Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites

Modular DS is an all-in-one platform that makes managing multiple WordPress websites easy and efficient, helping you save time, demonstrate the value of your work, and grow a profitable maintenance business. From a single, intuitive dashboard, you can automate the most important maintenance tasks:

• Manage and update plugins, themes, and WordPress core across multiple sites at once.
• Monitor uptime and performance with real-time alerts.
• Schedule automatic cloud backups and restore them from Modular DS.
• Know how likely a plugin update is to break your site before applying it with Update Copilot, our AI-powered update scoring system.
• Run safe updates to compare changes after updating and quickly roll back if anything goes wrong.
• Perform security scans and get notified of vulnerabilities up to 48 hours before they’re publicly disclosed.
• Optimize your WordPress databases right from Modular DS.
• Create and send automated maintenance reports for clients, including work completed and key metrics from Google Analytics, Search Console, PageSpeed, and WooCommerce.
• Display a custom maintenance mode page to hide unfinished changes while you update or work on a site.

Modular DS is built with usability at its core and supported by a team with over a decade of hands-on experience in WordPress site management, always ready to help when you need it. Explore more features on our website or get started for free. Manage and monitor all your WordPress sites in one place Connect your WordPress sites to Modular DS, access them with one-click login, and manage centralized updates, backups, security scans, uptime monitoring, and more in a single dashboard. Stay organized with tags and teams, and assign custom roles and permissions to collaborators. Bulk updates and management Update, install, activate, or delete plugins, themes, and WordPress versions across multiple websites at once (or one by one). Backups and restores Schedule regular, GDPR-compliant backups to safeguard your clients’ sites and data, or create one manually whenever you need. Choose between full or incremental backups and easily restore entire sites, files, or databases from Modular DS. Uptime monitoring Never get caught off guard by downtime. Get notified by email, WhatsApp, Slack, or Discord when any of your websites go down, before your clients even notice. Customize check frequency, response time, keyword detection, and alert settings to fit your workflow. Modular DS includes one of the most complete uptime monitor tools for WordPress. Safer, smarter plugin updates Update Copilot, our AI-powered scoring system, helps you understand how risky a plugin update might be before applying it. It analyzes multiple factors, such as code changes and the historical reliability of the plugin and the latest version based on other users, so you don’t have to make update decisions blindly. Pair it with safe updates to create restore points, compare “before and after” changes, and instantly roll back if anything goes wrong. Health, performance, and security scans Catch vulnerabilities in plugins, themes, and WordPress core up to 48 hours before they’re publicly disclosed, thanks to our integration with Patchstack. Stay on top of your sites’ health, performance, and security with alerts whenever other issues or errors require your attention, like outdated PHP or an expired SSL certificate. Database optimization Clean up post revisions, spam comments, transients, orphaned tables, and more directly from Modular DS. No need for extra plugins. Keep your websites running smoothly while saving time and having a clear record of every optimization made. Client reports Automatically generate and send professional maintenance reports that highlight the work you do behind each site, so clients understand the value of your service and keep paying for it. Add time logs, dates, and screenshots to showcase the full scope and impact of your efforts. Reports help you build trust, improve client retention, and turn your WordPress maintenance offering into recurring revenue. Integrations Modular DS integrates with Google Analytics, Search Console, WooCommerce, and PageSpeed, giving you an overview of your websites in one place and allowing you to include the data your clients care most about in your reports. To further strengthen your sites’ security, our Patch & Protect add-on, powered by Patchstack, lets you block vulnerabilities with virtual patching and hardening rules as soon as they’re detected, even before an official update is available. Support that understands you Modular DS is the first site management platform with support in both English and Spanish. Whether you have a question or run into an issue, our team has over 10 years of WordPress experience and is here to help you.

