MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers consistently praise MainWP Child for saving time and making multi-site management simple, with 5-star ratings going back years.

1. ★★★★★ power2k

   9mo ago

   MainWP saves me hours of time every week, very thankful for your awesome plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ Metromas

   1.2y ago

   Nice plugin. Useful.

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3. ★★★★★ ahmetbilgic

   2.0y ago

   A plugin that meets our expectations. A very nice plugin for managing multiple websites. Thank you This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by ahmetbilgic. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by ahmetbilgic.

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4. ★★★★★ kennethrg

   2.2y ago

   I installed this plugin on each of the sites I manage to connect them to my self-hosted MainWP Dashboard. Now I can perform updates and monitor my sites from a single location. It saves a bunch of time and it makes management simple and easy.

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5. ★★★★★ vonitalz

   2.2y ago

   Warum verwende ich das erst jetzt ?!

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6. ★★★★★ FGU Nord / Lars

   2.3y ago

   Just love how easy it is to maintain many websites at once with MainWP

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7. ★★★★★ Chris

   4.2y ago

   This plugin works perfectly. It offers you a very good way to manage your websites. I’ve used other systems before, but MainWP stands head and shoulders above the rest.

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8. ★★★★★ meisterleise

   5.1y ago

   …website manager out there. 😀

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 6.1.4 Added: Added support for the FastPixel Cache plugin in the “Cache Control” feature. Updated: Improved the handling of report limit selections so saved values are processed more consistently. 6.1.4
2. — Version 6.1.3 Fixed: Improved log filtering so the BackWPup backup job logs now include relevant default jobs more reliably. Fixed: Problems with detecting the WP Staging plugin status caused by recent plugin update. 6.1.3
3. — Version 6.1.2 Updated: Hardened MainWP Child connection verification and settings behavior for passwordless setups. If Password Authentication is disabled, adding or reconnecting a site now requires the Unique Security ID, including w 6.1.2
4. — Version 6.1.1 Updated: Improved session cleanup when authentication failures occur to ensure proper logout behavior. (Pull Request by Sixela) Updated: Improved premium theme and plugin update detection to prevent system hangs caused b 6.1.1
5. — Version 6.1 Fixed: Typos and inconsistencies in user login event log descriptions and action identifiers for improved clarity and consistency across Network Activity logs. Updated: Spammed comments are now properly excluded from bei 6.1
6. — Version 6.0.11 Fixed: Global customize_register hook exposes legacy Customizer UI issues. 6.0.11

8 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites <= 6.1.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-06-23 CVE-2026-27366 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.1.1 Patched in 6.1.2
2. High · 8.1 MainWP Child <= 5.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation ↗
   2024-12-12 CVE-2024-10783 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.3.3 Patched in 5.3.4
3. Medium · 5.9 MainWP Child <= 4.4.1.1 - Information Disclosure via Back-Up Files ↗
   2023-06-23 CVE-2023-3132 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.4.1.1 Patched in 4.4.1.2
4. High · 7.2 MainWP Child <= 4.1.7.1 - SQL Injection via orderby, order Parameters ↗
   2021-10-25 CVE-2021-24877 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 4.1.8 Patched in 4.1.8
5. High · 8.3 MainWP Child < 3.4.5 - Authentication Bypass ↗
   2018-02-18 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affects < 3.4.5 Patched in 3.4.5
6. Medium · 6.1 MainWP Child <= 2.0.27 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2015-09-07 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.27 Patched in 2.0.28
7. High · 7.3 MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child <= 2.0.22 - Unspecified Vulnerability ↗
   2015-08-07 Affects <= 2.0.22 Patched in 2.0.23
8. Critical · 9.8 MainWP Child – Securely connects sites to the MainWP WordPress Manager Dashboard < 2.0.9.2 - Authentication Bypass ↗
   2015-03-09 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affects < 2.0.9.2 Patched in 2.0.9.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 68 languages, 7 at 90% or more

Plus 44 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-01-13 600K+ → 700K+ up after 15 days in tier
2. 2023-12-29 700K+ → 600K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-12-28 600K+ → 700K+ up after 5 days in tier
4. 2023-12-23 700K+ → 600K+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2023-12-20 600K+ → 700K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A
• WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• The WP Remote WordPress Plugin 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
• Companion Auto Update 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• S Simple Automatic Updates 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites: 700K+ active installs, 5.0★ (70 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/mainwp-child