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Cloudways Site Manager

Your WordPress, Managed in
One Place

Site Manager automates updates and monitoring, so you don't have to.

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Save Hours Daily
Enterprise-Grade Security
Full Multi-Site Control

The Hidden Cost of Managing WordPress Sites Manually

Time-Consuming Updates

Manually updating plugins, themes, and core files across dozens of sites eats hours you need elsewhere.

Error-Prone Processes

One wrong update can break a site, cause downtime, and leave your clients deeply frustrated.

Security Vulnerabilities

Outdated plugins are the #1 attack vector for WordPress sites. Every delayed update is a door left open.

Missed Growth Opportunities

Buried in maintenance, you are not pitching clients, delivering better work, or scaling your agency.

One Dashboard to Run Every WordPress Site You Own

Smart Update Engine

  • Auto-detection of available updates
  • Full backup before every update
  • Auto rollback
  • Post-update automatic cache clearing
  • Selective update control

Advanced Testing

  • Sandbox environment cloning
  • Visual regression with AI screenshot comparison
  • Customizable test configurations

Monitoring & Alerts

  • PageSpeed Insights monitoring
  • Detailed Activity Logs
  • PHP error tracking
  • Slack & email alert channels
  • Detailed update history

Management Tools

  • Centralized theme & plugin management
  • User & role administration
  • One-click SSO into WordPress Admin
  • Bulk actions across sites

Automation & Scheduling

  • Flexible scheduling
  • Off-peak update windows
  • Per-site or global schedules
  • Flexible Quick and Safe Updates
  • Critical updates automation

Compatibility

  • Premium plugin support
  • WordPress multisite compatible
  • Native Cloudways platform integration
Seamless Upgrade

From SafeUpdates to
Site Manager

Everything you trusted in SafeUpdates is still here. Site Manager builds on that foundation with deeper monitoring, smarter user management, and full multi-site control.

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SafeUpdates upgrading to Site Manager Pro — feature comparison

Built for Teams That Work and
Dream in WordPress

Agencies

Managing multiple client sites

Bulk updates, centralized dashboards, and automated safety nets save you 10+ hours a week. Your clients get reliability. You get your time back.

Agencies — managing multiple client sites

Developers

Automation + full control

Scheduled updates, visual regression tests, and detailed logs give you confidence to ship faster and maintain less.

Developers — automation with full control

Ecommerce

Maximum uptime for online stores

WooCommerce stores can't afford a broken update. That’s why updates are tested in sandbox environments before they are pushed to production.

Ecommerce — maximum uptime for online stores

Simple, Seamless Integration In Three Easy Steps

Detect

Updates are automatically detected across all your sites the moment they are available.

Test in Staging

Every update is applied to a sandboxed clone first, keeping your live site completely untouched.

Validate Visually

Before- and after-update screenshots are compared automatically to catch any visual regressions.

Deploy or Rollback

Tests pass? It goes live. Something looks off? It rolls back instantly, no action needed from you.

Why Site Manager?

Site Manager automates the work that keeps piling up, so your team stays focused on clients, not chores.

Growth stops when maintenance takes over.

Get added peace of mind with comprehensive on-demand scans of your applications as needed.

Malware scan in progress dashboard with scan history and proactive defence tabs

Win More Clients. Deliver at Scale.

Take on more clients without stretching your team. Promise faster, more reliable service and actually deliver it.

Status table showing infected, cleaned, and in-progress scans with a success toast

Save Time on Every Task

Automated updates, backups, and checks run in the background while you focus on moving your business forward.

File list with time-frame picker to schedule automated tasks

Smart Planning

Get complete visibility into previous scans & get a complete breakdown.

Scan history list with a time-frame picker for historical breakdowns

Secure Rollbacks

Restore files as needed, One by one or in bulk.

File selection checklist with a restore-history icon

Simple Pricing. Clear Capabilities.

Start free with essential WordPress management and scale as you grow.

Features

Basic

Pro

Centralised Dashboard
Account Dashboard
WordPress SSO
Plugin Management
Theme Management
User Management
Bulk Application Updates
Auto Updates (Weekly)
Safe Operations (Staging + Validation)
Visual Regression Testing
Performance Score Monitoring (PSI)
Activity Logs
Schedule History
Critical Updates

Pro Plan Pricing (per application)

  • Upto Applications

    $3

    /app/month
  • 6+ Applications

    $2

    /app/month
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Trusted by leading agencies

Agencies across the globe rely on Cloudways Site Manager to run WordPress at scale.

