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Platform Updates For Summer 2022
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Watchful platform updates for Summer 2022

Summertime is typically a bit of a slower period here at Watchful. So our engineers get a chance to chip away at some of the less-urgent tasks on our roadmap. While many of these don’t warrant their own blog post, I thought it might be useful to compile our platform Read more…

By Vic Drover, 3 yearsAugust 23, 2022 ago
Join The Early Access Program
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Be the first to use Watchful’s newest features with the Early Access program

Beta testers are an important part of the development cycle at Watchful. We’ve now formalized how beta testing works. It is now called the Early Access program and it is available to all customers. What is the Early Access program? As the name suggests, the Early Access program allows Watchful Read more…

By Vic Drover, 3 yearsAugust 5, 2022 ago
Website Traffic Reports
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Website traffic reports are changing in preparation for Google Analytics 4

Google has announced that Universal Analytics (UA) will be sunsetted on July 1st, 2023 with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) becoming the new standard. In preparation for this shift, we are making changes to our website traffic reports. What are website traffic reports? At Watchful, website traffic reports are used to Read more…

By Vic Drover, 3 yearsJune 30, 2022 ago
Do I Need A Website Sitemap
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Do I need a website sitemap? The surprising answer and other SEO facts.

Given the near-universal prevalence of sitemaps across the web, the question “Do I need a website sitemap?” seems largely redundant. Surely, the answer must be “yes” since most sites have one! As it turns out, this is one of the many persistent SEO myths on the internet. It’s right up Read more…

By Vic Drover, 3 yearsMay 9, 2022 ago
Usability Problems With Existing Updater
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Improved updater usability for single sites

The single site software updater is one of the most-used tools at Watchful. We recently released a new version of this tool with improved updater usability. Usability problems with the single site updater Despite being a popular tool at Watchful, the single site updater, shown below, has a number of Read more…

By Vic Drover, 4 yearsNovember 5, 2021 ago
End Of Summer
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Improving the website management user experience

This summer, the Watchful team was careful to set aside time to rest and recharge on vacation in places like Naples (Italy), Thassos (Greece), and Vail, Colorado (USA). But we had some projects “simmering on the stove” that address the user experience of website management at Watchful. We also introduced Read more…

By Vic Drover, 4 yearsAugust 26, 2021 ago
Malware Scan Merged
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Malware & blacklist audits added to website vulnerability scan

Update, August 26, 2021: This update is part of a bigger set of changes to our website management user experience (learn more). The website vulnerability scan at Watchful is an on-demand suite of tools that help detect and manage security risks. This includes looking at security best-practices, file and folder Read more…

By Vic Drover, 4 yearsJuly 23, 2021 ago
Website Maintenance Account Dashboard
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New dashboard provides global insights and highlights critical website maintenance issues.

Here at Watchful, our goal is to make website maintenance as efficient and reliable as possible. Today were launching the next step in this journey with a new account dashboard that may change the very nature of how you perform website maintenance. Let’s jump right in and preview the account Read more…

By Vic Drover, 4 yearsMay 3, 2021 ago
Notes
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Website notes get a usability boost and increased character count

The Watchful dashboard stores specific information about a website in its humble little feature called website notes, which aren’t stored or logged elsewhere. Common examples include site-specific upgrade steps, client preferences, a record of site milestones or 1-off site maintenance tasks such as modifying the .htaccess file. When you open Read more…

By Vic Drover, 4 yearsApril 13, 2021 ago
Schedule Client Report Emails
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Schedule client report emails like a boss with the refactored delivery system

The ability to schedule client report emails was first introduced at Watchful last Spring. We’ve now refactored the report scheduling and delivery system to make it more reliable as well as easier to use. Why schedule client report emails in the first place? Recurring maintenance plans are responsible for a Read more…

By Vic Drover, 4 yearsMarch 11, 2021 ago

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