1. Create an account at app.modulards.com/register
2. Follow the instructions to connect your first website
3. Start saving time by automating maintenance tasks

Feel free to reach out if you have any issues or questions. We will be happy to help and guide you through the process. Minimum requirements:

• WordPress 5.6 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher

v2.7.0 Release date: 2026-01-30

• New improved detection and management system for premium plugins
• Improved performance during site management operations
• Redesigned routing architecture
• FIXED: Compatibility with WordPress installations in subdirectories
• FIXED: Incorrect folder exclusions in backup system for wp-content directory

v2.6.1 Release date: 2026-01-22

• Extra security measures added to validate JWT tokens
• FIXED: Error executing WordPress pseudo cron

v2.6.0 Release date: 2026-01-16

• New validate Authentication header
• FIXED: CVE-2026-23800 - Critical privilege escalation vulnerability.

v2.5.2 Release date: 2026-01-14

• FIXED: CVE-2026-23550 - Critical privilege escalation vulnerability.

v2.5.1 Release date: 2025-12-26

• FIXED: Check the writable permissions before registering as a MU plugin.

v2.5.0 Release date: 2025-12-16

• New auto register site feature
• Improved backup system with custom filesystem driver and symlink handling
• Enhanced file exclusion logic with extensions and size parameters
• FIXED: Database version detection without WordPress dependency
• FIXED: Security vulnerability in dependencies
• FIXED: Security vulnerabilities with input sanitization

v2.4.0 Release date: 2025-10-29

• Patchstack Security integration

v2.3.0 Release date: 2025-10-02

• Safe Updates
• FIXED: Activate plugin/theme after installation
• FIXED: Avoid empty cache driver

v2.2.2 Release date: 2025-09-05

• FIXED: Database update after installing Elementor or WooCommerce from a ZIP file
• FIXED: Compatibility with Cost of Goods for WooCommerce
• FIXED: Added '.opcache' folder to default backup exclusion list

v2.2.1 Release date: 2025-08-11

• FIXED: Elementor automatic database update error
• FIXED: Error in backup manifest initialization
• FIXED: Compatibility with TranslatePress

v2.2.0 Release date: 2025-07-25

• Improved backup exclusion logic
• Improved memory management for large backups
• Improved composer dependency management
• Improved calculation of the file compression ratio for backups.
• FIXED: Clear cache for Varnish

v2.1.2 Release date: 2025-07-07

• Improved backup cancellation process

v2.1.1 Release date: 2025-06-27

• Allow connection of websites under HTTP Basic Authentication
• Option to disable custom loopback requests
• Improved loopback requests

v2.1.0 Release date: 2025-06-24

• Clear cache after any manager action
• Improved loopback requests
• FIXED: Cleaning up orphaned jobs in database

v2.0.2 Release date: 2025-06-03

• FIXED: Compatibility with Shield Security for WordPress
• FIXED: Compatibility with WP 2FA Premium plugin

v2.0.1 Release date: 2025-05-29

• FIXED: Compatibility with WP 2FA plugin
• FIXED: Error in backup manifest generation

v2.0.0 Release date: 2025-05-12

• Database optimization
• Activate maintenance mode screen on the website

v1.15.6 Release date: 2025-05-08

• FIXED: Use same user for all requests
• FIXED: Try to avoid database error if PDO doesn't exist
• FIXED: Improved detection if async signals are supported
• FIXED: Improved database reconnect when it's closed

v1.15.5 Release date: 2025-05-03

• FIXED: Debug errors only

v1.15.4 Release date: 2025-05-03

• FIXED: Improved compatibility with MySQL/MariaDB connections
• FIXED: Check if autoload file exists
• FIXED: Restore closed connection in AJAX requests
• FIXED: Maintenance mode disabled when worker was stopped
• FIXED: Attempt to upgrade plugins using cron only

v1.15.3 Release date: 2025-04-17

• FIXED: Set port in database connection

v1.15.2 Release date: 2025-04-16

• New tab to reset the plugin settings
• FIXED: Error getting WordPress user list for 1-click login
• FIXED: Don't use persistent connection to database to avoid issues with some hosts
• FIXED: Minor bugs

v1.15.1 Release date: 2025-04-14

• FIXED: Database connection error when WordPress can't provide the collation or charset
• FIXED: Method to validate database connection
• FIXED: Method to check if core upgrade was successful
• FIXED: Conflict with different plugins
• FIXED: Minor bugs

v1.15.0 Release date: 2025-04-09

• Allow to connect multisite installations
• WordPress 1-click login user management
• Elementor and WooCommerce automatic database update
• New tab to download logs and clear own caches

v1.14.2 Release date: 2025-04-04

• FIXED: Conflict when the object cache is configured but isn't really configured.

