How to Perform Regular Monitoring Accessibility Checks

Periodic checks help ensure that WPMissionControl’s monitoring servers can access your website consistently. Here’s how you can implement these checks effectively:

1. Perform Test Pings
   Use tools like ping or traceroute to verify that our monitoring IP addresses can reach your website without interruptions. This can help identify any network or routing issues.
2. Access Logs Review
   Periodically review your server’s access logs to confirm that requests from our IP addresses are being recorded. If our IPs are missing, it could indicate that they are being blocked or filtered.
3. Simulate Monitoring Requests
   Use tools like curl or Postman to simulate requests from our IP addresses. This will help ensure that your server responds correctly to our uptime monitoring checks.
4. Verify Plugin or Firewall Configurations
   Double-check configurations in WordPress security plugins, web application firewalls, or hosting firewalls. Ensure that recent updates or changes haven’t accidentally overridden the whitelisting of our IPs.
5. Monitor Alert Frequency
   Track the frequency of false positives or negatives in your WPMissionControl dashboard. A sudden increase in alerts could indicate an issue with connectivity to our monitoring servers.
6. Test After Infrastructure Changes
   Whenever you make major updates—like switching hosting providers, updating firewall rules, or migrating your website—test that our IPs are still allowed to access your site.
7. Schedule Regular Reviews
   Set a monthly or quarterly reminder to review the connection between your site and our monitoring servers. This proactive approach helps catch and resolve issues before they impact uptime monitoring accuracy.

By performing these checks regularly, you’ll ensure uninterrupted monitoring and accurate reports from WPMissionControl.