Quickly & safely manage WordPress sites with our privacy-first maintenance tools.

Why use Watchful?

These are just some of the features that make Watchful a trusted website maintenance partner for tens of thousands of websites:

Website organizer for any host

With just a glance you'll get the 1000-foot view so you can prioritize website maintenance.

Backup scheduler & monitor

Watchful makes it easy to schedule your website backups and make sure they never get stale.

Uptime monitoring

Track uptime so you know when a site is down and can repair the problem quickly.

Bulk software updater

Our flexible bulk update tool can be used globally or on a per-software and per-site basis.

White-label report builder

Summarize maintenance tasks, uptime & traffic using personalized & customizable reports.

Vulnerability scanner

Inspect your sites for dangerous permissions, settings, signs of malware and reputation.

Bulk software installer

Deploy new software across all your sites easily, or re-install existing add-ons.

Performance Monitor

Automatically track website quality by measuring SEO, accessibility, performance and best practices.

Site activity tracker

Document all the important maintenance activity on your sites and even include custom notes.

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Huge savings!

Nicky Veitch / WebSolutionZ

We use Watchful to provide managed maintenance plans to clients. Excellent product, excellent support, simple to use. Hours and hours saved every month.

Simply Fantastic.

Martijn Boomsma / Perfect Web Team

Watchful keeps us on track with updates and maintenance tasks so our clients sites are always monitored and up-to-date.

Eliminates client churn.

MATT SCHWARTZ / INSPIRY

Watchful is an invaluable tool for reducing client maintenance-related costs and eliminating client turnover.

News & Blog

The latest updates from our website maintenance news and blog

A digital security shield protecting a website from malware, vulnerable software, and online security threats.

Blog

Major Upgrades to Watchful’s Vulnerability Scanner

Watchful's vulnerability scanner gets a major upgrade with new malware and reputation checks, CVE detection, automated scanning, and intelligent security notifications.

News

We’re retiring the SEO Audit in favor of Google Lighthouse

We're retiring Watchful's original SEO Audit in favor of Google Lighthouse. Discover how automated weekly scans, detailed SEO reports, performance monitoring, and historical insights help you keep your websites in top shape.

Blog

How to add a basic Content Security Policy (CSP) header

Content Security Policy, usually abbreviated as CSP, is an HTTP response header that allows a website to tell browsers which sources and behaviors should be permitted when displaying its pages. A complete CSP can control Read more