by watchful 5 (6 reviews)

Remote Website Management by Watchful

Name: Remote Website Management by Watchful
Rating: 5.0 (6 reviews)
Author: watchful

A web developers toolbox for remotely managing and monitoring tens, hundreds, or thousands of WordPress websites at once.

Remote Website Management by Watchful ranks #3,709 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #433 of 4,949 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Sep 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 2 days ago Last Update on 16 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#433 of 4,949 in Utilities & Tools Top 5% by installs Actively maintained

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Rank

#3,709

+2 this week

Active Installs

3K+

-24.8%

KW Avg Position

34.6

0.2 better

Downloads

169.2K

+30 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 97.3%

3K+ 4K+

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

6 reviews

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2026
Requires WP: 4.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.2 or higher
Author: watchful

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 6
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Manage Multiple Sites backup monitor sites remote administration site management

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for web developers and agencies who manage multiple WordPress websites remotely. It solves the problem of manually monitoring and maintaining uptime, backups, updates, and security across many separate WordPress sites by consolidating those tasks into one dashboard.

Backup scheduler and monitor
Plugin updates with auto updates
Uptime monitor and SSL checker
Best practice and malware scanner
Intruder detection warning system
SEO audit tool
Plugin tracker for changes
Google Analytics integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Remote Website Management by Watchful

Watchful works well with most hosting companies including managed hosts and digital experience providers. If you have trouble connecting a site, please click the 'Support' link at the top-right of the Watchful Dashboard.

Watchful connects to your website securely to transmit information and perform maintenance tasks. It is important to keep your Watchful account secure, do ewe strongly recommend using 2-factor authentication) with Watchful.

The Forever Free account at Watchful will allow you to manage and perform maintenance on 1 website. Paid plans increase this limit.

Watchful launched in 2012 and began supporting WordPress in 2017.