4 – 3-30-2023

Fixed: JS conflict caused by the Hide Jetpack plugin feature

4.4.0.3 – 3-30-2023

Fixed: An issue with adding sites caused by incompatible filesystem
Updated: Support for the Jetpack Scan extension
Updated: Compatibility for older WordPress versions

4.4.0.2 – 3-16-2023

Fixed: Problem with downloading backup files from Child sites
Fixed: PHP 7.0 compatibility issue
Added: Elementor Pro support for the Database Updater Extension
Added: Support for new caching plugins for the Cache-Control Extension
Updated: Delete Non-MainWP changes process to delete actions from child sites

4.4.0.1 – 3-9-2023

Fixed: PHP 7.0 compatibility warning
Fixed: Incorrect Wordfence scans count
Fixed: Cosmetic issues caused by escaping HTML tags in notifications
Updated: Increased the PHP version minimal requirement to PHP 7.4

4.4 – 2-20-2023

Added: support for new extensions
Preventative: Multiple security enhancements

4.3.1 – 12-14-2022

Fixed: An issue with repeating Non-MainWP changes
Updated: PHP 8.1 compatibility improvements
Preventative: Multiple security enhancements

4.3.0.1 – 11-24-2022

Fixed: An issue with logging Non-MainWP changes for the connected admin user
Removed: Unused DB field

4.3 – 11-16-2022

Fixed: Multiple PHP warnings
Added: Support for new security checks
Added: Support for the Non-MainWP Changes feature
Removed: Unused code

4.2.6 – 8-26-2022

Fixed: An issue with support for the new extension

4.2.5 – 8-25-2022

Added: Support for the new extension
Fixed: An issue with displaying PHP errors
Fixed: A problem with the database optimization process related to the Maintenance extension

4.2.4 – 7-14-2022

Fixed: An issue with falling back to the Filesystem API in chrooted configurations
Fixed: Compatibility issues with the new version of the WP Staging plugin
Fixed: A problem with overwriting page attributes

4.2.3 – 5-16-2022

Added: Swift Performance Pro to the Purge Cache system

4.2.2 – 5-10-2022

Fixed: An issue with detecting abandoned plugins and themes on specific setups
Fixed: An issue with running scheduled events on specific setups
Added: Nginx Helper to the Purge Cache system
Added: Nitropack to the Purge Cache system
Added: Autoptimize to the Purge Cache system
Updated: Tested up to tag to WP 6.0

4.2.1 – 4-14-2022

Fixed: An issue with setting BackupBuddy plugin Settings
Fixed: An issue with generating client reports on setups with large amounts of data
Updated: meta.mainwp.com URLs changed to managers.mainwp.com
Updated: privacy-policy.txt file

4.2 – 4-5-2022

Fixed: An issue with detecting abandoned plugins and themes on some setups
Fixed: An issue with the update process getting stuck on specific server configurations
Fixed: An issue with syncing Wordfence extension data
Added: Plugin privacy policy file to the plugin directory
Added: Support for the Negative Search feature
Added: Support for the feature that prevents the parent theme of the active child theme from being deleted
Added: Support for the automatic cache clearing after updates feature

4.1.10 – 2-16-2022

Fixed: Problem with loading UpdrafPlus data when $updraftplus_admin returns an empty value
Fixed: Problem with posting images
Fixed: Problem with loading Wordfence Scan data in reports
Updated: Multiple error messages
Updated: Incorrect links

4.1.9 – 12-28-2021

Fixed: Problem with saving UpdraftPlus settings
Fixed: Error with posting images
Fixed: Error with recording Wordfence scans for reports
Fixed: Version comparison issue for OpenSSL version
Updated: PHP 8 compatibility
Updated: Added authorEmail to the sync output (PR284 – thanks Kim Vinberg)

4.1.8 – 10-21-2021

Fixed: An error with missing metadata in the posting process
Fixed: An error with logging Wordfence scans
Fixed: New iThemes Security version compatibility problems
Fixed: New WP Staging version compatibility problems
Added: Support to define MAINWP_CHILD_UNIQUEID constant
Added: Custom CSS classes to the White Label support form elements
Added: ‘mainwp_child_before_update’ action to hook in before the update process starts
Added: ‘mainwp_child_after_update’ action to hook in after the update process completes
Updated: Disconnected site warning message style
Updated: Reworded error messages
Preventative: Multiple security improvements

4.1.7.1 – 10-1-2021

Updated: OpenSSL version requirement to 1.1.0 or greater

4.1.7 – 6-29-21

Added: Support for the new Vulnerability Checker API

4.1.6.1 – 4-16-21

Fixed: An issue with disconnecting sites
Fixed: An issue with applying custom branding

4.1.6 – 4-15-21

Added: Support for the function to trigger the Check for Abandoned plugins and themes process
Updated: Multiple performance improvements

4.1.5 – 3-18-21

Fixed: An issue with uploading files with an underscore in the file name
Fixed: Multiple PHP Warnings
Updated: Compatibility with the latest UpdraftPlus plugin version
Updated: Compatibility with the latest BackWPup plugin version
Updated: Compatibility with the latest WP Rocket plugin version

