Update Brief for MainWP

Your client opens their monthly maintenance report and sees “WooCommerce updated from 10.4.3 to 10.5.3.” That tells them very litle. It doesn’t explain the security fix that prevented guest orders being read without authorisation, the REST API caching improvements that speed up their store, or the new Point of Sale product visibility controls they now have access to.

A simple list of plugin names and version numbers makes your maintenance work invisible. Your clients don’t understand what you did, they can’t see why it matters, and when it comes time to renew, they question whether they’re getting value for money.

Update Brief for MainWP changes that.

Update Brief for MainWP is an extension that enhances simple version update lists in your MainWP Pro Reports with concise, professionally written summaries that explain what each update actually did — the new features, the security patches, the critical bug fixes. Your clients finally see the full picture of the work you’re doing on their behalf.

And for your own peace of mind: Update Brief also shows a summary directly inside your MainWP Dashboard Updates screens, letting you see important security patches, bug fixes and improvements for the plugin before you apply it – no client report required.

Try it free for 14 days — no payment required. Start your free trial at Update Brief.

Why Update Brief?

Show clients your value. Your clients are paying for ongoing maintenance and updates. Our update summaries turn every client report into proof that your services improve and secure their website — not just a list of updated version numbers.

Increase trust. You told your clients that an ongoing maintenance plan was essential for their website’s success. Update Brief demonstrates exactly why, with clear explanations of security patches, performance improvements, and feature additions in every report.

Grow your business. When clients understand the value of your maintenance and update work, they renew. When they trust your expertise, they refer others. Update Brief helps you build the recurring revenue that sustains a WordPress care and maintenance business.

Update with confidence. Before you even run an update, click the Summary button on your MainWP Dashboard Updates screen to see the important changes – so you’re never applying a plugin update blind.

How It Works

1. Install Update Brief for MainWP alongside your MainWP Dashboard
2. Add your MainWP API key and Update Brief API key in the settings
3. Like to check the changes before you run updates? Click the Summary button next to any pending update on MainWP Dashboard -> Updates screens to preview what a WordPress core or plugin update changes
4. Generate your MainWP client reports as normal ( MainWP Pro Reports extension is required for Update Brief summaries in client reports )
5. Your client reports now include clear, concise summaries instead of just version numbers — showing your clients exactly what each update delivered

Coverage

60,000+ WordPress plugins — Update Brief provides summaries for the vast majority of the WordPress plugin ecosystem, including the free plugins listed on the WordPress.org repository.

Popular premium plugins — Update Brief also provides summaries for widely-used premium plugins including Gravity Forms, Elementor Pro, MemberPress, WooCommerce Bookings, WooCommerce Subscriptions, WP Rocket, and many others.

WordPress Core updates — Update Brief provides full summaries for both major and minor WordPress core version updates, covering new features, security patches, and bug fixes.

Multi-version summaries — If you update a plugin across multiple versions at once — say WooCommerce from 10.4.3 to 10.5.3 — Update Brief combines the key changes from all intermediate releases into a single, easy-to-read summary. No gaps, no duplication.

Requirements

Update Brief for MainWP requires the MainWP Dashboard plugin. The Updates screen summaries work with just MainWP Dashboard installed – the MainWP Pro Reports extension is required if you want update summaries included in your client reports.

A subscription is required to access the Update Brief API. There is a 14-day free trial available for all new Update Brief customers — no payment is taken during the trial, and you can cancel at any time.

External Services

This plugin connects to an API to obtain the brief update summaries for WordPress plugins and core updates. This API connection is required to show the brief update summaries in the MainWP client reports.

For plugin updates, the API request will send the plugin slug, the old and the updated version of the plugin, along with the Update Brief API token.
For WordPress core updates, the API request will send the old and the updated version of WordPress, along with the Update Brief API token.

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