MainWP Dashboard: WordPress Management without the SaaS

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Managing multiple WordPress sites can be a time-consuming and frustrating task. The MainWP Dashboard empowers you to take back your time by allowing you to efficiently manage and secure all your WordPress sites from your own centralized Dashboard.

Designed for agencies, freelancers, and web professionals, MainWP offers comprehensive control with a privacy-first approach. Harness the power of MainWP for updates, backups, and more, ensuring your sites are always running smoothly and securely.

Features for Advanced WordPress Management:

  • Centralized Updates: Keep all your WordPress sites up-to-date with single-click updates.
  • Secure Backups: Implement scheduled or on-demand backups for complete site security.
  • Manage both your sites and your clients with the Client Management module
  • The built-in Cost Tracker allows you to easily keep track of client costs
  • Private and Self-hosted: Your data stays yours, with full privacy and control.

Stop the Software as a Service (SaaS) Treadmill:

Built on WordPress’s core principles, the MainWP Dashboard plugin is uniquely positioned as the go-to solution for WordPress management. It combines ease of use with robust features and unmatched privacy.

The MainWP plugins are open-source and privacy-focused and come with their own privacy policies to ensure that the plugins do not collect any personally identifiable information (PII).

The MainWP Dashboard is extendable, allowing third-party developers to hook into it. It also provides support for CLI and has its own REST API, so anything you need or want to run your business your way can be developed for your MainWP Dashboard.

All of this makes MainWP the best non-SaaS alternative to ManageWP, InfiniteWP, WPRemote, and WP Umbrella.

Getting Started with MainWP:

MainWP is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, even for those new to WordPress management plugins. With a straightforward setup process and a clean, organized dashboard, you’ll be able to start managing your WordPress sites efficiently in no time.

  • Setting up MainWP is straightforward—install the dashboard on a private WordPress site, add the MainWP Child plugin to your other WordPress sites, and take control.

Your Guarantee of Privacy

The MainWP plugins come with their own privacy policies to ensure that the plugins do not collect any personally identifiable information (PII).

How Is MainWP Free? What’s the Catch? How Will You Continue to Pay Development Costs?

This is not a trial. The core MainWP Dashboard plugin is 100% FREE and always will be. It doesn’t matter if you have 5 sites or 5,000 WordPress sites; it’s always free.

We make money by offering MainWP Pro which includes a wide range of Premium Extensions to grow with you.

👉 Free vs. Pro: Know the Difference

Extensions enhance your MainWP Dashboard with additional features for backups, marketing, SEO, maintenance, security, monitoring, and other tools to help you better organize and manage websites.

Experience the MainWP Difference

Ready to streamline your WordPress management workflow and take control of your sites? Install MainWP today and discover how easy it is to keep your sites updated, secure, and running smoothly. Join the growing community of over 700K WordPress sites trusting MainWP for their management needs. Get started now and experience the MainWP difference firsthand!

Skjermbilete

  • Sites - Overview
  • Sites - Manage Sites
  • Sites - Add a New Site
  • Sites - Manage Plugins
  • Sites - Manage Posts
  • Sites - Manage Updates
  • Clients - Manage Clients
  • Cost Tracker - Cost Summary
  • Cost Tracker - Manage Costs
  • Dashboard Insights

Installasjon

Note: MainWP is not tested on or designed for multisite installs.

However, we have user reports that most functions work correctly, but support will be limited. We DO NOT recommend installing the MainWP Dashboard plugin on a multisite install.

  1. We HIGHLY recommend a NEW WordPress install for your MainWP Dashboard.

Using a new WordPress install will help reduce Plugin Conflicts and other issues caused by trying to run your MainWP Dashboard from an active site.

Most hosting companies provide free subdomains («demo.yourdomain.com»), and we recommend creating one if you do not have a specific dedicated domain to run your MainWP Dashboard. If you are not sure how to set up a subdomain, contact your hosting company’s support.

You can even install your MainWP Dashboard on a WordPress site located on your local computer using WAMP or any other setup that allows you to run WordPress locally.

  1. Once you have set up the separate WordPress website, install the MainWP Dashboard plugin following your normal installation procedure, either the automatic process by searching MainWP or by uploading the MainWP plugin to the «/wp-content/plugins/» directory.

  2. Once installed then Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.

  3. Add your first Child Site to the MainWP Dashboard – Documentation

  4. Set your MainWP Settings – Documentation

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What sets MainWP apart from other WordPress management platforms like ManageWP or InfiniteWP?

MainWP is a self-hosted, open-source WordPress management plugin that prioritizes user privacy and customization.

