WordPress uptime monitoring, no plugin needed
WordPress can break in ways a simple check misses: a white screen after an update, a database error or a hacked home page. Site Patrol looks for them, with nothing to install.
The problems we fix
The white screen
A plugin or theme update can leave a blank page that still answers as if all is well.
Database errors
"Error establishing a database connection" means every visitor sees an error page.
Yet another plugin
Monitoring from inside WordPress stops working when WordPress does. We check from outside.
A good set up for WordPress
- Add your home page and turn on a must contain rule for words in your footer, so a white screen counts as down
- Add a must not contain rule for "Error establishing a database connection"
- Set a time limit, such as 5 seconds, to hear when the site slows to a crawl
- On Pro, add a heartbeat for your backups so you know they actually ran
- If a security plugin blocks unknown visitors, let Site Patrol through
Good to know
Do I need to install a WordPress plugin?
No. Site Patrol checks your website from outside, the same way your visitors see it. There's nothing to install or update.
Will it notice a white screen?
Yes, if you add a must contain rule with words that should always be on the page, such as your company name in the footer.
Does it work with any host?
Yes. Any WordPress site that's on the internet, on any host.
Put Site Patrol on watch
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