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The Quick Setup Wizard guides you through MainWP’s initial configuration, including system checks, connecting child sites, adding clients, and setting up monitoring. If you skipped the wizard during installation or need to reconfigure your settings, you can restart it at any time.

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What You Will Accomplish

By completing these steps, you will launch the Quick Setup Wizard and be able to:
  • Review system requirements
  • Connect or reconnect child sites
  • Add or update client information
  • Configure uptime and health monitoring settings

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Prerequisites

  • MainWP Dashboard plugin installed and activated
  • Administrator access to the MainWP Dashboard site

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Steps

1

Open the Settings menu

Click the ellipsis menu (⋮) in the top right corner of any MainWP Dashboard page, then select Settings.
2

Navigate to MainWP Tools

Scroll down to the MainWP Tools section, or expand the MainWP Tools accordion if it’s collapsed.MainWP Tools section showing the Start Quick Setup Wizard button
3

Start the wizard

Click the Start Quick Setup Wizard button.The Quick Setup Wizard introduction screen appears, and you can proceed through each step using the Continue and Back buttons.

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Common Use Cases

  • Reconfiguring after initial setup: You skipped certain steps during first-time setup and want to complete them now
  • Onboarding a team member: Walking someone through the configuration process on a shared Dashboard
  • Reviewing system requirements: Checking that your server still meets MainWP requirements after hosting changes

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Troubleshooting

ProblemLikely CauseFix
Button doesn’t appearOlder MainWP versionUpdate the MainWP Dashboard plugin to the latest version
Wizard doesn’t launch after clickingJavaScript conflict or cached scriptsClear your browser cache and disable other plugins temporarily to test

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Self-Check

  • Quick Setup Wizard introduction screen displays after clicking the button
  • You can navigate through wizard steps using Continue and Back buttons

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Next Steps