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MainWP Site Launch Guide

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Adding a new site

  1. Navigate to: MainWP Dashboard > Sites > Add New
  2. Add as an https (SSL-secured) site.
  3. Username is usually “jackandbean” or “davidraines”.

Groups

  1. Define static or maintained
  2. Define if Jupiter 6, Jupiter 10, Avada-based, or legacy/other.

Branding

Apply global Branding options.

Leave all other options blank/default.

Add – done.

Advanced Uptime Monitor

  1. Navigate to: MainWP Dashboard > Extensions > Advanced Uptime Monitor.
  2. Click “Create New Monitor”.
  3. Monitor type should be: http(s)
  4. Friendly name should be the TLD. Ex. “jackandbean.com”
  5. URL should be the full TLD with protocol. Ex. “https://jackandbean.com”
  6. Monitoring interval should be “5” (minutes, default)
  7. Click “Create Monitor” – done.

BackupBuddy Setup

Navigate to: MainWP Dashboard > Extensions > Buddy

Remote Destinations

Hit “Save Settings” on the following Destinations. Each destination will take a few moments to resave all sites, including any newly added ones.

  • Permanent Monthly Backups
  • Daily Backups

Do not actually change any settings without explicit permission!

Schedules

  1. Monthly Backups: Click “Edit Schedule”. Check that both “Maintained” and “Static” groups are selected in upper right “Groups” panel, and then click “Save Schedule”. All sites get monthly backups.
  2. Daily Backups: Only edit if the site is a maintained site. If so, click “Edit Schedule”. Check that just the “Maintained” group is selected in upper-right “Groups” panel, and then click “Save Schedule”.

Settings

Just hit “Save General Settings” allow it to run.

Code Snippets

Navigate to: MainWP Dashboard > Extensions > Code Snippets. Click “Load”, select all via upper-right panel checkbox under “Select Sites”, “Save & Execute Snippet”, and confirm, for the below snippets. The popup window will confirm when the snippet has been saved/executed successfully, either with “Process completed successfully.” with “Execute on Child Sites” snippet types, or “Snippet saved succesfully” on “Save to wp-config.php” snippet types (defined on right panel).

  1. 1024MB WordPress Memory Limit
  2. Hide BackupBuddy Remote Destinations submenu
  3. WordPress Login Page Logo URL update to J&B

You can navigate back to the Saved Snippets via the black menu bar above as well.