4.1.4 – 1-21-21

Updated: Compatibility with the latest WP Staging plugin version
Updated: Compatibility with the latest WP Time Capsule plugin version
Updated: Multiple DocBlock comments
Preventative: Multiple security improvements

4.1.3.1 – 12-30-20

Fixed: An issue with uploading images in posts and pages
Updated: New WP Rocket plugin version compatibility
Updated: Support for new UpdraftPlus Backups plugin options
Preventative: Multiple security improvements

4.1.3 – 12-3-20

Fixed: An issue with publishing custom post type content
Fixed: An issue with loading BackWPup backups
Fixed: An issue with searching Posts and Pages
Fixed: Multiple usability issues
Fixed: An issue with saving custom branding settings
Updated: Support for new Wordfence options

4.1.2 – 10-8-20

Removed: unused system information check

4.1.1 – 10-7-20

Fixed: An issue with creating new users
Fixed: An issue with cloning sites
Fixed: An issue with creating post tags
Updated: Multiple database query improvements
Preventative: Multiple security improvements

4.1 – 9-9-20

Fixed: An issue with posting Custom Post Types
Fixed: Multiple PHP Warnings
Added: New actions and filters
Added: phpDocs blocks for code documentation
Updated: refactored the code to meet WordPress coding standards
Updated: WordPress 5.5 compatibility
Preventative: Multiple security improvements

4.0.7.2 – 8-6-20

Updated: WordPress 5.5 compatibility

4.0.7.1 – 4-30-20

Fixed: JSON decoding issues on specific setups
Fixed: An issue with incorrect image URL
Fixed: Conflict with the Download Manager plugin
Fixed: Multiple PHP warnings
Fixed: MySQL query compatibility problems
Fixed: An issue with saving Wordfence settings
Fixed: An issue with showing the correct post and page creating time
Fixed: An issue with displaying the correct author in reports
Added: Support for WPVivid backups in the reporting system
Preventative: Security improvements

4.0.7 – 2-25-20

Fixed: An issue with saving Bulk Setting Manager keys
Fixed: An issue with saving Wordfence extension settings
Fixed: An issue with overwriting PHP error reporting configuration
Added: Pull request #9 to add an action to allow additional post customization when a new post is created – Thanks joshlabau
Added: Pull request #13 to replace __autoload() with spl_autoload_register – Thanks Christian Foellmann
Added: Pull request #23 to fix a typo – Thanks Marco Frodl
Added: Pull request #24 to prevent overwriting PHP error reporting configuration – Thanks Stanislav Khromov
Updated: Improved premium plugins and themes updates detection system
Removed: Unused database options

4.0.6.2 – 2-3-20

Fixed: Connection problems caused by issues with json_encode function

4.0.6.1 – 1-20-20

Updated: MainWP_Child_WPvivid_BackupRestore class

4.0.6 – 1-17-20

Fixed: Encoding problem in error messages
Added: Site ID parameter in the sync request
Updated: MainWP_Child_WPvivid_BackupRestore class
Preventative: Security improvements

4.0.5.1 – 12-13-19

Fixed: Child Reports data conversion problem

4.0.5 – 12-9-19

Added: support for the Pro Reports extension
Fixed: MainWP Child Reports version 2 compatibility

4.0.4 – 11-11-19

Fixed: WordPress 5.3 compatibility problems
Fixed: An issue with managing BackWPup backups
Updated: Multiple error messages
Removed: Unused code

4.0.3 – 10-1-19

Added: ‘mainwp_child_branding_init_options’ filter for disabling custom branding
Updated: Support for the WPVulnDB API v3
Removed: Unused code and files

4.0.2 – 9-6-19

Fixed: An issue with incorrect backups count in the Client Reports system

4.0.1 – 9-3-19

Fixed: An issue with clearing and preloading WP Rocket cache

4.0 – 8-28-19

Fixed: Various functionality problems
Added: Support for upcoming 3rd party extensions
Added: .htaccess file with custom redirect to rule the MainWP Child plugin directory to hide the plugin from search engines
Updated: Support for the MainWP Dashboard 4.0
Updated: Notifications texts
Removed: Unused code

3.5.7 – 5-6-19

Fixed: Multiple PHP Warnings
Fixed: Multiple conflicts with 3rd party products
Fixed: An issue with Page Speed data for custom URLs
Fixed: An issue with logging WP Time Capsule backups on specific setups
Fixed: An issue with short login session
Added: Multiple security enhancements
Added: Support for the WP Staging Pro (free features only)
Added: Support for plugin/theme installation requests to HTTP Basic Auth protected MainWP Dashboards

3.5.6 – 3-25-19

Fixed: An issue with checking Page Speed data
Fixed: An issue with empty update data
Fixed: An issue with incorrect plugin update data
Added: Send From field in the Branding support form
Updated: Compatibility with the latest Yoast SEO plugin version

