Description

The API Backups addon connects the MainWP dashboard to external backup services via API, allowing triggering and managing backups of child sites directly from the central dashboard. The extension centralizes backup routine control for agencies and professionals managing dozens or hundreds of WordPress installations, eliminating individual logins on each provider to track status, schedule executions, and validate the integrity of copies stored in remote environments.

Main Features

  • API connection with external providers
    Integrates compatible backup services to the MainWP dashboard through API credentials.
  • Manual and scheduled triggering
    Allows executing backups on demand or at scheduled times for each connected child site.
  • Centralized status dashboard
    Displays execution history, failures, and backup sizes directly on the MainWP dashboard.
  • Mass site management
    Applies backup settings to multiple child sites simultaneously without repeating setup per installation.
  • Notification tracking
    Centralizes success and error alerts from backup routines on a single monitoring screen.

Benefits of the API Backups Extension

  • Operational centralization
    Reduces switching between panels by concentrating backup control in MainWP.
  • Agency time saving
    Standardizes mass backup routines for large portfolios of managed sites.
  • Visibility of backup status
    Ensures continuous monitoring of which sites comply with the backup policy.
  • Scalability in service
    Supports portfolio growth without a proportional increase in manual maintenance effort.

Who Is It For?

  • Agencies and WordPress maintenance service providers using MainWP as a central dashboard.
  • Technical teams responsible for portfolios with dozens of sites and formal backup policies.
  • Freelancers who want to orchestrate client backups from a single dashboard.

The extension serves as an operational tool within the routine of those managing many WordPress sites via MainWP, moving backup control from isolated providers into the same dashboard where monitoring, updates, and security checks of child installations already occur. This alignment reduces daily management friction and gives predictability to the recovery process in case of an incident.

Frequently asked questions

Is MainWP API Backups Extension GPL-licensed?

Yes. MainWP API Backups Extension is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use MainWP API Backups Extension on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install MainWP API Backups Extension on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does MainWP API Backups Extension cost at Ultrapack?

MainWP API Backups Extension costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does MainWP API Backups Extension include updates?

Yes. The current version of MainWP API Backups Extension is 4.0.06, published at Ultrapack on Nov 1, 2023. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is MainWP API Backups Extension scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of MainWP API Backups Extension goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.