WP Foundry
One desktop app for every WordPress site you look after
Jump between sites without opening a dozen browser tabs. Update plugins, check for known issues, manage users, and take backups over HTTPS. Nothing sits in our cloud; your site list stays on your machine.
No account to create. Free for two sites. Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Free for two sites. Pro is $10 for unlimited. Everything is stored locally. There is no WP Foundry account.
How it works
Three steps, then you are managing sites from the app.
1. Install the helper
On each WordPress site, install and activate the WP Foundry Helper plugin. Copy the shared secret from its settings screen.
2. Add the site in the app
Paste the site URL and shared secret into WP Foundry. Hit the connection test. If that passes, you are ready to pull plugins, themes, users, and the rest.
3. Work from your desktop
Switch between saved sites in the sidebar. Queue updates and backups when they take a while. Open command logs if you need to see what happened.
Prefer a walkthrough? See the how-to guide or the full feature list.
What you can do from the app
If you maintain client sites or a handful of your own, this is the boring useful stuff: updates, backups, users, security checks, and a queue for the slow jobs.
Update plugins, themes, and core
See what needs updating, then push the changes site by site or in bulk. You do not need to log into each wp-admin separately.
Back up before you change things
Grab a plugin or theme archive first. If an update goes sideways, you have something to roll back to.
Your data stays on your computer
WP Foundry is a desktop app. It talks to each site over HTTPS through a small helper plugin. Site URLs and shared secrets live in a local database on your machine. We do not sync them anywhere.
Check for known vulnerabilities
Run a quick check against known plugin and theme issues, then decide what to update or remove.
Manage users and roles
Add, edit, or remove users without digging through each site’s Users screen.
Queue and command logs
Long jobs go into a queue so you can keep working. Command history stays local when you need to see what ran.
Who this is for
Freelancers and small agencies juggling client sites. Solo developers who are tired of bookmark folders full of wp-admin links. Site owners who want updates and backups without living in the WordPress dashboard.
It is not a hosting panel, and it is not a cloud SaaS. You install it locally, point it at sites you already control, and keep your secrets offline.
Pricing
Free and Pro unlock the same features. You keep using the app for life. Software updates are included for one year.
Free
$0
Up to two WordPress sites
Pro
$10
Unlimited WordPress sites
Download it and try two sites
Two sites stay free. Need more? Pro is a one-time $10 license. No subscription, and your data is not locked in a cloud dashboard.