Changelog

Follow new updates and improvements to MainWP.

March 10th, 2026

Add-ons

Integration

Wordfence Integration

  • Fixed: Fixed: Resolved an issue that could prevent values entered in the "Exclude files" field from being saved correctly.

  • Updated: Improved the data formatting utility to better normalize Unicode whitespace, invisible characters, and line endings for more consistent text storage.

  • Updated: Enhanced handling of directory exclusion lists by preserving these inputs as raw text and normalizing them before saving.

  • Updated: Adjusted padding on the settings tabs for improved spacing and visual consistency.

January 22nd, 2026

Add-ons

Integration

Wordfence Integration

  • Fixed: Treated no-change Wordfence setting updates (0 affected rows) as successful to prevent false failure messages.

  • Fixed: Improved parsing of Wordfence whitelist options with safer defaults and an added default exclusion for more reliable behavior.

  • Added: Enhanced the Firewall UI with multi-line allowlist input for easier management of multiple entries.

  • Added: Introduced a "Google Search Engine" toggle in the Firewall UI for quicker configuration.

  • Updated: Centralized Wordfence data synchronization and metabox rendering to ensure more consistent status display and plugin detection.

  • Dev: Added a stable plugin identifier and applied minor formatting cleanups.

August 20th, 2025

Add-ons

Integration

Wordfence Integration

  • Fixed: Toggle UI elements now display the correct background color when disabled in Dark theme mode.

  • Fixed: Multi-line input fields now properly preserve separate line entries instead of merging all values into a single line.

  • Fixed: Form fields no longer add unwanted commas when saving multi-line input values.

  • Fixed: Multi-line form field values are now stored as separate entries rather than being concatenated into a single string. #811

  • Fixed: Form submission issues caused by placeholder text interfering with field validation.

  • Fixed: Color coding display issues for scan result elements to improve readability and status indication.

  • Updated: Wordfence "Overview" table styling to match current MainWP Dashboard design standards for visual consistency.

  • Updated: Site column in the "Overview" table now combines WP Admin access, site name, and URL information to streamline site identification.

  • Updated: Table row styling for sites with disabled Wordfence plugin changed from negative to error class for improved semantic accuracy.

  • Updated: "Actions" menu styling in the "Overview" table to maintain consistency with other MainWP add-ons and enhance user interface experience.

  • Updated: Knowledge base links now point to current documentation URLs to ensure users access accurate support resources.

  • Dev: Resolved coding standard issues identified by SonarCloud analysis to improve code quality and maintainability.

April 29th, 2025

Add-ons

Integration

Wordfence Integration

  • Added: Implemented progress bar element to the "Save Settings" sync modal to provide better visual feedback during synchronization. #757

  • Fixed: Resolved issue where the "Disable WordPress application passwords" option was not functioning correctly.

  • Fixed: Corrected the behavior of file exclusions in Advanced Scan Options to save each exclusion on a separate line rather than inline. #756

March 7th, 2025

Add-ons

Extension

Wordfence Integration

  • Fixed: CSS conflict with the MainWP Dashboard 5.4