3.5.5 – 3-6-19

Fixed: An issue with the hook for controlling branding options for specific roles
Fixed: Branding issues
Fixed: Multiple PHP Warnings
Fixed: Multiple typos
Fixed: MainWP UpdraftPlus Extension performance issues
Fixed: An issue with creating double media files when editing posts and pages from MainWP Dashboard
Fixed: An issue with creating duplicate Boilerplate posts and pages
Updated: Added improvements for detecting premium plugin updates on specific setups

3.5.4.1 – 2-19-19

Added: Proper attribution to plugin code used for Extensions
Removed: Unused code

3.5.4 – 2-14-19

Fixed: Issues with displaying broken links data for specific setups
Fixed: Compatibility issues with the latest PageSpeed Insights plugin version
Fixed: An issue with publishing “future” posts
Fixed: An issue with sending email alerts in specific setups
Fixed: An issue with saving code snippets in wp-config.php when the file is in a custom location
Fixed: An issue with clearing unused scheduled Cron jobs
Added: Support for the new PageSpeed Insights plugin options
Updated: Disabled the “Remove readme.html” security check feature for WPEngine-hosted child sites
Updated: Support for detecting premium themes updates

3.5.3 – 12-19-18

Fixed: An issue with the X-Frame-Options configuration
Fixed: An issue with clearing WP Rocket cache
Fixed: An issue with saving BackWPup settings
Fixed: Multiple compatibility issues for the Bulk Settings Manager Extension
Fixed: An issue with submitting the Bulk Settings Manager keys on child sites protected with the HTTP Basic Authentication
Fixed: An issue with creating buckets in Backblaze remote option caused by disallowed characters
Fixed: An issue with tokens usage in the UpdraftPlus Webdav remote storage settings
Added: Support for new WP Staging plugin options
Updated: Update detection process to improve performance on some hosts
Updated: Disabled site size calculation function as the default state
Updated: Support for the latest Wordfence version

3.5.2 – 11-27-18

Fixed: An issue with detecting updates when a custom branding is applied
Fixed: An issue with passing WebDav remote storage info for the UpdraftPlus Extension
Fixed: An issue with grabbing fresh child site favicons
Updated: Process to skip WooCommerce order notes in the comments section for Client Reports

3.5.1 – 11-14-18

Fixed: An issue with detecting the Wordfence status info
Fixed: An issue with loading UpdraftPlus existing backups
Fixed: The File Uploader extension issue with renaming special files
Fixed: An issue with syncing BackupBuddy data
Fixed: An issue with logging BackWPup backups
Fixed: An issue with detecting premium plugin updates
Added: New options for the MainWP Staging Extension
Added: Multiple security enhancements
Added: Support for the upcoming 3rd party extension
Updated: Improved the updating process

3.5 – 9-27-18

Fixed: compatibility issues caused by the recent UpdraftPlus update
Fixed: issues with the WooCommerce Status information
Fixed: issues with Bulk Settings Manager for specific plugins
Added: mainwp_child_mu_plugin_enabled hook to allow MainWP Child usage as a must-use plugin
Added: support for recording WP Time Capsule backups for Client Reports
Added: mainwp_branding_role_cap_enable_contact_form hook to allow users to show Support Form (Branding extension option) to specific roles
Added: support for the new BackUpWordPrress Extension feature
Added: Support for the new MainWP Buddy Extension feature
Updated: reporting system to determine backup type for BackWPup backups
Improved: connection stability for sites hosted on hosts with small execution time limits
Improved: detecting updates for premium plugins

3.4.9 – 7-23-18

Fixed: MainWP iThemes Security Extension issues caused by the latest iThemes Security plugin version

3.4.8 – 6-26-18

Fixed: issues caused by deprecated functions
Added: mainwp_before_post_update hook
Added: support for the new extension
Added: conditional checks to prevent possible conflicts with certain plugins
Added: support for the new MainWP Branding Extension feature
Improved: PHP 7.2 compatibility

3.4.7.1 – 5-25-18

Fixed: UpdraftPlus 1.14.10 compatibility issue that caused child sites to disconnect
Added: support for the new MainWP Branding Extension option
Updated: compatibility with the new Wordfence plugin version
Updated: compatibility with the new WP Rocket plugin version

3.4.7 – 4-17-18

Fixed: multiple cloning issues
Fixed: timezone issue backup timestamp
Fixed: MainWP Branding Extension conflict that caused issues with hooking WP-Admin menu items
Fixed: MainWP Branding Extension issue with hiding WordPress update nag
Fixed: MainWP Branding Extension issue with updating WordPress footer content
Fixed: issues with loading broken links data
Fixed: multiple PHP 7.2 warnings
Added: Support for the Backblaze backup remote destination (UpdraftPlus Extension)
Added: support for recording Live Stash updates for Client Reporting
Updated: recent Wordfence plugin version compatibility
Updated: recent WP Staging plugin version compatibility

3.4.6 – 2-21-18

Fixed: Wordfence 7 compatibility issues
Added: multiple security enhancements
Updated: admin notice text