Unlike SaaS (Software as a Service) platforms like ManageWP, WPUmbrella, or WPRemote, MainWP gives you complete control over your data and allows for extensive customization through its open-source architecture.

Can MainWP handle bulk updates for WordPress core, plugins, and themes?

Yes, MainWP makes it easy to perform bulk updates for WordPress core, plugins, and themes across all your managed sites. With just a few clicks, you can ensure all your sites are running the latest versions, saving you valuable time and effort.

How does MainWP help with client management for WordPress agencies and freelancers?

MainWP offers a robust client management system that allows you to organize sites by client, assign tags, and generate customizable client reports. This streamlines your workflow and helps you provide better service to your clients by keeping all their site information organized and easily accessible.

Does MainWP offer any features for tracking costs associated with managing WordPress sites?

Yes, MainWP has a built-in Cost Tracker. This feature allows you to:
* Record and categorize expenses for each site
* Set up recurring costs
* Generate detailed cost reports
* Gain insights into your expenditure distribution
* Track payments received and upcoming renewals

What security features does MainWP offer to protect my WordPress sites?

MainWP prioritizes security by providing features like real-time security monitoring, malware scanning, and vulnerability detection. The plugin also integrates with popular security plugins.

Can I use MainWP to manage WordPress sites hosted on different servers or hosting providers?

Yes, MainWP is designed to work with WordPress sites hosted on any server or hosting provider.

How does MainWP handle WordPress site backups?

MainWP offers multiple backup options, including built-in backup solutions for popular hosting providers and integrations with some of the most installed backup plugins.

How do you pronounce MainWP?

MainWP is a unique name that we created for our company, so it’s understandable if you’re unsure about how to pronounce it. Here’s the easiest way to remember:

Main + WP = MainWP

Think of it as the word «Main» followed by the letters «WP» (pronounced as «double-u pee»). In phonetic notation, it would look like this: /ˈmeɪn ˈdʌbəl juː ˈpiː/.

But don’t worry if you pronounce it differently – we answer to almost anything, including WP Main and WPMain!

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 many more questions and answers here.

Omtalar

13. mars 2024
As a dev in an agency, i manage 15 WP-Customers. Using mainwp saves me hours. Great work, mates!
27. februar 2024
Not only was this a useful and time-saving product, but they keep polishing their image with meaningful and regular updates and releases. Furthermore, there are superb videos, documentation, and non-selly emails to make sure you are making the best of their effort. Cheers!
23. februar 2024
I manage 20-30 sites and MainWP helps take a lot of headache out of things. I can get quick access to a birds eye view of my sites. Surprising functionality in the free version.
19. februar 2024
works great and saves a lot of time … UI looks a bit dated but can be customised - so no problem there.
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Endringslogg

5.0.2 – 3-14-2024

  • Fixed: Tag-related cost display issues in the child site widget.
  • Fixed: Tooltip positioning anomalies on the Insights page.
  • Fixed: Incorrect extension slugs affecting main navigation for SEOPress, Custom Post Types, and Vulnerability Checker.
  • Fixed: The reconnect site button functionality by adding the missing icon class.
  • Fixed: An uncaught type error on the site-specific themes update page.
  • Added: Cost Summary: a new widgetized page for financial oversight.
  • Added: Widgets for «Payments Left for This Month,» «Upcoming Renewals» (monthly and yearly), «Monthly Totals,» and «Annual Expense Distribution by Category» on the Cost Summary page.
  • Added: Filtering system and the ability to save filter segments on the «Manage Costs» page.
  • Added: Feature for saving icons or custom images for costs.
  • Added: Color picker tool for product categories and cost items.
  • Added: Option to arrange default columns in the «Manage Cost» table.
  • Updated: Central alignment for WP Core, Plugins, and Themes columns in «Manage Sites.»
  • Updated: Automatically reveal the site filters row upon any filter application.
  • Updated: Amended tag deletion confirmation to correctly reference «tag» instead of «group.»
  • Updated: Changed background colors for the second-level navigation menu and the Collapse button in the classic theme.
  • Updated: Introduced a new menu item for WPvivid under «Backups.»
  • Updated: ID attributes for second-level menu items in extension categories.
  • Updated: Adjusted modal close icon color in Minimalistic and WP Admin themes.
  • Updated: Refined default column layout in the «Manage Cost» table.
  • Updated: Updated display icons for Single-Site and Multi-Site licenses.
  • Updated: Enhanced display of cost type column content.
  • Updated: Visual update to show payment methods with icons.
  • Updated: Moved «Edit Notes» to the actions menu.
  • Updated: Updated «Cost Tracker» column in «Manage Sites» and «Manage Clients» for 30-Day Cost Forecast visibility.

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