The news area at Watchful focuses on updates to the platform, new features, and company announcements.
After returning from J and Beyond, the annual Joomla conference, we’ll officially release Watchful client version 1.5.6. One of the most exciting new features in this release is the ability to update Akeeba Backup and Admin Tools — both the Free and Pro versions — right from the Watchful dashboard. If Read more
Yesterday at the CMS Spotlight Awards, the judges selected Watchful as the Best Joomla App for 2012-2013. @watchfulli Congratulations on the win for THE outstanding #Joomla#CMS App for 2012-2013. Well-deserved! Watchful— CMS Expo (@CMSExpo) May 17, 2013 CMS Expo’s highlight, the Spotlight Awards, celebrate content management systems at the annual event in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Read more
What Joomla upgrade is right for me? Last week saw a flurry of activity as the Joomla project released the much anticipated Joomla 3.1 with system-wide tags on Wednesday as well as security updates for both Joomla 3.0 and 2.5. Some technical complications saw two more releases late on Friday. Read more
One of the pillars of the Watchful service is rolling out updates for Joomla and Joomla add-ons. Today we introduce a breakthrough in remote update technology that greatly expands our potential for keeping more of your Joomla add-ons up-to-date. For the first time, you can now remotely update commercial, third-party extensions Read more
When Watchful first launched back in September, we limited Joomla updates to one site at a time. This was a deliberate step so that we could observe real-life usage of our service and determine the best way to allow users to update all their sites and extensions at once. With Read more
This is the first in a 3-part series on the all-new Watchful. See also part 2 — security — and part 3 — usability. Since our launch in September, we’ve learned a lot about remote web site management both from working with the technology and listening to our customers. Today I am proud Read more
One of the central features of Watchful is the ability to monitor critical files in your Joomla web site. Modifications to these files might indicate the presence of an intruder or unauthorized access. Watchful can now scan Joomla sites for malware. This is the second part in a 3-part series Read more
This is the third part in a 3-part series on the all-new Watchful. See also part 1 — Joomla upgrades — and part 2 — security. Watchful is an important maintenance tool for many Joomla users and web development firms. So, it’s not surprising that we’ve received a healthy portion of feedback focused on usability Read more
Yesterday at Joomla Day Denmark 2012 we announced the first Watchful App. This is a customized plugin for monitoring the activity of a Joomla-based eCommerce site. Watchful Apps are add-ons that install on your Joomla site like any extension. Once installed and published, they connect to the Watchful monitoring system Read more
Today at Joomla Day Denmark 2012 we launched a new feature for Watchful that expands support for Akeeba Backup. Announcing a new feature for watchful.li :: Now you can select specific Akeeba profiles when scheduling backups. #innovation #jd12dk— Victor Drover (@vdrover) October 26, 2012 In our initial launch, scheduling Akeeba backups was restricted Read more