3.4.5 – 1-22-18

Fixed: Multiple issues with cloning sites
Fixed: An issue with passing metadata for featured images
Fixed: An issue with the sync process caused by syncing an extremely large amount of data
Fixed: Multiple PHP Warnings
Added: Support for the new MainWP Wordfence Extension options
Added: multiple security enhancements
Updated: new BackWPup version compatibility

3.4.4 – 12-4-17

Fixed: compatibility issue with the latest UpdraftPlus Backups plugin version
Fixed: compatibility issue with the latest iThemes Security plugin version
Fixed: An issue with updating certain plugins
Fixed: An issue with installing certain plugins
Fixed: An issue with logging the BackupBuddy backups for client reports
Fixed: An issue with syncing sites that run older versions of the BackupBuddy plugin
Fixed: An issue with calculating site size on Windows servers
Fixed: An issue with disabling Pro modules for the iThemes Security plugin
Fixed: An issue with saving Amazon S3 settings for the UpdraftPlus extension
Added: Support for the upcoming extension
Added: Support for the new MainWP iThemes Security Extension options
Added: Support for the search by Title option
Added: Support for the new MainWP UpdraftPlus Extension options
Added: Support for the new MainWP Buddy Extension options
Added: support for the new version of the MainWP WooCommerce Status extension
Added: the mainwp-child-get-total-size hook for disabling the get total size of a site function
Updated: the process for displaying info for scheduled posts and pages

3.4.3 – 8-24-17

Fixed: An issue with saving Bulk Setting Manager keys on some HTTPS sites
Fixed: timeout issues for the Bulk Settings Manager Extension
Fixed: multiple issues with saving remote storage settings for the UpdraftPlus extension
Fixed: An issue with 404 email notification templates for the Maintenance extension
Fixed: An issue with saving Post and Page status as Private
Fixed: An issue with displaying the incorrect number of updates caused by server conflict
Fixed: An issue with displaying the locked status for Posts and Pages while the Post/Page is being edited in MainWP Dashboard
Added: a function to check if a post or a page is being edited before saving changes from MainWP Dashboard
Added: the new ‘mainwp_child_after_newpost’ hook
Updated: compatibility for the new version of the Bulk Settings Manager Extension
Updated: compatibility with the new version of the BackupBuddy plugin
Updated: compatibility with the new version of the Wordfence plugin
Updated: compatibility with the new version of the UpdraftPlus plugin
Updated: compatibility with the new version of the Yoast SEO plugin
Updated: compatibility with the new version of the iThemes Security extension
Updated: reduced number of database queries to improve performance
Updated: display options for the Custom Post Types extension
Updated: header response to 403 for the applied security fix preventing directory listing

3.4.2 – 7-11-17

Fixed: An issue with saving BackWPup job files
Fixed: conflict with the Color Picker library
Fixed: An issue with executing multiple updates at once on a site detected on some setups
Fixed: An issue with cloning sites from a backup file detected on some setups
Updated: support for the new Google PageSpeed Insights plugin version
Updated: the Contact Support branding feature will be visible only to Administrator users

3.4.1 – 6-12-17

Fixed: An issue with the update process on some setups
Fixed: An issue with cloning sites from a backup file
Updated: support for the new WP Rocket settings for the new version of the Rocket extension

3.4 – 5-11-17

Fixed: An issue with updating plugins and themes on some server setups
Fixed: An issue with the child site connection after cloning the site
Fixed: An issue with saving iThemes Security settings
Fixed: An issue with recording empty values for the Client Reports
Fixed: An issue with creating a custom post type posts
Fixed: An issue with incorrect slugs created after publishing drafts
Fixed: An issue with showing correct tabs if a custom branding applied
Fixed: An issue with syncing sites when the MainWP Buddy extension is used
Fixed: An issue with saving BackupBuddy settings
Added: support for new Wordfence features

3.3 – 2-22-17

Fixed: An issue with syncing sites when the Client Reports Extension is activated
Fixed: minor issues with Wordfence Extension support
Added: Support for the MainWP Vulnerability Checker Extension

3.2.7 – 1-19-17

Fixed: An issue with removing Scripts and Stylesheets version number
Fixed: Multiple PHP Warnings
Fixed: JS issue that occurs when a MainWP Child plugin update is available and the plugin has been rebranded

3.2.6 – 1-5-17

Added: support for the Divi (Elegant Themes) themes updates

3.2.5 – 12-30-16

Added: support for the new WP Rocket options
Added: support for the new display favicon process
Updated: site connection process (MD5 encryption not supported)
Updated: multiple functions refactored
Preventative: Security improvements

3.2.4 – 12-09-16

Fixed: Conflict with SendGrid

3.2.3 – 12-08-16

Fixed: Compatibility issues with PHP versions
Preventative: Security improvements

