The WordPress plugins directory is the cornerstone of the WordPress project. For users, it’s probably the first place you go when you’re building WordPress sites. If you’re looking to add functionality to your WordPress site, you browse through the plugin directory. And even if you don’t go to WordPress.org, you are probably using the “Add…
Watchful’s Early Warning Audit Now Tracks Your URL Changes
Here at Watchful, our aim is monitor all the key changes to your website. So we have good news: Watchful will now notify you every time your site’s URL changes. Watchful’s Early Warning Audit (EWA) runs every three hours and checks your site for suspicious changes to core files and services. These items do not…
Security Best Practices for Joomla Webdesign Agencies
The Joomlashack Conference was a three day online event that took place in early November. This was a free conference featuring the best speakers from around the Joomla world. Plus, somehow, Vic Drover, the CEO of Watchful, was invited too 🙂 As one of the bigger companies in Joomla, Watchful is committed to being a…
Have You Seen The Group Block in Gutenberg?
Here at Watchful we’re big fans of Gutenberg. We’ve heard the criticism – and there’s been a lot! We’ve seen the bugs – Gutenberg still has glitches. But overall, it’s a really fun and easy writing experience. Gutenberg is only 1 year and it’s rapidly improving. This week, Gutenberg got even better with the release…
How to Be 100% Sure Your Website is Online
Your website should be online. And if your website isn’t online, you should know about it instantly. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to check if your site is down. When people think about downtime, they often think about their server and their hosting company. But in reality, things are more complicated. Every website has several…
Watchful Sends You Notifications for Server Changes
Here at Watchful, we help our customers maintain far over 40,000 sites. Many of those sites are managed by agencies who do maintenance work. Our goal is to save you time and money by making site management as easy as possible. This week we got an email from a happy customer. Their hosting company had…
The Watchful Team Goes to WordCamp US
Here at Watchful, we love both Joomla and WordPress. We know that many of you do too. Lots of Watchful users have sites on both platforms. Our plan for 2019 is to make sure that you have access to the same capabilities, whether you’re managing a Joomla or WordPress site. This required work to improve…
Watchful is Back on the Joomla Extensions Directory
The Joomla Extensions Directory – simply known as the JED – is the cornerstone of the Joomla project. The JED is the most important site in Joomla for both users and developers. For users, it’s the first place they go when they’re building Joomla sites. A few years ago, I got to see the Google…
Do You Want to Test Watchful’s New Auto-Update Feature?
Are you ready for a new Watchful feature?! We’re 7 years old now and moving faster than ever. In the last month, we’ve launched support for commercial WordPress plugins and also enabled support for WordPress backup plugins. We’re already rolling with the next new Watchful feature: auto-updates! This feature will allow Watchful to automatically update…
Get Yourself Some Free Watchful Stickers
Here at Watchful, our goal is to save you time and money (as much as $650 per year on every site). But, we have extra goodies for you too. We’ve got some free Watchful stickers to send your way! Here’s one of those stickers in action on my laptop: How to get Watchful stickers To…