sandywp / plugins / modular-connector
Modular DS
Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites
Manage all your WordPress sites from one place. Automate updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security, reports, and more.
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v3.2.1 40,000+ installs WP 6.0+ PHP 7.4+

What you get inside
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Modular DS dashboard
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Bulk management and updates
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Backups and restores
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Uptime monitoring
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Safe updates
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Update Copilot
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Database optimization
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Client report generation
About this plugin
Modular DS is an all-in-one WordPress site management platform built for freelancers and agencies to easily manage multiple sites, save time, and run a profitable maintenance business.
From a single, intuitive dashboard, you can:
- Bulk manage and update plugins, themes, and WordPress core across multiple sites at once.
- Monitor uptime and performance with real-time alerts.
- Schedule automatic backups and restore them in one click from Modular DS.
- Know how likely a plugin update is to break your site before applying it with Update Copilot, our AI-powered update scoring system.
- Run quick or safe updates and automate them with smart rules based on version type, risk level, or detected vulnerabilities.
- Perform vulnerability and malware scans.
- Detect and fix broken links and images.
- Migrate, clone, and create staging environments.
- Optimize your WordPress databases right from Modular DS.
- Generate automated reports, including pre-maintenance reports, to show the value of your work to clients.
- Display a custom maintenance mode page to hide unfinished changes while you update or work on a site.
Modular DS is the most complete alternative to ManageWP, MainWP, WP Umbrella, InfiniteWP, and WP Remote, bringing smart update automation, monitoring, backups, security, and reporting into a single platform.
Usability and support are at the heart of everything we do. Our team brings over a decade of hands-on experience in WordPress site management and is always ready to help when you need it.
Explore more features on our website or try it for free.
Manage, monitor, and protect all your WordPress sites in one place
Connect your WordPress sites to Modular DS, access them with one-click login, and manage updates, backups, security scans, uptime monitoring, and more in a single dashboard.
Stay organized with tags and teams, and assign custom roles and permissions to collaborators.
Bulk management and updates
Install, update, activate, or delete plugins, themes, and WordPress versions across multiple websites at once (or one by one).
The global updater also gives you a full picture of what’s happening across your sites: detected vulnerabilities, Update Copilot risk scores, warnings for abandoned plugins, and more, all from one place.
Smarter, automated updates
Choose how your updates run: as quick standard updates, as safe updates with before and after screenshots and instant rollbacks, or as smart automated updates that let you define when and under what conditions they should run.
Pair it with Update Copilot, our AI-powered scoring system, to understand how risky a plugin update might be before applying it and make more informed decisions.
You can also schedule one-time updates for a specific date and time, or simply hide updates you are not ready to apply.
Whatever approach you prefer, Modular DS gives you more control and flexibility to safely keep your sites up to date.
Backups and one-click restoration
Schedule GDPR-compliant backups to safeguard your clients’ sites and data, or create one manually whenever you need.
Choose between full or incremental backups and easily restore entire sites, files, or databases from Modular DS.
Uptime monitoring
Never get caught off guard by downtime. Get notified by email, WhatsApp, Slack, or Discord when any of your websites go down, before your clients even notice.
Customize check frequency, response time, keyword detection, and alert settings to fit your workflow. Modular DS includes one of the most complete uptime monitor tools for WordPress.
Security monitoring and management
Modular DS includes vulnerability scans for plugins, themes, and WordPress core, with alerts up to 48 hours before issues are publicly disclosed.
You also have malware scanning to check your sites’ files and database for malicious content, and admin user alerts to know whenever someone is added or removed as an administrator on any of your connected sites.
On top of that, you get notified whenever something else requires your attention, from outdated PHP to expired SSL certificates.
For teams that need more, our add-ons extend these capabilities. See the integrations section below for details.
Broken link checker
Run scheduled or on-demand scans to detect broken links and images across your sites. When broken internal links are found, create redirects to fix them without leaving Modular DS.
Site migration, cloning, and staging
Modular DS lets you migrate or clone any connected site in three ways: move it to another existing site in the platform, migrate it to a different server while keeping the same domain, or clone it to a new domain.
You can also create staging environments on your own server to test changes before going live.
Database optimization
Clean up post revisions, spam comments, transients, orphaned tables, and more directly from Modular DS. No need for extra plugins.
Keep your websites running smoothly while saving time and having a clear record of every optimization made.
Client reports
From winning new clients to keeping existing ones, Modular DS covers both ends of the reporting workflow.
Before a client signs up, you can generate a pre-maintenance report to show everything their site needs: pending updates, detected vulnerabilities, site health issues, database optimizations, etc.
Once they are on board, automatically generate and send regular maintenance reports that highlight the work you do behind each site.
Add time logs, dates, and screenshots to showcase the full scope of your efforts, so clients understand the value of your service and keep paying for it.
