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Watchful Supports Tassos Updates for Joomla Extensions

We’re happy to say that you can now use Watchful to update Joomla extensions from Tassos.gr. These extensions are developed by Tassos Marinos, and they are some of the most popular choices in Joomla. You may have heard of EngageBox, Convert Forms, or some of his exciting work with Joomla Read more…

By Steve Burge, 5 yearsMarch 3, 2020 ago
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Watchful Supports Updates for sh404SEF and wbAMP

Many of you use sh404SEF for your Joomla sites. sh404SEF is one of the most popular SEO extensions in Joomla. We’re happy to say that you can now use Watchful to update sh404SEF on all your sites. Yannick Gaultier and his team at Weeblr developed sh404SEF. They also develop wbAMP Read more…

By Steve Burge, 5 yearsFebruary 3, 2020 ago
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Watchful Now Sends Failed Backup Notifications

You’re busy. You manage multiple websites, as well as everything else your work throws at you. So everything we do here at Watchful is focused on saving you time and money. (as much as $650 per year on every site). One way we save you time and money is with Read more…

By Steve Burge, 5 yearsJanuary 30, 2020 ago
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Why We Moved from HelpScout to FreeScout

Here at Watchful, our goal is to help web agencies save time and money. Most of the time, we do that with our site management platform. But, hopefully we can also save you time and money by showcasing really useful tools. Recently, we moved our support desk from HelpScout (which Read more…

By Steve Burge, 5 yearsJanuary 10, 2020 ago
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Monitor Deleted WordPress Plugins and Joomla Extensions

Here at Watchful, our goal is to save you time and money (as much as $650 per year on every site). As much as possible, Watchful will do things automatically for you. Use Watchful and we’ll automatically create backups, plus update your extensions and plugins. Accordingly, if anything important happens Read more…

By Steve Burge, 5 yearsJanuary 10, 2020 ago
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Important Changes are Coming With Akeeba Backup 7

Here at Watchful, we are big fans of Akeeba Backup. And we know what many of you are too. We found that over 63% of sites on Watchful also use Akeeba! Akeeba is the most popular way to backup Joomla sites. In fact, it’s the top-rated Joomla extension. So we Read more…

By Steve Burge, 5 yearsDecember 19, 2019 ago
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Plugin Auto-Updates Are Available for All Watchful Users

Here at Watchful, our goal is to save you time and money (as much as $650 per year on every site). One key way we do that is by automating tasks: So we’re delighted to launch another automation feature: plugin auto-updates! This feature allows Watchful to automatically update software you Read more…

By Steve Burge, 5 yearsDecember 12, 2019 ago
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Watchful is Available on the WordPress Plugins Repo

The WordPress plugins repo 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 Read more…

By Steve Burge, 5 yearsDecember 5, 2019 ago
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Watchful’s Early Warning Audit Can Now Monitor 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 Read more…

By Vic Drover, 5 yearsNovember 24, 2019 ago
Blog

Joomla Security Best Practices for Web Design 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 Read more…

By Vic Drover, 5 yearsNovember 21, 2019 ago

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