Changelog

New features and improvements shipped to Watch Your WP.

  1. 1.18.0
    New

    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
  2. 1.17.0
    New

    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
  3. 1.16.0
    New

    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
  4. 1.15.0
    Improvement

    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
  5. 1.14.0
    Improvement

    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
  6. 1.13.0
    New

    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
  7. 1.12.0
    New

    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
  8. 1.11.0
    New

    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
  9. 1.10.0
    New

    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.

  10. 1.9.0
    New

    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.

  11. 1.8.0
    Improvement

    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
  12. 1.7.0
    New

    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.

  13. 1.6.0
    New

    Public Roadmap and System Status

    Vote on planned features, suggest your own ideas, and follow service status from a single page.

  14. 1.5.0
    New

    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
  15. 1.4.0
    Improvement

    Safe Update is back on

    The safe-update flow, an automatic pre-update backup plus a health check, is active again.

  16. 1.3.0
    Improvement

    Notifications simplified

    Fewer, more meaningful email notifications, grouped into a simpler set of preferences.

  17. 1.2.0
    New

    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
  18. 1.1.0
    New

    Per-site access restrictions

    Team members can now be restricted to only the sites assigned to them.

  19. 1.0.0
    New

    Bulk fixes for Broken Link Monitoring

    Fix detected broken links in bulk: mark as nofollow, ignore, or remove.