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What You’ll Learn

  • Checking SSL certificate status for all sites
  • Viewing detailed certificate information
  • Scheduling automated SSL checks
  • Overriding settings for individual sites
Extension Add-on - This add-on provides standalone functionality within MainWP Dashboard. No third-party plugins required.
The SSL Monitor extension allows you to check information about SSL certificates for all your child sites. The table on the Dashboard page of the SSL Monitor extension gives you insight into the most important information, such as the expiration date, who the issuer is, and the common name.
Screenshot of SSL Monitor dashboard showing certificate expiration dates, issuers, and common names
The extension also provides all the detailed information about the SSL certificates that you may need.

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Install the SSL Monitor extension

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Go to your MainWP Dashboard

2

Go to the MainWP > Add-ons page

3

Click the Install Add-ons button

Click the Install Add-ons button Screenshot highlighting the Install Add-ons button on the Add-ons page
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Locate the SSL Monitor extension and select it

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Click the Install button

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Once the installation process is complete, click the Activate Add-ons button.

Once the installation process is complete, click the Activate Add-ons button. Screenshot showing the Activate Add-ons button after SSL Monitor installation

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Check SSL Certificates

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For all Sites

1

Go to the MainWP > Add-ons > SSL Monitor > Dashboard page.

2

Click the Check SSL Certificate on All Sites button in the top right

Screenshot showing Check SSL Certificate on All Sites button

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For individual Sites

1

Go to the MainWP > Add-ons > SSL Monitor > Dashboard page.

2

Locate the desired site in the table.

3

Click the Check SSL Certificate action in the ellipsis menu.

Animated screenshot showing Check SSL Certificate action in ellipsis menu

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View Detailed Certificate Information

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Go to the MainWP > Add-ons > SSL Monitor > Dashboard page.

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Locate the desired site in the t.able

3

Click the SSL Certificate Info action in the ellipsis menu.

Animated screenshot showing SSL Certificate Info action and detailed certificate view

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Adjust the SSL Monitor Settings

Screenshot of SSL Monitor settings page with notification threshold and automated check options
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Go to the MainWP > Add-ons > SSL Monitor > Settings page.

Go to the MainWP > Add-ons > SSL Monitor > Settings page.
  1. Notification threshold days: you will be notified by email if an SSL Certificate for any site reaches the threshold you define here.
  2. Automated Checks: you can enable automatic SSL certificate checks and set the frequency for those checks
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After you've adjusted the settings, click the Save Settings button

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Adjust the SSL Monitor settings on a Single Site

Animated screenshot showing how to override global SSL Monitor settings for a single site
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Login to your MainWP Dashboard

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Go to the MainWP > Sites > Manage Sites page

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Locate the Child site, open its Dashboard, and go to SSL Monitor > Settings page

Locate the Child site, open its Dashboard, and go to SSL Monitor > Settings page
  1. Override the global settings by enabling the Override general settings toggle
  2. Adjust the Notification threshold and whether you want to automatically check the SSL certificate for this specific site
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Click the Save Settings button

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SSL Monitor REST API

All MainWP REST API calls, including full documentation, and examples, are now publicly available on Postman. Please refer to our REST API document for more details on enabling REST API and managing Keys: REST API Overview