The client extension for the Watchful service, which maintains many Joomla sites from one dashboard: scheduled backups, bulk updates, intrusion scans and client reports.
Watchful Client by Watchful LLC is installed on each maintained site and links it to the Watchful dashboard. Routine jobs such as backups, updates and security checks are then handled centrally. It is aimed at agencies and freelancers who look after dozens of client sites.
Features
- A customisable overview dashboard for all sites of an agency.
- White-label maintenance reports for clients.
- Scheduled backups, daily, weekly or monthly, extra backups on demand, and detection of stale backups and backup configuration errors.
- Extension updates, including the Update All tool and updates of commercial extensions through centrally stored licence keys.
- Alerts when plugins are added or removed, daily intrusion detection scans, security and best-practice audits.
- An SEO audit that scans pages for common problems.
Compatibility
JED lists Joomla 3, 4, 5 and 6; the catalogue tracks Joomla 4, 5 and 6. The current version is 3.0.11, last updated in JED on 22 September 2026. The developer states that sites can be managed for free; the work itself runs through the external Watchful service.
