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Documentation Index

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Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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What You’ll Learn

  • Installing and configuring the Early Access extension
  • Enabling pre-release updates for MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child
  • Using the MainWP Lab cards for early feature previews
  • Best practices for testing early access features
MainWP Extension - This extension is developed and maintained by MainWP.
The MainWP Early Access Extension lets you opt in to pre-release MainWP Dashboard and MainWP Child updates and preview supported MainWP Lab features before they are publicly released. This allows you to test new functionality, provide feedback, and prepare for upcoming changes.

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Key Features

  • Enable pre-release update checks for MainWP Dashboard
  • Enable pre-release update checks for MainWP Child globally or per site
  • Roll MainWP Dashboard or MainWP Child back to the latest stable WordPress.org release
  • Preview MainWP Lab features such as Telemetry, MainWP Bridge, MCP with Abilities API, Patchstack Integration, and the new Help Documentation
  • Provide early feedback to shape development
  • Prepare your workflow for upcoming changes

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Installation

The MainWP Early Access Extension needs to be installed only on your MainWP Dashboard site. You can install it as any other MainWP Extension.

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Getting Started

1

Install and activate the extension

Navigate to MainWP > Add-ons > Manage Add-ons and install the Early Access extension.
2

Open the Lab page

Go to MainWP > Lab and use the Early Access Settings card to open the Early Access settings page.
3

Configure update access

Use Enable Early Access for MainWP Dashboard and Enable Early Access for MainWP Child Plugin to control pre-release update checks. Add a GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) if you need a higher GitHub API limit for update checks.
4

Manage MainWP Child access per site

Open a child site’s Early Access settings to use MainWP Child Early Access with Use global setting, Enable, or Disable.
5

Test Lab features

Use the Lab tab to review available feature cards and enable supported options, such as Telemetry.
Early access features may be unstable or incomplete. Use them in testing environments before deploying to production sites.