Both report types help you build trust, improve client retention, and turn your WordPress maintenance offering into recurring revenue.
Integrations
Modular DS integrates with Google Analytics, Search Console, WooCommerce, and PageSpeed, giving you an overview of your websites in one place and allowing you to include the data your clients care most about in your reports.
To further strengthen your sites’ security, two add-ons extend what is included in every plan. Patch & Protect, powered by Patchstack, applies virtual patches and hardening rules to block known vulnerabilities and common attack methods as soon as they are detected, even before an official fix is available.
And a malware add-on powered by Imunify Connect, which lets you run weekly and on-demand scans across your sites.
Support that understands you
Modular DS is the first site management platform with support in both English and Spanish. Whether you have a question or run into an issue, our team has over 10 years of WordPress experience and is here to help you.
Questions
- What is Modular DS, and what key features does it offer?
Modular DS is a modern, all-in-one platform for managing multiple WordPress websites from a single dashboard, helping you save time and work more efficiently. Its key features include:
- One-click login to all your WordPress sites.
- Bulk updates and management for plugins, themes, and WordPress core.
- Safe updates and Update Copilot.
- Smart automated updates with conditional rules.
- Site migration, cloning, and staging environments.
- Backups and one-click restores.
- Uptime monitoring.
- Vulnerability and malware scanning.
- Broken link checker.
- Database optimization.
- Pre-maintenance and white-label client reports.
And more. Check out our features page for details.
- How does Modular DS compare to other WordPress management platforms like ManageWP, MainWP, WP Umbrella, InfiniteWP, or WP Remote?
Modular DS covers the same core features as these platforms (bulk updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security) and adds a few things that set it apart:
- Smart update automation + Update Copilot: most tools in this space (ManageWP, MainWP, WP Umbrella, InfiniteWP, WP Remote) just let you schedule updates for a set date and time. Modular DS gives you AI-powered risk insights before applying updates and lets you automate them with smart conditional rules for more granular control. For example, you can set a safe update to run immediately when a vulnerability is detected, or hold it back when the Update Copilot risk score is high.
- Reports that help you sell and retain clients: few platforms build reporting specifically around winning new maintenance clients. Modular DS does, with features like pre-maintenance reports.
- Support and usability: we’ve placed strong emphasis on building a seamless user experience so you can manage all your sites in the simplest, most intuitive way possible. Modular DS also stands out for its friendly and responsive support, delivered by a dedicated team that’s always there when you need them, something our users love and consistently highlight in their reviews.
- Active development: the platform is continuously evolving, with frequent updates, improvements, and new features based on user feedback released regularly.
- Fully hosted: unlike self-hosted options such as MainWP or InfiniteWP, Modular DS requires no server of your own, no complex setup, and no extra plugins to install.
- Everything in one fixed-price plan: instead of per-site pricing like WP Umbrella, or paid add-ons for core features like ManageWP, both of which can get unpredictable and expensive as your site portfolio grows, Modular DS bundles everything into fixed-price subscriptions with flexible overage for when you exceed your base limits of sites, users, or storage.
- How do backups work in Modular DS?
Modular DS includes a complete backup system to keep your WordPress sites safe and recoverable at all times:
- Create automatic or on-demand backups whenever you need them.
- Choose between full or incremental backups depending on how much data you want to save.
- Full or partial restoration: Easily restore entire sites or specific parts, such as files or the database, directly from Modular DS.
Backups are GDPR-compliant and securely hosted on cloud servers. Retention ranges from 60 to 90 days, depending on your Modular DS plan.
- Is Modular DS free?
Modular DS offers a 14-day free trial and subscription plans for different business sizes.
Every plan includes core features at a fixed price, with monthly or annual billing options, and flexible overage, which means you can exceed your base limits and pay for the additional usage monthly.
For more details, visit our pricing page.
- Do I have to host my websites with a specific hosting provider?
No, Modular DS works independently of your hosting provider. You can connect and manage websites hosted anywhere.
- Is Modular DS secure?
Yes, it is. Modular DS uses the OAuth2 protocol to securely authenticate the connection between your website and our servers. This protocol generates tokens that expire and can be revoked at any time.
We never store your WordPress user passwords, ensuring your login credentials remain private and under your control.
- What does the plugin Modular Connector do?
The Modular Connector plugin links your WordPress installation with Modular DS, enabling secure communication between both systems. It allows actions like plugin updates, backup scheduling, and other maintenance tasks to be triggered from the Modular DS dashboard.
- Do you offer migration support if I’m switching from ManageWP, MainWP, WP Umbrella, or another tool?
Yes, we do. If you’re coming from another WordPress management tool, we’ll help you migrate your sites securely at no extra cost.
Just contact us by email or through our support chat, and we’ll handle everything for you.
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