Monitoring Workflow

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Proactive monitoring strategy for your WordPress fleet using MainWP.

Monitoring Layers

Layer 1: Uptime Monitoring

Configuration

Dashboard → MainWP → Settings → Monitoring
  - Enable: Yes
  - Interval: 5 minutes
  - Keyword Check: Optional (verify specific text on page)
  - Timeout: 30 seconds

Uptime Check Types

Check	Description	Frequency
HTTP Status	Verify 200 OK response	Every 5 min
Keyword	Verify specific text appears	Every 5 min
SSL Validity	Certificate expiration	Daily
Domain Expiry	Domain registration expiration	Daily

Response Actions

Status	Action
Down (1st check)	Wait for 2nd check (avoid false positive)
Down (2nd check)	Send alert email
Down (3rd check)	Escalate — check server
SSL < 30 days	Alert to renew certificate
SSL < 7 days	Critical alert
Domain < 30 days	Alert to renew domain

Via API

# Check all sites
curl -X POST -u "admin:xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":{"site_ids":"all"}}' \
  "https://dashboard.com/wp-json/wp-abilities/v1/abilities/mainwp/check-sites-v1/run"

Layer 2: WordPress Health

What to Monitor

Metric	Source	Frequency
WordPress version	Sync data	Every sync
PHP version	Sync data	Every sync
Plugin updates available	Update check	Every 12 hours
Theme updates available	Update check	Every 12 hours
Disk usage	Site health	Weekly
Database size	Site health	Weekly

Health Dashboard

Dashboard → MainWP → Overview
  - Sites with updates: [count]
  - Sites with issues: [count]
  - Sites disconnected: [count]

Layer 3: Security Monitoring

Vulnerability Scanning

With the Vulnerability Checker extension:

Setting	Recommended
Scan frequency	Every sync
Alert on Critical	Immediate email
Alert on High	Daily digest
Auto-deactivate	Only for Critical CVEs

Malware Scanning

With Sucuri or Wordfence extensions:

Setting	Recommended
Scan frequency	Daily
Alert threshold	Any detection
Auto-quarantine	Enabled (with backup)

Layer 4: Performance Monitoring

Lighthouse Audits

With the Lighthouse extension:

Metric	Target	Action if Below
Performance	90+	Investigate, optimize
Accessibility	90+	Fix accessibility issues
Best Practices	90+	Review security headers, HTTPS
SEO	90+	Fix meta tags, structured data

Schedule weekly Lighthouse audits from Dashboard → Lighthouse → Schedule.

Alert Configuration

Email Notifications

Dashboard → MainWP → Settings → Email
  - Notification email: admin@example.com
  - Daily digest: Enabled
  - Immediate alerts: Critical issues only

Alert Priority Matrix

Layer	Severity	Response Time
Uptime — down	Critical	15 minutes
SSL expiring < 7 days	Critical	Same day
Security vulnerability (Critical)	Critical	Same day
Uptime — slow (>5s)	High	24 hours
Plugin update available	Medium	1 week
Performance score drop	Medium	1 week
Domain expiring < 30 days	Medium	1 week
Translation update	Low	2 weeks

Daily Monitoring Routine

1. Morning — Review Dashboard overview widgets
2. Check alerts — Respond to any overnight notifications
3. Quick scan — Sites with issues → investigate
4. Updates — Review available updates, apply if scheduled
5. End of day — Verify no new alerts