3.2.2 – 12-01-16

Fixed: An issue with activating the BackUpWordPress plugin
Fixed: An issue with the edit user feature
Fixed: An issue with activating the WP Rocket plugin
Fixed: An issue with displaying Scheduled Posts and Pages in the Recent Posts and Recent Pages widget
Fixed: An issue with false alert with PHP Max Execution time set to -1
Fixed: incorrect links to the MainWP Child Setting page
Fixed: An issue with UpdraftPlus Pro version updates
Fixed: An issue with showing the MainWP Child Plugin updates in client reports when the MainWP Child Plugin is hidden
Added: support for %sitename% and %site_url% tokens for directory path settings for the UpdraftPlus extension
Added: Support for the new Edit Posts and Pages process
Added: ‘mainwp_create_post_custom_author’ hook
Added: Support for the Reload remote destination function (MainWP Buddy Extension)
Added: Support for the new Wordfence options
Updated: PHP recommendation bumped to 5.6

3.2.1 – 10-26-16

Added: Support for PHP 5.4 and below

3.2 – 10-26-16

Fixed: An issue with installing plugins and themes on HTTP Basic Authentication protected sites
Fixed: An issue with Themes search on the Auto Update themes page
Fixed: An issue with getting the child site favicon
Fixed: An issue where BackUpWordPress schedules couldn’t be found
Fixed: An issue with recording BackWPup, BackUpWordPress, and BackupBuddy backups for Client Reports
Fixed: An issue with dismissing warning message if the WordPress All Import plugin is installed
Fixed: An issue with publishing Drafts from the Post Plus extension
Added: Support for the new Edit User feature
Added: Connection details tab
Added: Support for deleting active plugins
Updated: Number of categories pulled from child sites (from 50 to 300)

3.1.7 – 8-18-16

Fixed: Issues with PHP 7 – The MainWP Child is now PHP 7-friendly! 🙂
Added: Support for an upcoming extension (BacukpBuddy Extension)

3.1.6 – 8-2-16

Fixed: An issue with loading too much data from the Broken Links Checker
Fixed: An issue with saving UpdraftPlus extension settings
Fixed: An issue with extracting URL for the MainWP URL Extractor Extension
Fixed: An issue with including new tables in database backup for individual BackWPup Extension jobs
Updated: support for new iThemes Security options

3.1.5 – 7-12-16

Fixed: Incompatibility with the new version of the iThemes Security version
Added: Support for the new iThemes Security features
Added: Support for the new WP Rocket features
Added: “Currently connected to” check in the Server Information
Fixed: PHP Notice
Removed: Unnecessary checks in the Server Information page

3.1.4 – 5-9-16

Updated: function execute_snippet() extracted to a separate file

3.1.3 – 4-28-16

Fixed: Issue with repeating the delete process of the readme.html file
Fixed: PHP Warning
Fixed: Issue with replacing image source
Fixed: Incorrect replacement of the href attribute for image external links
Fixed: Issue with saving Wordfence option on Dreamhost hosting
Fixed: Issue with saving PageSpeed Settings and syncing PageSpeed data
Fixed: Secure login issue with some plugin/theme updates
Fixed: Connection timeouts due to large sites
Added: MU-Plugins support
Added: Support for publishing Image Galleries in Posts and Pages
Updated: MainWP Child plugin pages layout
Updated: Support for the new version of the BackUpWordPress plugin
Removed: Plugin and Theme Conflicts check feature

3.1.2 – 3-15-16

Fixed: False connection issue warning
Fixed: Smart Manager For WP eCommerce not updating
Fixed: Multiple mixed content warnings
Added: Support for Wordfence performance options

3.1.1 – 3-3-16

Fixed: Checking abandoned plugins not in the WP repository
Fixed: Bug when running BackupWordPress backup
Fixed: Bug adding cache settings for WordFence Extension
Added: Feature to generate server information
Added: Server Information items
Added: New Subject text box to support email in Branding Extension
Added: Support themes using invalid screen functions
Tweaked: Support new version of BackupWordPress plugin version
Updated: Added support in Client Reports Extension for BackWPup backups

3.1 – 2-17-16

Fixed: PHP notices
Fixed: Escape HTML error for the contact support feature of the Branding Extension
Fixed: The issue with removing the generator version
Fixed: Update issue for the iThemes Security Pro and the Monarch plugin
Fixed: Compatibility issue with the BackUpWordPress plugin
Added: Auto detect manually removed script/style versions feature
Added: WordPress translation updates
Added: New Branding option to turn off theme switching
Enhancement: Removed ctype_digit requirement
Enhancement: Install plugin error message

3.0.2 – 1-22-16

Fixed: Issue with scheduled BackupWordPress when running from Dashboard
Fixed: Issue with Heatmap tracker JavaScript
Added: Support for hosts with PHP with disabled mb_regex
Tweaked: Code snippet result message

3.0.1 – 1-18-16

Fixed: HTML output of branding contact form
Added: Auto retry install plugin/theme if the installation fails
Fixed: Issue with rendering CSS used in the Branding extension

