aaronhsieh

<p>Site Add-on Watchdog keeps an eye on your site’s plugins and warns you when:</p>
<ul>
<li>Your installed version is two or more minor releases behind the directory build.</li>
<li>The official changelog mentions security or vulnerability fixes.</li>
<li>(Optional) WPScan lists open CVEs for the plugin when you provide your own API key.</li>
</ul>
<p>The plugin runs on a schedule you control—choose daily, weekly, a twenty-minute testing cadence, or rely on manual scans—and stores results locally. Nothing leaves your site unless you explicitly configure outgoing notifications.</p>
<h3>Privacy first</h3>
<ul>
<li>No plugin inventory or telemetry is ever sent off-site by default.</li>
<li>Optional webhooks are opt-in and only post the detected risks.</li>
<li>WPScan lookups only run when you add your personal API token.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Admin tools</h3>
<ul>
<li>Dashboard page with the current risk list and manual scan button.</li>
<li>Ignore list to suppress noisy plugins.</li>
<li>Notification settings for email, Discord, Slack, Microsoft Teams, or a generic webhook.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Notifications</h3>
<ul>
<li>Email: send to one or more recipients (comma separated).</li>
<li>Discord: post to a channel via webhook.</li>
<li>Slack: connect via an incoming webhook to post alerts into any workspace channel.</li>
<li>Microsoft Teams: send adaptive card style notices through an incoming webhook connector.</li>
<li>Generic webhook: post JSON payload to any endpoint you control, with optional HMAC signatures. Failed deliveries are logged and highlighted on the Watchdog admin screen so you can reconfigure or resend manually.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
<h3>Scheduled scans are not running</h3>
<p>Watchdog relies on WP-Cron to trigger scheduled scans and notifications. If you have set <code>DISABLE_WP_CRON</code> to <code>true</code> or your site receives very little traffic (so WP-Cron rarely runs), configure a system cron job to call either <code>wp-cron.php</code> or the plugin’s REST endpoint. The admin <strong>Delivery health</strong> panel lists the REST URL you can target; a typical example looks like this:</p>
<pre><code>curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/site-add-on-watchdog/v1/cron
</code></pre>
<p>Testing-mode notifications also rely on this trigger, so be sure your cron job is running when validating delivery.</p>
<h3>CLI Usage</h3>
<p>Watchdog bundles a WP-CLI command so you can run scans outside of the WordPress admin. All examples below assume the command is executed from a shell where <code>wp</code> (WP-CLI) is available.</p>
<pre><code>wp watchdog scan [--notify=<bool>]
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>--notify</code> (optional): Accepts <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> (defaults to <code>true</code>). When set to <code>false</code>, Watchdog will skip any configured email or webhook notifications and only record the scan locally.</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>Run a scan and send notifications (default): <code>wp watchdog scan</code></li>
<li>Run a scan silently (skip notifications): <code>wp watchdog scan --notify=false</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Recommended workflow: on CI/CD platforms, add a job step that boots your WordPress/WP-CLI container, runs pending database migrations if needed, and then calls <code>wp watchdog scan --notify=false</code> to verify the plugin state without spamming production channels. Promote to production by rerunning the same command with notifications enabled when you are ready to alert your team.</p>
<h3>Development</h3>
<p>The development repository is available on GitHub: https://github.com/happyloa/Site-Add-on-Watchdog. Clone it locally to review the source or run the test suite.</p>


Site Add-on Watchdog

Monitor installed plugins for security notices, outdated releases, and WPScan disclosures without leaking your site's plugin inventory.