“It just didn’t feel right, sometimes you have to jump through multiple areas just to find the setting you needed to change was buried under multiple links.”

Niels Boey
Niels Boey Product Designer

“Specify is the perfect addition to our front-end boilerplate. Tokens, assets, fonts. Everything come straight out from Figma. Less configuration, more creative development. Our team loves it.”

Niels Boey
Niels Boey Product Designer

“It just didn’t feel right, sometimes you have to jump through multiple areas just to find the setting you needed to change was buried under multiple links.”

Niels Boey
Niels Boey Product Designer

“The worst control panel on the market! Doesnt work.”

Niels Boey
Niels Boey Product Designer

“Specify is the perfect addition to our front-end boilerplate. Tokens, assets, fonts. Everything come straight out from Figma. Less configuration, more creative development. Our team loves it.”

Niels Boey
Niels Boey Product Designer

“It just didn’t feel right, sometimes you have to jump through multiple areas just to find the setting you needed to change was buried under multiple links.”

Niels Boey
Niels Boey Product Designer

“The worst control panel on the market! Doesnt work.”

Niels Boey
Niels Boey Product Designer

Frequently Ask Question

Automate hours of manual WordPress maintenance with just a few clicks right from the Cloudways platform. It gives you full control over scheduling and selecting updates, and saves time by automatically validating that everything works correctly after an update. Site Manager ensures your websites stay live, secure, and error-free.
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To activate, follow these steps.
  • Log in to your Cloudways account.
  • Go to Integrations > Add-ons
    • Find Site Manager, Activate per site
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    Yes. Site Manager supports bulk operations let you update core, plugins, and themes across multiple WordPress applications from the Cloudways platform (especially helpful for agencies or developers managing many sites)
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    You can manage clients via the Client Billing and Reporting Tool, allowing clients to access only their assigned websites.
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    Yes. you can create, update, delete users, and assign roles directly from the Cloudways dashboard across all your websites.
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    Yes, Site Manager allows you to install, update, and manage plugins and themes directly from the dashboard.
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    No, granular restrictions are not currently available.
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    Cloudways Site Manager is built to help agencies of any and all sizes. Our tool is intuitive and easy-to-use, and doesn’t require any technical know-how. You can get started with it right away!
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    No, but the free plan allows evaluation before upgrading.
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    Yes, a free plan is available with limited features.
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    Cloudways Site Manager is priced at $3 per site per month for up to 5 websites. If you manage 6 or more websites, the price drops to $2 per site per month.
  • $3/site/month (up to 5 sites)
  • $2/site/month (6+ sites)
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    It is billed per application (site).
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    Yes, anytime.
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    Yes, selective updates allow you to exclude specific plugins or themes.
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    Cloudways Site Manager supports all premium WordPress plugins that are compatible with WP-CLI principles.
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    Yes, but not instantly. Updates appear after scheduled sync runs or via manual refresh (on-demand sync).
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    Yes, this is available via Activity Logs on the Pro plan.
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    Yes, logs can be exported for reporting and auditing.
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    No, currently Site Manager allows only one schedule per site, which can be either Quick or Safe Update. However, future releases will offer enhanced scheduling and alert systems.
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    Yes, Auto Updates allow custom scheduling. Each site can have one schedule, which can be configured as either a Quick or a Safe Update.
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    The system automatically restores the previous stable version.
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    No. Quick and Safe Updates run in the background, allowing you to continue working without downtime.
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    Safe Updates test updates on a staging clone first. If an issue is detected, the update is rolled back automatically, keeping your live site intact.
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    Yes, notifications via email or Slack keep you informed, and Activity Logs track all updates.
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    Performance Score Monitoring (PageSpeed Insights) lets you track Core Web Vitals and performance trends automatically, helping you maintain speed and SEO standards across sites.
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    No, it is lightweight and does not slow down your website.
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    Yes, both server-level and plugin caches are cleared automatically.
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    Visual Regression Testing ensures that nothing breaks after an update. Cloudways Site Manager captures screenshots of your website before and after updates and compares them for discrepancies. It also checks for visual differences across browsers and screens. If anything goes wrong, Site Manager automatically rolls back to the most recent backup to keep your sites safe.
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    Yes. It includes secure staging environments, vulnerability-based updates, and activity logs stored securely offsite with 90-day retention for auditing.
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    Yes. Safe Updates, Rollback, and Visual Regression Testing (VRT) ensure critical workflows like checkout remain unaffected.
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    We offer 24/7 support to all our users with fast, practical solutions to your problems and adequate answers to all your questions! We’re here to help.
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