3.0 – 1-12-16

Fixed: Refactored code to meet WordPress Coding standards
Fixed: Deprecated Function
Fixed: Fatal Error caused by the MainWP Rocket Extension
Fixed: Issue introduced with the new version of the iThemes Security plugin
Fixed: Link Manager Extension bug with special characters in URL
Fixed: MainWP Client Reports Extension bug caused by a high number of posts logged in the database
Fixed: Generator meta tag issue
Fixed: Wordfence Extension issue with displaying incorrect last scan time
Fixed: Broken Link Extension bug
Fixed: MainWP Heatmaps Extension bug
Fixed: Abandoned Plugins/Themes function bug with registering multiple cron jobs
Fixed: CSS issue
Fixed: Escaped HTML
Fixed: PHP error reporting security alert
Added: Support for the MainWP Rocket Extension to load existing WP Rocket settings
Added: Support for Export/Import settings for the Wordfence Extension
Added: Support new Wordfence settings options for the Wordfence Extension
Added: Force Check Pages function for the MainWP PageSpeed Extensions
Added: Allow to see MainWP child plugin in MainWP Dashboard plugins search
Updated: MainWP URL Extractor Extension logic to extract URLs by Post published date instead of last change date

2.0.29 – 9-22-15

Fixed: 404 error that occurs in case Links Manager extension is in use when child plugin is hidden
Fixed: Bug with detecting updates of hidden plugins (UpdraftPlus, BackUpWordPress, WP Rocket)
Fixed: Bug with overwriting Amazon S3 settings in the BackUpWordPress plugin
Fixed: Bug with empty values for Text Link and Link Source options in Broken Links Checker Extension
Fixed: Bug with bulk repair action in Wordfence Extension
Fixed: Bug with incorrect File System Method detection
Added: Support for an upcoming Extension

2.0.28 – 9-7-15

Fixed: Security Issue (MainWP White Hat Reward Program)
Fixed: Support for the Stream 3 plugin
Fixed: Client Reports issues with recording autosaves for Posts and Pages
Fixed: An issue with detection for Abandoned Plugins & Themes that are not hosted on WP.org

2.0.27 – 9-2-15

Fixed: Security Issue (MainWP White Hat Reward Program)

2.0.26 – 9-1-15

Fixed: Conflict with Stream 3 (Thanks to Luke Carbis of Stream)

2.0.25 – 8-31-15

Fixed: Issue with Client Reports extension where comments records were not displayed correctly
Added: Support for missing Client Report records

2.0.24 – 8-20-15

Fixed: Incorrect last update value for abandoned plugins & themes feature
Fixed: Branding for Server Information page and Clone page title
Fixed: Incorrect heatmap data and warnings
Fixed: Can not add child site because get favicon timeout
Fixed: Hiding UpdraftPlus, WP Rocket toolbar, and their notices when set to hide plugins

2.0.23 – 8-7-15

Fixed: An issue with Heatmaps not loading
Added: Support for the Establish New Connection feature
Added: Support for the Abandoned plugins detection feature
Added: Support for the Abandoned themes detection feature

2.0.22 – 7-22-15

Fixed: Bug where the OptmizePress theme has not been updated properly
Fixed: Bug where the Client Report extension recorded incorrect time
Added: Support for the upcoming extension

2.0.21 – 7-9-15

Fixed: Bug with the time schedule for the UpdraftPlus extension
Added: Support for the upcoming extension

2.0.20 – 7-6-15

Fixed: Bug with the time schedule for the UpdraftPlus extension
Fixed: Bug in the Scan for backups feature for the UpdraftPlus extension
Fixed: Bug with saving email report option for the free version of the UpdraftPuls plugin
Fixed: Bug that was causing the BackupBuddy updates to fail
Updated: Only users with the Administrator role can see the MainWP Child menu

2.0.19 – 6-10-15

Added: Filesystem Check on the Server Information page
Added: Support for the MainWP Child Report plugin
Added: Support for the new UpdraftPlus Extension options
Enhancement: Speed up directory listing by using fewer resources, reducing timeout issues
Fixed: Plugin/theme upgrade issue when no file system method is specified
Fixed: X-Frame-Options – ALLOWALL bug
Fixed: Timeout error for the stats child data function
Fixed: An error with the Synchronous XMLHttpRequest for tracker.js
Fixed: Expert settings options for the UpdraftPlus Extension
Fixed: Calculation error for the PHP Memory Limit, PHP Max Upload Filesize, and PHP Post Max Size checks

2.0.18 – 5-30-15

Fixed: False malware alert

2.0.17 – 5-23-15

Fixed: Bug where some premium plugins didn’t update
Fixed: Bug where some Favicons didn’t display correctly
Fixed: Bug where relative links didn’t show correctly in posts

2.0.16 – 5-15-15

Fixed: Issue with sites running PHP 5.2 and lower
Fixed: Sync error on some sites with UpdraftPlus installed
Fixed: PHP Warning
Changed: Server page to reflect a requested minimum of PHP 5.3

