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

    1. In the dashboard, press Add Site and give the site a name and its address.
    2. You are shown a connect key. It is valid for 15 minutes.
    3. 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.
    4. 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:

    PlanSites
    Free1
    Beta tester5
    Pro50
    Agency200
    Enterpriseunlimited

    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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