Pro ManageWP renamed to Pro Sites

Nemanja Aleksic

There’s been a lot of talk of what’s going to happen to ManageWP after the GoDaddy acquisition, and some speculated that ManageWP is going to be closed in the near future. 10 months after we joined GoDaddy, we did the opposite.

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Pro ManageWP renamed to Pro Sites, ManageWP continues its mission

Since December 2016 there are 2 versions of ManageWP: the one you know and love, and Pro ManageWP, dashboard that’s part of the GoDaddy Pro program. Having two specific services caused us a lot of headache so far, so we decided to rename Pro ManageWP to Pro Sites.

  • It’s more intuitive. If someone hasn’t heard of our service, the name Pro ManageWP wouldn’t be all that helpful. But Pro Sites implies that it’s about site management.
  • It’s more accurate. ManageWP is about WordPress. Pro Sites dashboard allows you to also add non-WordPress websites.

ManageWP in 2018

Our goal is to stay ahead of the pack as the most reliable WordPress website management service on the market; to keep improving existing features and rolling out new ones, like Safe Updates that we recently launched. We’re a part of the WordPress community, and we’re not going anywhere. Oh, and did we mention that next year’s WordCamp Europe is in our home town? 😀 If you’re coming, you gotta stop by our office for the best view and the worst coffee in Belgrade.

Pro Sites in 2018

At the same time, we will be working on the GoDaddy Pro program. Almost everything we build for ManageWP will be rolled out for Pro Sites as well. But the Pro program is much more. It’s about giving web professionals a helping hand and showing them a better way to stay organized, learn new skills and get new leads. We will focus on helping you with your weekly tasks, from building websites faster to handling your clients with ease to negotiating better contracts. GoDaddy Pro is what we always wanted ManageWP to be, given enough time, manpower and money. And by joining GoDaddy we are able to make that happen.

TL;DR: Which dashboard is better for me?

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Choose ManageWP if you:

  • Build only in WordPress
  • Have a specific need that ManageWP solves perfectly
  • Don’t host websites at GoDaddy

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Choose Pro Sites if you:

  • Also build and manage non-WordPress websites
  • Host at least some websites on GoDaddy
  • Feel you could use a helping hand in getting your web pro business off the ground
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Nemanja Aleksic
Head of Growth at ManageWP. Marketing Manager at GoDaddy. WordCamp Belgrade organizer. But first and foremost, a father, a husband and a puck stopper.

19 responses

  1. lemongrass Avatar
    lemongrass

    Hi! So I have a few clients with GD and also some clients who have non WP sites, if I use GoDaddy Pro will I be able to manage them all (even those not with GD), and if so what is the fee plan?

    Thanks
    Ernie

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  2. John Avatar
    John

    I think the changes are quite good especially the name since I find it being minimalist. Good work !

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  3. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    So nice to see this team is committed to excellent service and future goals. Glad to see things continue to grow!

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  4. Alec Kinnear Avatar
    Alec Kinnear

    HI Nemanja,

    I’m a bit worried the non-WordPress features could become a distraction. You’ve really managed to take WordPress management to a new level in the last year and a half with the full release of Orion and a lot of attention to aesthetics and user experience. Please stay true to the core mission. I’ve always liked the ManageWP name and it would be a pity to give up that brand. Pro Sites sounds kind of generic to me and indistinguishable from dozens of other domain registrars, agencies and services.

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  5. Rajkumar Kanagaraj Avatar
    Rajkumar Kanagaraj

    name looks familiar n cool. keep rocking!!!

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  6. Fred Sessoms Avatar
    Fred Sessoms

    Exciting news! Please bring back your affiliate program.

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  7. Cathy Avatar
    Cathy

    I’m still worried. I’ve been moving away from Godaddy since they had really screwed up a few of my sites. If you completely switch to a Godaddy Only product, I may have to find a new way to manage my client sites. These kind of buyouts by large corporations always make me worry.

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  8. Mark Fayard Avatar
    Mark Fayard

    I see the plugin no longer shows as ManageWP and now (unfortunately) GoDaddy Pro Sites Worker. The majority of my clients want nothing to do with GoDaddy and that plugin name alone will strike fear in some. How can I get ManageWP to appear as it used to?

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  9. ict.services@carinity.org.au Avatar
    ict.services@carinity.org.au

    My sites are hosted on Godaddy. Now I have a number where managewp cannot connect to the sites. I go to the plugin folder and see the sites plugin which I did not install. I try to activate managewp plugin and the sites plugin seems to take over.. major pain
    Worse is that managewp will not longer enable me to set plugins to auto update.. unhappy

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  10. John W. J. Snyder Avatar
    John W. J. Snyder

    I think the ManageWP plugin in probably the best out there in it’s class. I hope the integration with Godaddy proves to only improve an already great plugin without forcing Godaddy services upon users.

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