2.0.15 – 5-14-15

Added: Support for the upcoming extension
Fixed: Post categories not showing on Dashboard
Fixed: Potential malware false alert issue
Fixed: Spelling error
Updated: Required values on the Server Information page
Updated: Layout of the Server Information page
Removed: Unnecessary checks from the Server Information page
Enhancement: Reduced page load time by autoloading common options

2.0.14 – 4-28-15

Fixed: Handling of updates when plugins change folder structure or name

2.0.13 – 4-22-15

Fixed: Security Issue with add_query_arg and remove_query_arg

2.0.12 – 4-16-15

Fixed: Bug for the MainWP iThemes Security Extension
Fixed: Bug for the MainWP WordFence Extension
Fixed: Bug where the MainWP Child plugin was breaking Cron jobs on child sites

2.0.11 – 4-12-15

Fixed: Upcoming extension bug

2.0.10 – 4-06-15

Added: Support for the display Favicon for child sites feature
Added: Support for upcoming extension
Fixed: Plugin conflicts with WordPress SEO by Yoast and Backupbuddy

2.0.9.2 – 3-06-15

Fixed: Bug where SEO values are not being set for Boilerplate Pages and Posts
Added: Function for removing keywords and Links Manager extension settings
Fixed: Security issue allowing some users to log on to the child site

2.0.9.1 – 3-05-15

Added: Allow Extension to work with IThemes Security Pro

2.0.9 – 3-01-15

Added: Support for the Polish language
Added: Support for the Greek language
Added: Support for the upcoming extension
Fixed: Bug that was causing plugin bulk installation to fail caused by disabled functions (e.g., curl_multi_exec)
Tweaked: Fewer PHP notices

2.0.8 – 2-11-15

Fixed: Not all site references updated after clone
Fixed: Fixed some PHP warnings

2.0.7.1 – 2-05-15

Fixed: Hostgator detection caused issues on some hosts
Fixed: Russian/Arabic not shown properly
Tweak: Heatmap tracker now consumes less memory when uploading the tracked clicks

2.0.7 – 2-01-15

Fixed: Backup issues on Windows-hosts
Fixed: PHP Warning message when cloning
Added: Detect Hostgator-host to enhance settings while backing up

2.0.6 – 1-14-15

Fixed: Uploading tar.bz2 to clone from is no longer blocked
Fixed: Saving heatmap options process
Fixed: Branding extension options – hiding child plugin pages
Added: A new Branding extension option – hiding the child plugin server information page

2.0.5 – 1-07-15

Fixed: Links Manager Extension: Now using the WordPress home option instead of The Site URL for the links

2.0.4 – 12-26-14

Fixed: Backups for hosts having issues with “compress.zlib://” stream wrappers from PHP causing corrupt backup archives
Fixed: “Another backup is running” message displaying incorrectly

2.0.3 – 12-15-14

Fixed: Possible security issue

2.0.2 – 12-11-14

Added: Support hosts with PHP Heap classes
Fixed: JavaScript issue disabling the popup menu on the admin menu

2.0.1 – 12-10-14

Fixed: Restore/Clone from Tar via server upload

2.0 – 12-09-14

Added: Tar GZip as a backup file format
Added: Tar Bzip2 as a backup file format
Added: Tar as a backup file format
Added: Feature to resume unfinished or stalled backups
Added: Feature to detect if backup is already running
Added: New feature for the new Branding extension – Preserve branding option if child site gets disconnected
Fixed: Bug where the Stream plugin update was showing if the plugin was hidden
Fixed: MainWP Child Server Information page layout fixed
Fixed: Restore issue in case the child plugin is hidden with the Branding Extension
Tweak: New feature for the File Uploader extension – wp-content folder auto-detected if renamed
Tweak: Heatmap tracker script disabled by default
Tweak: Updated the Warning message in case the child site is disconnected
Tweak: Updated the Warning message in case the child site is disconnected
Redesign: CSS updated to match the Dashboard style
Redesign: MainWP Child Settings page layout updated
Redesign: MainWP Child Clone/Restore layout updated
Refactor: Added MainWP Child menu added in the WP Admin Menu
Refactor: MainWP Child Settings, MainWP Clone/Restore, and MainWP Child Server Information pages removed from the WP Settings menu and added to MainWP Child

1.3.3 – 9-21-14

Added new hooks for Wordfence Extension
Fixed issue with WooCommerce Extension

1.3.2 – 9-16-14

Fixed Permission denied issue when restoring from a backup on the Dashboard

1.3.1

Fixed Issue with a new post that sometimes returned no child
Fixed Removed duplicate restore link in the Tools section

1.3

Added: Better error reporting on backup fail
Added: Future support for the auto-detection of file descriptors
Added: Support for new Client Report Extension features
Added: Support for new Branding Extension features
Added: Additional Hooks for new Extensions
Fixed: Issue with some hosts not supporting garbage collection functions

