Changelog
New features and improvements shipped to Watch Your WP.
- 1.18.0New
Scheduled plugin and theme updates
You can now have plugin and theme updates applied automatically on the day and at the time you choose for each site.
- Schedules run with safe update by default: a backup is taken first and the site is checked after the update
- If a problem is detected on the site, the schedule pauses itself and you are notified; nothing is restored automatically
- The result of every run is kept as history in the site's Scheduled Updates tab
- WordPress core updates are not part of schedules, you start those yourself
- The PHP Errors page now shows when the last scan ran and why it failed, if it did
- 1.17.0New
Escalating downtime alerts
If your site stays down longer than the time you set, you get a second alert, so a long outage does not go unnoticed.
- The delay is set per site to 15, 30 or 60 minutes, or turned off
- The second alert is sent once per outage and also goes to your webhook and Microsoft Teams channels
- 1.16.0New
301 redirects for broken links
For an internal broken link found by Broken Link Monitoring, you can now add a permanent (301) redirect straight from the panel.
- The redirect only kicks in when the address actually returns 404, so it never overrides an existing page
- Redirects that would create a loop or point to WordPress system paths are rejected
- Added rules are listed in the panel and can be removed with one click
- When a rule is added or removed, the cache for that address is cleared in common caching plugins
- 1.15.0Improvement
WordPress activity in the panel
Changes made directly in a site's wp-admin now appear in their own section on the site's Activity page.
- Actions taken after a one-click login from the panel are marked with their own label
- 1.14.0Improvement
More accurate broken link scans
Broken Link Monitoring now only counts links it is sure are broken, and lists the ones it could not verify separately.
- Only 404, 410 and unresolvable domains count as confirmed broken, and notifications and counters follow the same rule
- Timeouts and temporary server errors are listed as unverified, so they do not raise false alarms
- Every failed link is retried in a second, patient pass, and DNS, SSL and redirect loop causes are shown separately
- If the home page is not reachable to visitors (maintenance mode, password protection, firewall), internal links are skipped and the panel says so with a warning
- 1.13.0New
Webhook and Microsoft Teams notification channels
In addition to email, you can now send site alerts to your own webhook URL or to a Microsoft Teams channel.
- The Notifications page now has separate Email and Channels tabs
- A channel that keeps failing to deliver is turned off automatically and you are notified
- 1.12.0New
Maintenance Mode
Show visitors a professional maintenance page with one click. Admin login, wp-admin and Watch Your WP keep working while it is on.
- Customize the page title, message and logo
- Search engines are told the downtime is temporary (503), so your rankings are not harmed
- The roles you choose keep seeing the site normally during maintenance
- 1.11.0New
Cookie-free traffic statistics
Track your site's visitors and page views from the panel. No cookies are used and the data stays in your site's own database.
- Traffic sources, country, device and browser breakdowns, top pages and UTM campaigns
- Tracking is off by default and is switched on or off per site
- Exclude your own IP addresses and specific paths in the tracking settings, and choose how long the data is kept
- Mini trend charts on the summary cards, plus a check that shows whether the tracking script is running on the site
- Download the selected range as CSV and see the traffic summary in the monthly client report
- 1.10.0New
The panel is now available in English
Every screen, alert, and error message in the panel is now available in English. You can switch languages under Settings > Preferences.
- 1.9.0New
No more site limit on the Free plan
Add and monitor as many sites as you like on the free plan. No credit card required.
- 1.8.0Improvement
More reliable backups and database cleanup
Backup and cleanup jobs now hold up better on large and busy sites.
- Disk space check before each backup
- Cache and temporary files automatically left out of backups
- Backup file integrity verification
- Chunked, interruption-safe cleanup for large databases
- 1.7.0New
PDF, frequency, and notes for monthly reports
Download client reports as PDF, choose how often they're sent, and add your own note to each report.
- 1.6.0New
Public Roadmap and System Status
Vote on planned features, suggest your own ideas, and follow service status from a single page.
- 1.5.0New
Account management and login history
Your profile page now gives you full control over your account.
- Account deletion (14-day waiting period)
- Data export
- Email change
- Login history with new-device alerts
- 1.4.0Improvement
Safe Update is back on
The safe-update flow, an automatic pre-update backup plus a health check, is active again.
- 1.3.0Improvement
Notifications simplified
Fewer, more meaningful email notifications, grouped into a simpler set of preferences.
- 1.2.0New
Finer-grained team permissions
Risky actions can now be granted per team member individually.
- Restoring backups
- Removing sites
- Managing the team
- Fixing broken links
- Security and user actions
- 1.1.0New
Per-site access restrictions
Team members can now be restricted to only the sites assigned to them.
- 1.0.0New
Bulk fixes for Broken Link Monitoring
Fix detected broken links in bulk: mark as nofollow, ignore, or remove.

