MainWP Sucuri Extension 5.0

The MainWP Sucuri Extension is an essential add-on for the MainWP Dashboard (the centralized management tool for multiple WordPress sites). Its purpose is to integrate MainWP with the powerful Sucuri SiteCheck Tool, allowing you to monitor the security status of all your managed client sites from one place.

This extension provides a single dashboard view to ensure all your sites are free of common, known security issues.

🛡️ Key Features and Functionality

Feature

Description

Benefit for the Agency/Manager

Centralized Security Scanning

Allows you to manually trigger an external scan of any connected child site directly from the MainWP Dashboard using the Sucuri SiteCheck Tool.

Time Savings: No need to log into each site to run security checks; all results are aggregated centrally.

Blacklist Monitoring

Checks whether your child sites have been blacklisted by major authorities like Google Safe Browsing, Norton Safe Web, or Phish Tank.

Reputation Protection: Alerts you immediately if a site is flagged, allowing for swift action to prevent traffic loss.

Malware & Integrity Checks

The scan remotely checks for known security issues, including:

Proactive Security: Detects malicious code, out-of-date software, malicious JavaScript, and SEO spam visible on the public-facing pages.

Scan Reports & History

Saves detailed historical reports of every scan performed for each child site, showing the time and results.

Auditing & Tracking: Allows you to review past security status and demonstrate proactive maintenance to clients.

Scan Reminders

Set up reminders that notify you if a site has not been scanned within a set period (e.g., 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month).

Consistency: Ensures security scanning is performed regularly as part of your maintenance routine.

No Sucuri Subscription Required

The extension utilizes the free, publicly available Sucuri SiteCheck API for its core scanning function.

Cost-Effective Security: Provides basic, effective monitoring without requiring an additional paid subscription to Sucuri.net (though an API Key is sometimes needed for connection).

⚠️ Important Note on Scanning

Due to the limitations and terms of service of the Sucuri API used by this extension, the MainWP Sucuri Extension is typically restricted to manual scans only. It does not support scheduled or automatic recurring scans of all child sites simultaneously. You must manually initiate the scan for each site as needed.

This extension is an "Essential" part of the MainWP ecosystem and a foundational tool for centralizing security auditing across all your client websites.

Would you like to compare this with other MainWP security extensions like the Solid Security (formerly iThemes Security) Extension?