v1.14.1 Release date: 2025-04-03

• New queuing system to improve async jobs management
• New cache system to avoid conflicts with object cache
• Improved PHP 8.4 compatibility
• Improved backup creation on slow servers
• FIXED: Conflict with different plugins
• FIXED: Backup tables exclusion error
• FIXED: Backup files exclusion error
• FIXED: Generation of health tests

v1.12.3 Release date: 2025-03-05

• FIXED: Conflict with different plugins

v1.12.2 Release date: 2025-03-05

• FIXED: Conflict with different plugins

v1.12.1 Release date: 2025-03-04

• FIXED: Cleaning up orphaned backup files
• FIXED: Conflict with WooCommerce

v1.12.0 Release date: 2025-03-02

• Compatibility to manage premium plugins has been improved.
• The manifest backup read has been optimized.
• FIXED: Error in backup system exclusion files
• FIXED: Error in the backup manifest file
• FIXED: Error in maintenance mode detection

v1.11.2 Release date: 2025-02-18

• Use nonce as fallback to validate requests

v1.11.1 Release date: 2025-02-18

• Validate nonce to maintain backward compatibility with older versions

v1.11.0 Release date: 2025-02-18

• New JWT validation for loopback requests
• FIXED: Compatibility with some plugins
• FIXED: Errors in the WordPress manager (updater)

v1.10.4 Release date: 2025-02-03

• FIXED: Error including non-existent function in health report
• FIXED: Error in our cache
• FIXED: Error when excluding folders from backups
• FIXED: Compatibility with new hosts
• FIXED: How to set white label name in health report
• FIXED: How to calculate files to include in backups

v1.10.2 Release date: 2025-01-21

• FIXED: Reopen zip files in incremental backups
• FIXED: Minor bug in connection check

v1.10.1 Release date: 2025-01-15

• Incremental backups bug fix

v1.10.0 Release date: 2025-01-15

• Backup system improvements
• Incremental backups option
• White label bug fix

v1.5.0 Release date: 2024-12-30

• New version of WordPress manager and backup system

v1.3.0 Release date: 2024-11-30

• WooCommerce integration

v1.2.0 Release date: 2024-09-26

• Manage your plugins and themes: install, activate, deactivate and delete plugins or themes from Modular in bulk.

v1.0.11 Release date: 2024-06-03

• FIXED: Minor bug fixes

v1.0.4 Release date: 2024-04-03

• FIXED: Use socket connection for database

v1.0.2 Release date: 2024-03-11

• FIXED: Loading translations into the health report
• FIXED: Some translations

v1.0.1 Release date: 2024-03-04

• Health and safety status of the site was improved

v1.0.0 Release date: 2024-02-23

• Plugin white label. Personalize the Modular Connector plugin info.

v0.60.0 Release date: 2024-01-06

• Health and safety status of the site

v0.50.4 Release date: 2023-11-15

• New backup system

v0.30.10 Release date: 2023-08-14

• FIXED: Use cron job as fallback
• FIXED: Replace POST with GET method in Ajax request

v0.30.8 Release date: 2023-07-26

• FIXED: Removed non-ascii characters in name, description and author of site items

v0.30.7 Release date: 2023-07-24

• The plugin/themes/core synchronization and update process is now performed asynchronously.
• A new error handler system has been introduced.
• The update and synchronize process has been optimized.
• A new event system has been created.

v0.20.3 Release date: 2023-04-21

• Fixed: The blog URL was set as the redirect URI in the OAuth token confirmation.
• Fixed: Check if "shell" is available
• Fixed: Some database backups failed when the port was sent explicitly.

v0.20.1 Release date: 2023-04-03

• English and Spanish translations are now loaded.
• Fixed: Check if file is readable before adding to backup

v0.20.0 Release date: 2023-03-29

• Now allows backups to be created and uploaded asynchronously

v0.10.2 Release date: 2023-03-08

• Fixed: Error when exporting database when 'mysqldump' is not available.

v0.10.1 Release date: 2023-02-23

• Improved backup error processing.
• Dot files are not ignored now

v0.10.0