One of the most popular features of Watchful enables one-click updates for Joomla and its add-ons directly from your dashboard. This is currently possible for websites running Joomla 2.5 and greater. Today, we proudly announce that Watchful now enables remote updates for the millions of Joomla websites that cannot or Read more…
Today, we are excited to announce that we are adding CSV Improved Pro to our expanding range of commercial extensions. Consequently, you can update CSV Improved Pro directly through the Watchful platform. CSV Improved is a highly regarded and valuable extension designed for importing and exporting data on your Joomla Read more…
We have had a great many request for better management tools of businesses. For example, white-label and/or self-hosted versions of the entire Watchful service is a common request, as are native apps for mobile devices. Today we take the first step in addressing this type of feedback with the REST Read more…
Recently we received notice from the Joomla security team of a possible vulnerability in our Watchful Client. Specifically: “Extension is not preventing execution of files outside of the framework (JEXEC not properly implemented) and therefore enabling potential unwanted information disclosure and various other attacks” To be clear, this analysis is not accurate. Read more…
After months of internal development and weeks of beta testing, the new Watchful Dashboard, complete with Improved UI with Universal Analytics and Gravatar integration, is now available for all users. The new Dashboard was developed to address feedback from a number of Watchers who wanted more of the interface dedicated Read more…
The last time we opened the doors of the Watchful labs, we gave you a preview of some upcoming features. In fact, we will be releasing the new dashboard we introduced that day to our beta testers next week. Our latest creation is not designed to save you time, but Read more…
We are excited to share the wonderful news that our advanced uptime monitoring launches, which were initially developed in the Watchful labs, have successfully graduated and are now available for all Watchers. With great improvements and enhancements, the new monitoring system is a significant upgrade from its predecessors. Previously, we Read more…
2-factor authentication is a new feature at Watchful that adds an extra layer of security when logging into your website. We’ve written a full tutorial on the subject in our knowledge base, but you can also refer to the quick-start image below. Please be sure to install the Authy or Google Read more…
Since we first opened our doors, one of the characteristic features of our service has been the colorful icons on the Watchful Dashboard that indicates whether or not Joomla updates are pending for your websites. Every Joomla user’s goal is keeping their websites in the “green zone”. Red light. Green light. The Read more…
As many of you have likely heard, an incredibly serious and widespread security vulnerability, Heartbleed, was recently reported in OpenSSL, an important cryptographic software library used on many servers. OpenSSL is used to secure large swaths of internet communications and thus the Heartbleed weakness allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications, Read more…