The lightweight, headless REST API for monitoring WordPress core, plugin, theme updates, and SSL certificate expiry.

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The easiest way to manage multiple WordPress sites.

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Tired of heavy, bloated SaaS management tools? Updawa is a lightweight, headless monitoring plugin built for developers, sysadmins, and agencies.
Instead of forcing you into a proprietary third-party dashboard, Updawa turns your WordPress site into a secure data node. It gives you a clean admin dashboard to check site health instantly, while exposing a secure REST API endpoint that you can poll from any external monitoring tool, custom script, or mobile app.
Whether you manage one site or a hundred, Updawa is the perfect API-first alternative to heavy management plugins.
<h4>Why Choose Updawa?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Headless & Flexible: Build your own dashboard using Grafana, custom Node/Python scripts, or your agency’s proprietary software.</li>
<li>100% Private (No SaaS Lock-in): Zero external dependencies. Your data never leaves your server. No pings to third-party tracking services.</li>
<li>Ultra-Lightweight: Only runs when queried. No background bloat, database clutter, or heavy admin scripts.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Secure REST API Endpoint: Fetch a full JSON snapshot of your site’s status via <code>GET /wp-json/updawa/v1/status</code>.</li>
<li>Bearer Token Security: The API is protected by a 256-bit cryptographically random token that you can regenerate or revoke at any time.</li>
<li>SSL Certificate Monitoring: Automatically checks your site’s HTTPS endpoint and reports the exact expiry date and days remaining.</li>
<li>Beautiful Local Dashboard: View pending update counts (Core, Plugins, Themes) and SSL status with intuitive colour-coded badges.</li>
<li>QR Code Integration: Easily import your API credentials into mobile monitoring apps via the bundled (zero-dependency) QR generator.</li>
<li>Android App: Monitor all your Updawa-enabled sites from your pocket, with push notifications for expiring SSLs and pending updates. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plz.updawa" rel="nofollow ugc">Download on Google Play</a>.</li>
<li>JSON View: See your site’s full API payload directly in the backend with a one-click Copy button.</li>
<li>Zero External Dependencies: The QR code library is fully bundled and runs locally in your browser. No data is sent to external servers.</li>
</ul>
<h4>REST API</h4>
The endpoint is read-only and dead simple to use. Just pass your Bearer token:
<pre><code>curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" https://example.com/wp-json/updawa/v1/status
</code></pre>
Example JSON response:
<pre><code>{
 "generated_at": "2026-04-14T09:10:41+00:00",
 "wordpress": {
 "current_version": "6.9.4",
 "update_available": false,
 "new_version": null,
 "package_url": null
 },
 "plugins": [ ... ],
 "themes": [ ... ],
 "ssl_expires_at": "2026-07-05T01:48:00+00:00"
}
</code></pre>

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