Managed website services have exploded across the hosting industry in the last decade. And while they are clearly suitable for many sites, managed WordPress hosting has a number of potential drawbacks that agencies should carefully consider. If managed WordPress hosting is not a good fit for you, or simply outside Read more…
Until now, Watchful did not use a smart WordPress updater. Specifically I am referring to the auto-updater. Yes, Watchful could update your sites automatically. However, Watchful wasn’t smart because it still needed your input to run safely. Our auto-updater would run even if you didn’t have a recent backup. True, Read more…
of the most important services Watchful can provide for you is reliable site backups. No matter what happens, if you have trustworthy site backups, you can recover. So it’s a big advantage if you can find affordable backup storage for your sites. We looked around at over a dozen of Read more…
2020. That’s all you need to say now. As you soon as you say “2020” people immediately start shaking their heads and sighing. 2020 means stress, uncertainty and a bumpy road ahead. We started the Watchful podcast in February, so we’ve been talking with agency owners throughout the pandemic. We’ve Read more…
Here at Watchful, we love both Joomla and WordPress and we know that lots of you do too. Many Watchful users have sites on both platforms. In Joomla, backups are relatively easy because everyone relies on Akeeba Backup. We help Joomla users manage over 40,000 sites and Akeeba Backup is Read more…
Here at Watchful, the majority of our customers are web agencies. If you’re reading this post, there’s a very high likelihood that you own or work at an agency. So our aim is to listen really carefully to your agency requests and then build the features you need. One of Read more…
On the Hot Air podcast, we talk with people involved with digital agencies. We discuss business models, strategies, and tools for making your agency successful. And along the way, we hope to have a little fun and make some friends. On this episode of the pod, we’re speaking with Ovi Read more…
We’re delighted to announce that Watchful has acquired XCloner, backup plugin for WordPress. XCloner is one of the top 10 most popular WordPress backup plugins. Ovidiu Liuta has been the lead developer of XCloner for over a decade. In that time, he has built a great plugin, with over 40,000 active Read more…
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…
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…