Uptime Monitoring

Configure MainWP Dashboard Monitoring Settings for child sites, including built-in Uptime Monitoring, Site Health Monitoring, retention, status codes, and email notifications.

MainWP Dashboard Monitoring Settings include built-in Uptime Monitoring and Site Health Monitoring for connected child sites.

This page documents built-in Monitoring Settings in MainWP Dashboard. It is different from the Advanced Uptime Monitor Add-on.

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

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Access Monitoring Settings

1. Open Monitoring Settings

   Go to MainWP > Settings > Monitoring Settings.

2. Locate Uptime Monitoring

   In the Uptime Monitoring section, configure global monitor behavior for all child sites.

3. Locate Site Health Monitoring

   In the Site Health Monitoring section, configure health monitoring behavior.

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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

Monitoring Data Retention options:

• 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

WordPress Site Health is a WordPress core feature that evaluates the site’s configuration and reports whether the site is in good condition or needs attention. It combines checks for areas such as performance, security, and recommended configuration, then presents the results in the built-in Site Health screen.

On each child site, you can review the same information directly in the site wp-admin under Tools > Site Health. The child site’s Site Health screen includes the native WordPress Status and Info tabs.

Site Health Monitoring in this page uses that existing WordPress core Site Health data and does not rely on third-party services. MainWP simply retrieves the Site Health result already generated on the child site, compares it against your configured threshold, and relays the status in your MainWP Dashboard and notifications.

Site Health Monitoring notification templates support the [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.

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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.

Individual Site Uptime Widget

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.

These indicators reflect the same WordPress core Site Health status shown on the child site in Tools > Site Health, allowing you to monitor that native WordPress information centrally from MainWP Dashboard.

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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 notifications are sent on important status changes, including when a site goes down and when it comes back online. Emails include the monitor URL, status code, and event timestamp.

[uptime.status] Token Support

You can use [uptime.status] in uptime email content and settings to insert the current status value.

Supported values include:

• UP
• DOWN
• PENDING
• DISABLED

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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

When adding a sub-monitor, enter only the path segment (excluding the main site URL).

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Related Resources

• Manage Sites - Manage child site connections and operations
• MainWP Dashboard Settings - Reference for all Dashboard settings
• Disable WP Cron - Configure server cron for reliable schedules
• Advanced Uptime Monitor Add-on - Third-party API-based uptime monitoring