1.2

Added Additional tweaks for fewer Backup timeouts
Added A new option to enable more IO instead of memory approach for Backups
Fixed Dropbox error when directory ends with space
Fixed deprecated theme calls
Fixed issues with self-signed SSL certificates
Fixed some user interface issues
Removed incorrect “This site may to connect to your dashboard or may have other issues” when there are SSL warnings

1.0

Added: Communication to Dashboard during backups to locate common backup locations
Added: Communication to Dashboard during backups to locate common cache locations
Added: Communication to Dashboard during backups to locate non-WordPress folders
Added: Communication to Dashboard during backups to locate Zip Archives
Added: Several new subtasks to increase performance and reduce timeouts on Backups
Added: New Hooks for Extensions
Fixed: Restore on Child site not timing out
Additional CSS and Cosmetic Tweaks

0.29.13

Enhancement: Faster backups by using fewer file descriptors

0.29.12

Added: Attempt to overwrite site time limit settings to help prevent timeouts
Added: Attempt to reset site time-out timer at intervals to help prevent timeouts

0.29.11

Changes for an update to Client Reports Extension
Changes for an update to Heat Map Extension
Changes for an update to Maintenance Extension
Fixed verbiage for restore popup

0.29.10

Fixed: Admin not accessible with invalid upload directory
Added new hooks for upcoming extensions

0.29.9

Added new hooks for upcoming extensions

0.29.8

Fix for uploads path outside the conventional path for backups
Added new hooks for upcoming extensions

0.29.7

Server Information page added for troubleshooting
Added server warning messages when minimum requirements not met
Added warning messages when child plugin detects possible conflict plugins
Added new hooks for upcoming extensions

0.29.6

Fixed plugin conflict with Maintenance plugin
Added zip support to database backups

0.29.5

Update for File Uploader Extension
Added new hooks for upcoming extensions

0.29.4

Fixed performance issue with autoloaded options
File Uploader Extension Bug Fix
Added new hooks for upcoming extensions

0.29.3

Added new hooks for upcoming extensions

0.29.2

Fix for ini_set warning when this has been disabled on the host

0.29.1

Backups now use structure tags on child sites too
Small fixes for the maintenance extension

0.29

Added ability to view Child site error logs on MainWP Dashboard
Added ability to view Child site wp-config.php on MainWP Dashboard
Added new Hooks for Branding Extension
Added tweak for Code Snippet Extension

0.28.4

More Extension Hooks to extend Code Snippet functionality

0.28.3

Fixed some issues with the Code Snippets extension

0.28.2

Fixed update conflict with child plugin installed on Dashboard
Fixed some warnings with debugging enabled

0.28.1

Fixed a bug on line 3269 when debug is on

0.28

Hooks added for Code Snippets Extensions

0.27.2

Additional hooks added

0.27.1

Incorrect text fixed
New Text re-coded for translation
Tweaked writable directory checks
Added more hooks for upcoming Extensions

0.27

Code Changes for WP 3.9 Compatibility
Added Select from Server option for larger Backups
Added additional hooks for upcoming Extensions

0.26

Minor fix for heatmap extension

0.25

Fix for premium plugins

0.24

Added support for premium plugins
Fixed the restore functionality disappearing without Clone Extension
Fixed some deprecated calls

0.23

Fixed some deprecated warnings
Fixed issues with the Keyword Links extension

0.22

Added extra functionality for keyword link extension

0.21

Fixed clone issue for some hosts with FTP settings
German translations added
Support for 1.0.0 major version of the main Dashboard

0.20

Fixed the BPS-conflict where plugins were not upgrading

0.19

Fixed issue for upgrading core/themes/plugins without FTP credentials

0.18

Fixed issue for sending correct roles to the main Dashboard
Added teh htaccess file backup (backed up as mainwp-htaccess to prevent restore conflicts)

0.17

Tuned for faster backup
Added extension support for Maintenance extension

0.16

Fixed some plugin conflicts preventing updates to themes/plugins/core

0.15

Fixed issue with mismatching locale on core update

0.14

Fixed redirection issue with wrongly encoded HTTP request

0.13

Added restore function

0.12

Fixed conflict with the main Dashboard on the same site

0.11

Plugin localization
Extra check for readme.html file
Added child server information
Fixed restore issue: not all previous plugins/themes were removed
Fixed backup issue: not all files are being backed up

0.10

Fixed plugin conflict
Fixed backup issue with database names with dashes
Fixed date formatting
Tags are now being saved to new posts
Fixed issue when posting an image with a link

0.9

Fixed delete permanently bug
Fixed plugin conflict

0.8

Fixed issue with Content Extension
Added feature to add sticky posts

0.7

Fixed the message “This site already contains a link” even after reactivating the plugin

0.6

Fixed plugin conflict with WooCommerce plugin for cloning
Fixed backups having double the size

0.5

Fixed issue with importing database with custom foreign key references
Fixed issue with disabled functions from the “Suhosin” extension
Fixed issue with click-heatmap

0.4

Fixed cloning issue with a custom prefix

0.3

Fixed issues with cloning (not cloning the correct source if the source was cloned)

0.2

Added unfix option for security issues

0.1

Initial version