by graphicwebdesigninc
5 (1 reviews)
GWD Connect
Automatic backups, log monitoring with size alerts, uptime tracking, auto-updates, and a bulk migration REST API for WordPress.
Compatible with WP 6.9.4
v2.9
Current Version v2.9
Updated 3 weeks ago
Last Update on 12 Mar, 2026
Refreshed 6 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
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#24,861
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Active Installs
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-77.9%
KW Avg Position
107
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1.8K
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0%
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- Version
- 2.9
- Last Updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Requires WP
- 6.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9.4
- PHP Version
- 8.1 or higher
- Author
- graphicwebdesigninc
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about GWD Connect
GWD Connect provides extremely useful functionality out of the box without activation — including automatic backups, log monitoring with size alerts, uptime tracking, and auto-updates. Activation provides additional tools for managing multiple websites at once through the GWD Central dashboards. To activate, contact Graphic Web Design, Inc. to request API activation for your site. Once activated, the dashboards will connect automatically.
The API key authenticates requests to the GWD Connector REST API, which provides bulk migration and deployment capabilities for your WordPress site.
Add the X-GWD-Key header to your requests. Visit the GWD Connect settings page for your API key and endpoint documentation.
All endpoints support a dry_run parameter to validate operations without making changes. Always test with dry_run first.
Yes. Automatic updates and email notifications work out of the box. Backups can run locally without dashboard sync. The dashboard connections (backup.gwd.app, logs.gwd.app, up.gwd.app) are optional.
GWD Connect creates database dumps using mysqldump (with PDO fallback) and filesystem archives using tar (with PharData fallback). Backups follow a GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) retention policy with daily, weekly, and monthly tiers. You can run backups manually or schedule them via WP Cron.
The plugin auto-discovers WordPress debug.log, PHP error logs, and server error logs (Apache and Nginx). It parses multiple log formats and groups similar errors using pattern normalization.
Configure an email address and a file size threshold (default 100 MB) on the Logs tab. The plugin checks log file sizes daily via WP Cron and sends an email notification when any log file exceeds the threshold. Alerts use size-bucket tracking to avoid duplicate notifications until the file grows significantly.
The plugin checks your site's availability via WP Cron and records response times, HTTP status codes, and SSL certificate expiry. The Uptime tab displays a 24-hour response time chart, 30-day uptime percentage, and incident history.
GWD Connect requires PHP 8.1 or later.