Modular DS

davidgomezgam

uniqoders

<p><a href="https://modulards.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Modular DS</a> is an all-in-one platform that makes managing multiple WordPress websites easy and efficient, helping you save time, demonstrate the value of your work, and grow a profitable maintenance business.</p>
<p>From a single, intuitive dashboard, you can automate the most important maintenance tasks:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Manage and update plugins, themes, and WordPress core</strong> across multiple sites at once.</li>
<li><strong>Monitor uptime and performance</strong> with real-time alerts.</li>
<li><strong>Schedule automatic cloud backups</strong> and restore them from Modular DS.</li>
<li><strong>Know how likely a plugin update is to break your site</strong> before applying it with Update Copilot, our AI-powered update scoring system.</li>
<li><strong>Run safe updates</strong> to compare changes after updating and quickly roll back if anything goes wrong.</li>
<li><strong>Perform security scans</strong> and get notified of vulnerabilities up to 48 hours before they’re publicly disclosed.</li>
<li><strong>Optimize your WordPress databases</strong> right from Modular DS.</li>
<li><strong>Create and send automated maintenance reports for clients</strong>, including work completed and key metrics from Google Analytics, Search Console, PageSpeed, and WooCommerce.</li>
<li><strong>Display a custom maintenance mode page</strong> to hide unfinished changes while you update or work on a site.</li>
</ul>
<p>Modular DS is built with usability at its core and supported by a team with over a decade of hands-on experience in WordPress site management, always ready to help when you need it.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://modulards.com/features/" rel="nofollow ugc">Explore more features on our website</a></strong> or <strong><a href="https://app.modulards.com/register" rel="nofollow ugc">get started for free</a></strong>.</p>
<h3>Manage and monitor all your WordPress sites in one place</h3>
<p>Connect your WordPress sites to Modular DS, access them with one-click login, and manage centralized updates, backups, security scans, uptime monitoring, and more in a single dashboard.</p>
<p>Stay organized with tags and teams, and assign custom roles and permissions to collaborators.</p>
<h3>Bulk updates and management</h3>
<p>Update, install, activate, or delete plugins, themes, and WordPress versions across multiple websites at once (or one by one).</p>
<h3>Backups and restores</h3>
<p>Schedule regular, GDPR-compliant backups to safeguard your clients’ sites and data, or create one manually whenever you need.</p>
<p>Choose between full or incremental backups and easily restore entire sites, files, or databases from Modular DS.</p>
<h3>Uptime monitoring</h3>
<p>Never get caught off guard by downtime. Get notified by email, WhatsApp, Slack, or Discord when any of your websites go down, before your clients even notice.</p>
<p>Customize check frequency, response time, keyword detection, and alert settings to fit your workflow. Modular DS includes one of the most complete uptime monitor tools for WordPress.</p>
<h3>Safer, smarter plugin updates</h3>
<p>Update Copilot, our AI-powered scoring system, helps you understand how risky a plugin update might be before applying it. It analyzes multiple factors, such as code changes and the historical reliability of the plugin and the latest version based on other users, so you don’t have to make update decisions blindly.</p>
<p>Pair it with safe updates to create restore points, compare “before and after” changes, and instantly roll back if anything goes wrong.</p>
<h3>Health, performance, and security scans</h3>
<p>Catch vulnerabilities in plugins, themes, and WordPress core up to 48 hours before they’re publicly disclosed, thanks to our integration with Patchstack.</p>
<p>Stay on top of your sites’ health, performance, and security with alerts whenever other issues or errors require your attention, like outdated PHP or an expired SSL certificate.</p>
<h3>Database optimization</h3>
<p>Clean up post revisions, spam comments, transients, orphaned tables, and more directly from Modular DS. No need for extra plugins.</p>
<p>Keep your websites running smoothly while saving time and having a clear record of every optimization made.</p>
<h3>Client reports</h3>
<p>Automatically generate and send professional maintenance reports that highlight the work you do behind each site, so clients understand the value of your service and keep paying for it.</p>
<p>Add time logs, dates, and screenshots to showcase the full scope and impact of your efforts.</p>
<p>Reports help you build trust, improve client retention, and turn your WordPress maintenance offering into recurring revenue.</p>
<h3>Integrations</h3>
<p>Modular DS integrates with Google Analytics, Search Console, WooCommerce, and PageSpeed, giving you an overview of your websites in one place and allowing you to include the data your clients care most about in your reports.</p>
<p>To further strengthen your sites’ security, our Patch & Protect add-on, powered by Patchstack, lets you block vulnerabilities with virtual patching and hardening rules as soon as they’re detected, even before an official update is available.</p>
<h3>Support that understands you</h3>
<p>Modular DS is the first site management platform with support in both English and Spanish. Whether you have a question or run into an issue, our team has over 10 years of WordPress experience and is here to help you.</p>


Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites


La he usado para mantener los sitios de prueba que uso en mis comparativas de hosting y la verdad es que me ha facilitado muchísimo el trabajo.


Me vino de perlas!


Los que conozcan el equipo que hay detrás de ModularDS lo saben: son personas muy capaces y muy gamberras :)



Lo que hacen con ModularDS es innovar y este plugin es un ejemplo de software bien desarrollado. La conexión con las web que tenemos en la plataforma no ha parado de mejorar desde la primera versión.



Es lo que buscamos en software: que esté mantenido y se actulice constantemente.



Felicidades, equipo!


Lo mejor: el equipo que hay detrás


Cada día que pasa tiene mejor pinta y más funcionalidades. Lo mejor es que escucha a los usuarios para añadir nuevas funcionalidades o si tienes algún problema. 


Herramienta que mejora día a día


Una de las cosas que peor llevo de las tareas de mantenimiento es la cantidad de tiempo sin sentido que se pierde en tareas repetitivas.



Con Modular me quito de un plumazo gran parte de esas tareas, simplifica al máximo la gestión y me permite dedicar más tiempo a atender al cliente, mejorar servicios, etc.



10/10


Ganar tiempo para lo importante


Modular DS se ha convertido en una herramienta indispensable para centralizar y ahorrar tiempo, así como llevar un mantenimiento adecuado si dispones de una gran cartera de sitios web basados en WordPress. Además su equipo técnico da un soporte rápido y confiable, y por si fuera poco, están mejorando continuamente su plataforma. Lo recomiendo sin lugar a dudas.



Modular DS has become an indispensable tool for centralising and saving time, as well as proper maintenance if you have a large portfolio of WordPress-based websites. In addition, their technical team gives fast and reliable support, and to top it off, they are continuously improving their platform. I highly recommend it.


Herramienta indispensable para el mantenimiento


I jumped on a LTD license a while back, hoping that it might grow into something useful. And my, was that a great decision!I've now moved every site over from a competing service and I'm not looking back. By now almost all my wishes are met and the rest is coming soon. This solution saves me a ton of time on a daily basis handling the backup, update and maintenance of 50+ websites. I'm a very happy customer!


Just keeps getting better!

Manage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security, maintenance reports, and more.

Site Add-on Watchdog vs Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites