ManageWP
Tool for managing multiple WordPress sites from a dashboard.
A scope built around your needs.
Your priorities and current setup
What your own team keeps
Agreed responsibilities and next steps
PLATFORM GUIDE
Managing many WordPress sites from one ManageWP dashboard
ManageWP is a dashboard for managing multiple WordPress websites from one place. It is owned by GoDaddy. After you install its Worker plugin on each site, you can run core, theme and plugin updates in bulk, schedule backups, check uptime, run security and performance scans, and send client reports. Agencies, freelancers and organizations with several websites use it to save time on routine maintenance.
Where it fits
ManageWP fits anyone responsible for more than a couple of WordPress sites, such as a company with separate brand or campaign sites, a nonprofit with chapter sites, or an agency maintaining client sites. The core dashboard is free, and add-ons such as scheduled backups, uptime monitoring and reports are paid per site. It works with almost any host, so it does not lock you into one provider, and you can disconnect a site at any time. It is a maintenance tool, not a replacement for good hosting or a tested update process.
How EVERNET helps
We help you decide whether a central dashboard like ManageWP fits your setup and which add-ons are worth paying for. We connect your sites, set safe update schedules, configure off-site backups and uptime alerts, and confirm restores actually work. Updates that could break a site are tested first on staging. Our managed website support covers this routine work, and our website hosting service gives sites a stable home. For larger changes or redesigns, see our website design services.
Before you start
- Inventory: list every WordPress site you own, its host, domain registrar and who currently maintains it.
- Data: confirm where backups are stored today and how long they are kept.
- Permissions: you need WordPress administrator access to each site to install the Worker plugin.
- Integrations: note plugins with paid licenses that need valid keys for updates.
- Account ownership: keep the ManageWP account under a company email, not a former contractor’s.
- Security settings: turn on two-factor authentication for the dashboard, since it can change every connected site.
We often start by auditing who has access to each site, since old administrator accounts left behind by past developers and staff are a common weak point.
Questions before you get started.
How many WordPress sites and distinct client-access arrangements must the operating process handle?
Inventory the WordPress sites, their business owners and the people authorized to manage each one. Identify differences in hosting, access and maintenance requirements. Evaluate ManageWP around that portfolio so the management process respects each site's responsibilities while making recurring administration easier to coordinate.
Which updates, backups and site checks need a repeatable review and exception process?
Define the recurring tasks for each site and the evidence that shows they completed successfully. Include update checks, backup review and representative page or form checks as appropriate. Assign an owner to investigate exceptions so a ManageWP dashboard becomes part of an accountable site-care process.
Can EVERNET help with this workflow?
Yes. We help you connect the tool to the work your team needs to do, from evaluating fit to planning implementation and support. Tell us what you use today and where work gets stuck. We will outline responsibilities, deliverables and costs so you can decide how to proceed.
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