Getting started
Getting started
What MegaManager does, and how to get your first site onto the dashboard.
MegaManager keeps every WordPress site you look after in one place: updates, backups, uptime, security, database health and client feedback, without logging into any of them.
It works by installing a small plugin — the connector — on each site. The connector talks to MegaManager over an authenticated channel; MegaManager never needs your WordPress password.
Connecting your first site
- In the dashboard, press Add Site and give the site a name and its address.
- You are shown a connect key. It is valid for 15 minutes.
- Install the connector on the WordPress site. Either search for MegaManager Connector in Plugins → Add New, or download the zip from the plugin page and upload it.
- In WordPress, open Settings → MegaManager, paste the key, and press Connect.
Within a few seconds the site turns from pending to connected and its first data arrives. If it stays pending, see Troubleshooting.
What happens next, on its own
Once a site is connected you do not have to configure anything for the basics to work:
- The connector reports in every five minutes, so the dashboard knows the site is alive.
- Available updates for core, plugins and themes are collected hourly.
- Basic metrics — WordPress version, PHP version, database size, response time — arrive with them.
Backups, uptime monitoring and auto-updates are opt-in per site. They are described in their own pages.
How many sites you can add
Your plan sets the ceiling:
| Plan | Sites |
|---|---|
| Free | 1 |
| Beta tester | 5 |
| Pro | 50 |
| Agency | 200 |
| Enterprise | unlimited |
Adding a site past the limit is refused with a message naming your plan. Removing a site frees the slot immediately.
What a site page contains
Open any site to find its work split into tabs: Overview, Updates, Backups, Uptime, Security, Performance, Database, Cache, Feedback, Temporary access, Logs, Activity, Alerts and Settings. Each has its own page in these docs.
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