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Manage Like A Pro: WordPress Plugins to Lead Multiple Websites
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Lana Miro
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Manage Like A Pro: WordPress Plugins to Lead Multiple Websites

I found the Admin Bar Community very useful, which helped me follow website trends and best practices in web development. I’ve recently searched for the best websites management plugins and discovered this super helpful post.

After exploring Admin Bar Community, I’ve checked the Crocoblock community too and found the following post, which made my research even more enjoyable.  So, let’s compare the best WordPress plugins for managing multiple websites.

MainWP

Most community votes go to the MainWP plugin, the free multiple websites management tool. Primarily, MainWP consists of two plugins: dashboard and child.

MainWP dashboard helps to connect your website in one dashboard. MainWP Child needs to be installed on the websites you want to be managed from the dashboard. Before starting, please check system requirements and a quick start guide.

Mainwp multiple wordpress sites management tool

📌Developer: MainWP Developers are based in the United States, but contributors are worldwide as it’s an open-source plugin.

💰Pricing: MainWP by itself is a free WordPress plugin, but there are 3 Pro plans:

  • $29 per month with 29+ premium extensions (plus new ones), support, security and performance updates, unlimited websites management;
  • $249 per year, everything mentioned above, plus priority support;
  • $399 lifetime

💡MainWP free version key features:

  • Manage WordPress websites hosted with different hosting providers;
  • Review what themes and plugins need to be updated;
  • Update to the latest stable WordPress version;
  • Auto-updates are available;
  • Security alerts;
  • Self-hosted, which means MainWP doesn’t store your data;
  • Publish content from MainWP dashboard without login to the website;
  • Advanced uptime monitor;
  • Backups;
  • Custom dashboard.

💡MainWP Pro version particularities:

  • Multiple sites article posting;
  • Delete duplicated pages or posts;
  • Bulk WordPress multiple sites settings;
  • Monitor domain expiry of all sites;
  • View websites analytics in MainWP dashboard;
  • Check Lighthouse stats of all sites.

✍Cons: uptime monitoring can show false flags, but it’s easy to ignore.

ManageWP Worker

The following community choice is the ManageWP plugin, which allows managing multiple websites in one dashboard. You can check the guidelines in the help center.

ManageWP plugin to manage wordpress websites

📌Developer: GoDaddy.

💰Pricing: You can download ManageWP from the WordPress directory or buy additional extensions for influencers up to 25 websites (prices start from $1) or for agencies over 25 websites (prices start from $25). 

💡ManageWP free version key features:

  • Bulk updates (plugins and themes);
  • Free cloud backup (created before each update);
  • Client reports;
  • Security and performance checkups;
  • Unlimited websites;
  • Code snippets;
  • One-click login;
  • Manage comments from multiple websites in one dashboard;
  • Team collaboration.

💡ManageWP Pro version particularities:

  • Uptime monitoring;
  • Website migration and cloning;
  • White label;
  • Check the broken links.

✍Cons: the community is asking for more detailed reports and notifications.

Blogvault

Blogvault is worthily on my list, as it has more than 90K active installations, and this WordPress plugin is more known as a backup tool. 

Blogvault website management tool

📌Developer: Blogvault Developers.

💰Pricing: depends on usage (personal, small business, developers, and agency).

💡Blogvault free key features:

  • WordPress plugins and themes updates in one dashboard;
  • Backups everything;
  • Client reports;
  • Built-in staging environment for testing changes or updates;
  • Website migration;
  • Team members collaboration ability;
  • White label.

💡Blogvault Pro version particularities:

  • Uptime monitoring;
  • Reports customization;
  • Daily malware scan.

✍Cons: pricing is confusing.

WPMU Dev Hub

WPMU Dev is a complex solution and subscription with various plugins and features. I’ve decided to include this management tool for its ecosystem. You’ll be able to manage all websites from one Hub (dashboard), migrate or copy websites, and access premium plugins with the subscription.

WPMU dev managing wordpress websites

📌Developer: Incsub Developers.

💰Pricing: 21-day trial is available; there are six pricing plans, starting from $19 per month ($190 yearly) for personal usage and $99 per month ($999 annually) for unlimited websites.

💡WPMU Dev Hub key features:

  • Monitor all websites in one dashboard (organize and filter);
  • Automatic updates;
  • Perform speed tests and optimize websites;
  • Security scans with suggestions;
  • Automatic backups;
  • View sites statistics;
  • Collaborate with the team;
  • Uptime monitoring;

✍Cons: it can be costly, and no free version is available.

Which WordPress Websites Management Plugin to Choose?

To sum up, I would like to share with you my comparison table based on the main features.

wp multisite management plugins compared

If you ask my opinion, after research and reading community feedback, I recommend sticking with:

  • MainWP if you are searching for a simple, free solution;
  • Blogvault if your focus is backups and security;
  • WPMU Dev Hub if you aim for having an eco-system tool.

Which WordPress sites management tool are you using? Please share in the comments below.

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