If you manage more than one WordPress website, Siteligent lets you connect and manage them from a single dashboard.
You can organize websites into workspaces, add tags to make them easier to find, perform updates across multiple sites, and set different update policies depending on how each website is managed.
Adding More Websites
To connect another WordPress website, follow the same connection process used for your first site:
Open your Siteligent Dashboard.
Click Add Site.
Follow the connection process and install the Siteligent Connector on the new WordPress website.
Complete the connection.
Once connected, the website will appear in your site list.
For detailed connection instructions, see Connecting Your First WordPress Site.
Managing Sites with Teams
Teams help you manage collaboration within Siteligent. You can access Teams from: Organization → Teams
From the Teams page, you can create and manage teams, invite members, and associate sites with the appropriate team.
This can be useful when multiple people are working together to manage websites.
For example, you might create separate teams for different groups of websites or people who need to work together.
Creating a Team
Go to Organization → Teams.
Click Create Team.
Enter a name for the team.
Add the appropriate members and assign sites.
Configure the team according to your organization's needs.
The exact options available may depend on your Siteligent account and permissions.
Organizing Websites with Tags
Tags make it easier to organize and filter websites without moving them between workspaces.
For example, you could use tags such as:
ecommercestaginghigh-priorityA client or project name
Adding a Tag
Open the website in your Siteligent dashboard.
Go to Site → Settings → General.
Find the tags field.
Add/Assign the tags you want to use.
Save your changes.
Once added, you can use tags to filter your site list and select specific groups of websites for bulk operations.
Managing Multiple Sites at Once
When you manage a large number of websites, updating each site individually can take a lot of time.
Siteligent's Bulk Manager lets you select multiple websites and apply supported updates across them.
Running a Bulk Update
Go to Bulk Manager → Updates.
Use filters or tags to find the websites you want to update.
Select the plugin or core updates you want to apply.
Review the selected sites and updates.
Click Apply to Selected Sites.
For larger groups of websites, consider processing updates in smaller batches. This can help limit the impact if an update introduces an unexpected compatibility issue.
Automating Updates with Automation Rules
If you manage multiple websites, you may not want every site to follow the same update schedule. Automation Rules let you decide which sites should be updated, when updates should run, and how much control you want over the process.
For example, you could create a rule that applies critical security updates automatically, while keeping other updates under your control.
Automation Rules are available under Dashboard → Automation.
What You Can Configure
When creating an Automation Rule, you can configure several parts of the update process:
Scope: Choose which sites the rule applies to.
Schedule: Choose when the rule should run and how often.
Update Types: Select whether the rule should include WordPress Core, Plugins, and Themes.
Auto Security Updates: Automatically apply critical security updates as soon as they are available.
Major Version Updates: Choose whether major releases should be included.
Safe Updates: Use Safe Updates when enabled for your account to add an additional layer of protection before applying updates.
Notifications: Choose whether to receive notifications when updates succeed or fail.
Creating an Automation Rule
Go to Dashboard → Automation.
Click Create Rule.
Give the rule a name so you can easily identify what it does.
Choose the Scope for the rule. You can apply it to all sites or select the sites you want it to manage.
Choose the Schedule Type and frequency.
Set the time when the rule should run. Times are shown in your configured timezone.
Select the update types you want the rule to handle:
WordPress Core
Plugins
Themes
Configure the available safety options.
Choose your notification preferences.
Review the rule and click Create Rule.
Applying Security Updates Automatically
One useful way to use Automation Rules is to let critical security updates happen automatically without waiting for your next scheduled update cycle.
For example, you could create a rule for your production sites that:
Runs on a regular schedule
Includes WordPress Core, Plugins, and Themes as required
Keeps Auto Security Updates enabled
Does not allow major version updates automatically
Sends a notification if an update fails
This gives you a balance between keeping sites secure and avoiding automatic major changes that could introduce compatibility issues.
Creating Different Rules for Different Sites
You don't have to use the same automation settings for every website.
For example, you might have:
Production Sites: A more conservative rule that handles security updates automatically but requires additional control over major releases.
Staging Sites: A more flexible rule that allows a wider range of updates to be applied automatically.
Client or Critical Sites: A carefully controlled rule with notifications enabled so your team knows when updates succeed or fail.
You can create separate rules and assign them to the appropriate sites using the rule's Scope.
Automation Rules vs. Manual Updates
Automation Rules are useful when you want Siteligent to handle updates for you on a schedule. If you prefer to review an update before applying it, you can continue to manage updates manually from your site's update tools.
This gives you the flexibility to use automation where it makes sense while keeping manual control over sites that require more careful maintenance.
Managing a Large Number of Websites
As your number of websites grows, a consistent organization system becomes increasingly important.
A simple structure can help:
Workspaces for separating clients, teams, or environments
Tags for identifying specific types of websites
Bulk Manager for managing multiple sites together
Update Policies for controlling how updates are applied to different websites
This gives you a flexible way to manage a small number of websites or a much larger WordPress portfolio from one place.