Change Log

Everything we've shipped.

New features, improvements, and fixes — rolled out across the MagicWP platform. Updated continuously, summarized here every week.

Jun 5, 2026
2026.6
Major release

Portable backups, and a platform that runs itself

The biggest release yet for control and reliability: move a full backup onto any site with Snapshots, steer traffic with dashboard-managed Redirects, tune how long pages stay cached, and let real server-side cron keep every site's scheduled jobs running on time - visitors or not. Add temporary phpMyAdmin access, and more accurate site and storage counts, plus a round of reset, accuracy, and reliability fixes under the hood.

  • Fixed

    Site reset for empty environments - resetting a site that was provisioned as an empty environment (e.g. for migrations) failed before completing. Resets now finish cleanly and install a fresh WordPress, no matter how the site was originally created.

  • Improved

    Resets restore default PHP settings - resetting a site now also returns its PHP configuration to platform defaults, including extension toggles like ionCube Loader and SOAP. A reset site is now truly a clean slate.

  • Fixed

    Accurate storage usage - some sites' disk usage included internal platform files that didn't belong to them, over-reporting usage by up to ~200 MB. Storage accounting now counts only your site's actual files.

  • New

    Temporary phpMyAdmin access - open phpMyAdmin for any site straight from the database page. A private instance spins up on your site's own domain in seconds, stays online for 2 hours, and removes itself automatically. Sign in with your database credentials — the link alone grants nothing.

  • New

    Redirects - point old paths to new destinations for any site, straight from the dashboard. Pick the right status code (301, 302, 307, 308), use regex capture groups to move whole sections in one rule (/old-blog/(.*) → /blog/$1), toggle rules on and off, and bring in big lists at once with CSV bulk import. Rules run at the web-server level — no plugin, no PHP overhead — and every change is validated before it goes live, so a broken rule can never take your site down.

  • New

    Page cache expiration control - choose how long cached pages stay fresh, from 1 hour to 1 year, right from the caching page. Pick longer for stable sites, shorter for frequently-updated content. Changing the expiration safely flushes the existing cache so the new setting applies immediately — and like every server-level change we ship, it's validated before going live.

  • New

    Reliable scheduled tasks for every site - WordPress normally runs its background jobs only when someone visits your site, so quiet or heavily-cached sites could miss plugin auto-updates, scheduled posts, and cleanup routines. Every site now gets real server-side cron: due tasks run automatically every 5 minutes, whether your site had a single visitor or none. Scheduled posts publish on time, security updates install themselves, and your site stays tidy — no setup needed on your side.

  • Improved

    Background tasks run on time, every time - scheduled posts, plugin auto-updates, and WordPress maintenance jobs no longer depend on site traffic. The platform now triggers them server-side every 5 minutes for every site — set a post for 9:00, it publishes at 9:00.

  • New

    Accurate site & storage usage counts - Your dashboard now shows the correct number of sites used and storage consumed against your plan.

  • New

    Snapshots - restore any backup onto another site - your full backups now live in one place: a new Snapshots page lists every backup across all your sites, and you can restore any of them onto a different site in a couple of clicks — ideal for cloning a site, rolling out a tested setup, or recovering content somewhere new. Before anything is overwritten the target site is safety-backed-up automatically so you can always roll back, and you get an email the moment the restore finishes. You can also name snapshots when you create them, rename them later, and delete the ones you no longer need.

  • New

    Site analytics - a new Analytics page charts your site's resource usage — web, PHP, and database — over time, with one-click ranges from the last hour to the last 30 days. Spot a traffic spike, see what's drawing resources, and understand your site's load at a glance.

  • Improved

    Restore snapshots across locations - Snapshots can now restore a backup onto another site even when the two sites are hosted in different locations. Before, both sites had to be in the same location; now you can clone, roll out a tested setup, or recover content anywhere in your account. As always, the target site is safety-backed-up first so you can roll back, and you're emailed the moment the restore finishes.

  • Improved

    A fresh new look - we've rolled out a redesigned dashboard with a cleaner layout, refreshed branding, and a new logo — consistent across every page, from sign-in and onboarding through to your sites. Same workflows, easier on the eyes.

  • Fixed

    Admin links always redirect to HTTPS - visiting an admin URL without a trailing slash (e.g. /wp-admin) now reliably redirects to the secure https version every time, including on sites using a custom domain. Previously some of these links could land without redirecting.

  • New

    Clone a site in one click - Make a complete copy of any site — files, database, themes, and plugins — into a new site in one step. Choose the copy's name, domain, region, PHP, and storage; URLs are rewritten for you so it's ready to go immediately. Perfect for staging copies and safe testing.

May 3, 2026
2026.5

More control over your hosting environment

Finer control over your sites this release: clear resources for every plan, self-service database password changes, and a broader runtime with ionCube Loader and more PHP extensions — plus the usual round of fixes and hardening.

  • New

    Resources per plan - every hosting plan now lists its included resources (CPU, memory, storage, and bandwidth), so you can see exactly what you're getting and know when it's time to upgrade.

  • New

    Change your database password - rotate your site's database password right from the dashboard, no support ticket needed. Good for routine security hygiene or after sharing access.

  • New

    ionCube Loader support - ionCube Loader is now enabled on all sites, so encoded (commercial) plugins and themes run out of the box.

  • Improved

    More PHP extensions - we've expanded the available PHP extensions (imagick, intl, bcmath, soap, and more) for better compatibility across plugins.

  • Improved

    Faster site provisioning - new sites spin up noticeably quicker.

  • Fixed

    Resolved an issue where plan resource usage could display stale numbers until a manual refresh.

  • Security

    Tightened isolation between sites and hardened database credential handling.

Apr 1, 2026
2026.4
Major release

Manage every site from one place

A big step up in day-to-day control: themes and plugins across all your sites in one screen, a faster dashboard, and this changelog so you always know what's shipped. Plus security and reliability fixes under the hood.

  • New

    Themes & plugins, centralized - install, update, activate, and roll back themes and plugins across all your connected sites from a single screen.

  • New

    This changelog - a new What's new page, so every release is documented in one place.

  • Improved

    Faster dashboard - site lists and the overview now load noticeably quicker, especially with many sites connected.

  • Improved

    Clearer site health - each site shows update, status, and health at a glance from the overview.

  • Fixed

    Resolved an issue where plugin/theme update status could appear stale until a manual refresh.

  • Security

    Hardened admin authentication and tightened session handling.

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