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MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies

by mainwp · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
mainwp26 Feb 2014 to 18 Jun 2024, 475 commits
thanghoang9 Jul 2024 to 3 Nov 2026, 163 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
yesterday
Releases, 24 months
62
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies
Q1 20245
Q2 202415
Q3 20244
Q4 20245
Q1 20256
Q2 202511
Q3 20258
Q4 20252
Q1 20269
Q2 20268
Q3 20268
Q4 20265

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Jun 2026MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies <= 6.1.1 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 6.1.16.1.20
27 Feb 2024MainWP Dashboard <= 4.6.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via posting_bulk4.3<= 4.6.0.15.01
9 Nov 2023MainWP <= 4.4.3.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection7.2<= 4.4.3.34.4.3.40
20 Oct 2023MainWP Dashboard <= 4.5.1.2 - Authenticated(Administrator+) CSS Injection2.2<= 4.5.1.24.5.1.30
21 Jun 2022MainWP Dashboard <= 4.2.4.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 4.2.4.14.2.51
29 Apr 2016MainWP Dashboard – The Private WordPress Manager for Multiple Website Maintenance Plugin <= 3.1.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2< 3.1.33.1.3218
7 Aug 2015MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child <= 2.0.22 - Unspecified Vulnerability7.3<= 2.0.222.0.2347

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.5
Q2 20263.7
Q3 20264.9
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star2257
4 star73
3 star9
2 star5
1 star10
Latest low reviews

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies
4 May 20262,055
11 May 20262,374
18 May 20262,244
25 May 202610,699
1 Jun 202611,085
8 Jun 20262,372
15 Jun 20261,544
22 Jun 20269,832
29 Jun 20263,184
6 Jul 202611,216
13 Jul 20262,832
20 Jul 202611,071
27 Jul 202611,397
3 Aug 202612,105
10 Aug 20262,560
17 Aug 202611,948
24 Aug 202611,519
31 Aug 20262,701
7 Sep 202610,624
14 Sep 20263,469
21 Sep 20262,211
28 Sep 202617,951
5 Oct 20264,247
12 Oct 202619,236
19 Oct 20264,139
26 Oct 20269,990
2 Nov 2026928

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 18% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

WP Rollback - Rollback Plugins and ThemesScore 92 · 200,000+Easy Updates ManagerScore 91 · 300,000+WP Downgrade | Specific Core VersionScore 91 · 100,000+Cloudways Site ManagerScore 91 · 50,000+The WP Remote WordPress PluginScore 91 · 30,000+

Facts

Version6.4.1
Authormainwp
Added26 Feb 2014
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.3
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsupdate, backups, security, wordpress maintenance, manage multiple wordpress sites

Other plugins by this author: MainWP Child - Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites, MainWP Child Reports, MainWP Key Maker

Questions

Is MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies still maintained?

MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies safe?

MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies?

The wordpress.org author is mainwp. Recent committers: thanghoang, mainwp, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: WP Rollback - Rollback Plugins and Themes, Easy Updates Manager, WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version, Cloudways Site Manager, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin.

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