MainWP Dashboard Monitoring Settings include built-in Uptime Monitoring and Site Health Monitoring for connected child sites.
What You’ll Learn
- Access the Monitoring Settings page
- Configure Site Health Monitoring options
- Configure global uptime monitoring options
- Set data retention for monitoring history
- Review status code details in monitoring views
- Configure uptime email notifications, including recovery alerts
- Use the
[uptime.status] token in uptime monitoring emails
- Override settings per site and add sub-monitors
Prerequisites
- MainWP Dashboard plugin installed and activated
- MainWP Child plugin connected on the sites you want to monitor
- WP Cron or server cron configured for scheduled checks
- Access to MainWP Dashboard settings and email settings
Access Monitoring Settings
Open Monitoring Settings
Go to MainWP > Settings > Monitoring Settings.
Locate Uptime Monitoring
In the Uptime Monitoring section, configure global monitor behavior for all child sites.
Locate Site Health Monitoring
In the Site Health Monitoring section, configure health monitoring behavior.
Monitoring Settings Reference
HTTP Response Check Settings
These settings appear in the same Monitoring Settings page and share status-code logic with Uptime Monitoring.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Check site HTTP response after update | Disabled | Checks site header response after update actions |
| Check site HTTP response method | Head | Method for post-update check: Head (default) or Get |
| Up HTTP Codes for HTTP Response and Uptime Monitoring | 200,201,202,203,204,205,206 | Status codes treated as UP for both features |
Uptime Monitoring Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Enable Uptime Monitoring | Disabled | Enables or disables built-in uptime monitoring globally |
| Monitor Type | HTTP(s) | HTTP(s), Ping, or Keyword Monitoring |
| Method | HEAD | For HTTP(s) monitor type: HEAD, GET, POST, PUSH, PATCH, or DELETE |
| Keyword to Look For | Empty | Appears when Monitor Type is Keyword Monitoring |
| Monitor Interval (minutes) | 60m | Slider from 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m, 45m, then 1h through 24h |
| Timeout (seconds) | 60s | Slider values: 30s, 45s, 60s, 90s, 2-10min, 15min, 30min, 45min, 60min, 90min, No limit |
| Down Confirmation Check | Enabled | Confirms downtime before creating alerts |
| Monitoring Data Retention | 180 days | Keeps history for selected duration before automatic cleanup |
- Keep forever (no automatic cleanup)
- 30 days
- 90 days (3 months)
- 180 days (6 months)
- 365 days (1 year)
Configure Maximum simultaneous uptime monitoring requests in MainWP > Settings > Advanced Settings.
Site Health Monitoring Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|
| Enable Site Health monitoring | Disabled | Enables monitoring using WordPress Site Health |
| Site health threshold | Should be improved | Threshold options: Should be improved or Good |
[site.name] token for dynamic site name insertion.
Use [site.name] in the email subject, heading, or template content to insert the child site name automatically.
Monitoring Views and Status Codes
Monitoring Table
Go to MainWP > Sites > Monitoring to review monitor status across sites.
The Monitoring table includes a Status code column so you can quickly see the latest HTTP response code for each monitor.
On the individual site Operations page, the Uptime Monitoring widget shows:
- Current status (UP, DOWN, PENDING, or DISABLED)
- Current HTTP status code
- Incidents and uptime ratio
- Response time history
Use Check Now from the Monitoring page actions for immediate checks on selected sites.
Site Health in Monitoring Views
The Monitoring page also includes Site Health indicators so you can review health state alongside uptime data.
Uptime Monitoring Email Notifications
Go to MainWP > Settings > Email Settings > Uptime Monitoring Email.
| Setting | Description |
|---|
| Enable | Turns uptime email notifications on or off |
| Recipient(s) | One or more email addresses for alerts |
| Subject and Heading | Customizes the notification subject and heading |
| HTML Template | Uses default template or custom copy in wp-content/uploads/mainwp/templates/emails/ |
[uptime.status] Token Support
You can use [uptime.status] in uptime email content and settings to insert the current status value.
Supported values include:
Per-Site Uptime Settings
You can override global settings for specific sites.
Access per-site settings at Child Site Dashboard > Uptime Monitoring.
Per-site options support Use global setting for applicable fields.
| Option | Description |
|---|
| Enable Uptime Monitoring | Use global setting, Enable, or Disable |
| Monitor Type | Use global setting, HTTP(s), Ping, or Keyword Monitoring |
| Method | Use global setting or HTTP methods (HEAD, GET, POST, PUSH, PATCH, DELETE) |
| Keyword to Look For | Site-specific keyword for keyword monitoring |
| Monitor Interval (minutes) | Site-specific interval slider or global value |
| Timeout (seconds) | Site-specific timeout slider or global value |
| Down Confirmation Check | Use global setting, Enable, or Disable |
| Up HTTP Codes for HTTP Response and Uptime Monitoring | Site-specific code list or global value |
| Sub-Monitors | Add extra monitored paths with Create Sub-Monitor |
| Monitor actions | Disable the monitor or delete a sub-monitor |
