Documentation

Everything you need to know to use GUS WP Manager like a professional

Welcome to GUS WP Manager

GUS WP Manager is a complete platform to manage, monitor and protect your WordPress sites. With an intuitive interface and advanced features, you can keep all your sites secure and up-to-date in one place.

💡 Tip: This documentation is organized to guide you from account creation to advanced platform use. We recommend following the order of sections for a better experience.

Key Features

Security Monitoring

Detect and prevent threats with continuous monitoring of malware, vulnerabilities and suspicious activities.

Performance Monitoring

Track speed, uptime and performance of your sites with detailed reports.

Multi-user Management

Manage teams with different access levels and custom permissions.

Advanced Reports

Detailed reports on security, performance and analytics of your sites.

Creating Your Account

To start using GUS WP Manager, you need to create an account. The process is simple and fast:

  1. Access app.gusmanager.com/register
  2. Choose your plan (you can start with the free plan)
  3. Fill in your personal and organization data
  4. Confirm your email
  5. Log in and start using!
✅ Free Plan: Includes up to 3 sites and 2 users, perfect for getting started and testing the platform.
💳 Paid Plans: For Basic, Pro and Enterprise plans, payment is processed BEFORE account creation via Stripe. After payment confirmation, your organization will be created automatically and you will receive an email with your temporary password.

Option 1: Login with Existing Account

If you already have an account in an organization:

  1. Access app.gusmanager.com/login
  2. Enter the organization slug
  3. Enter your email and password
  4. Remember me (optional): Check this option to save credentials in the browser
  5. Log in normally

Option 2: Request Access to Existing Organization

If you want to access an existing organization but do not have an account:

  1. On the login screen, click "Request Access"
  2. Fill in your personal data and the organization slug
  3. Wait for administrator approval
  4. You will receive an email with a temporary password after approval

Customer Portal

The Customer Portal is a simplified version for viewing. Perfect for giving your clients access without exposing administrative features.

Adding Your First Site

After creating your account, the next step is to add your first WordPress site:

  1. On the dashboard, click "Add Site"
  2. Fill in the basic information:
    • Name: An identifier name for the site
    • URL: The full site address (e.g.: https://mysite.com)
    • Description: A brief description (optional)
  3. Configure WordPress access credentials
  4. Click on "Save" to add the site
⚠️ Important: For advanced features, you will need to install the GUS WP plugin on your WordPress site.

Installing the Plugin

The GUS WP plugin is essential to take advantage of all platform features:

Manual Installation

  1. Download the plugin in the "Plugin" section of the dashboard
  2. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
  3. Select the downloaded file and click "Install Now"
  4. Activate the plugin
  5. Configure the API credentials provided in the dashboard

Configuration

After installation, configure the plugin with specific credentials for your site, available on the site details page in the dashboard.

API Key: sua-api-key-aqui
Site ID: 123
Organization: your-organization

Dashboard

The dashboard is your account control center, where you can:

  • Overview: Summary status of all your sites
  • Alerts: Important notifications about security and performance
  • Statistics: General metrics of your account
  • Recent Sites: Quick access to most used sites

Interpreting Status

  • 🟢 Online: Site working normally
  • 🟡 Warning: Possible problem detected
  • 🔴 Offline: Site inaccessible
  • ⚫ Unknown: Status not determined

Monitoring System

GUS WP monitors your sites 24/7 in several aspects:

Uptime Monitoring

We check if your site is online every 5 minutes, quickly detecting any downtime.

Performance Analysis

We measure loading time, page size and other performance indicators.

Security Check

We regularly scan for malware, vulnerabilities and suspicious activities.

📊 Check Frequency: Frequency varies according to your plan - higher plans have more frequent checks.

PageSpeed Insights

GUS WP integrates directly with Google PageSpeed Insights to provide detailed performance metrics for your site.

Monitored Metrics

Performance Score

Overall score from 0-100 that indicates your site performance on both mobile and desktop devices.

First Contentful Paint (FCP)

Time until first content is rendered on screen.

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)

Loading time of the largest visible element in viewport.

Time to Interactive (TTI)

Time until the page becomes fully interactive.

Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)

Measures the visual stability of content during loading.

Total Blocking Time (TBT)

Total time the main thread is blocked.

7-Day Cache

To optimize performance and not overload the Google API, PageSpeed data is cached for 7 days.

  • First query: Fetches real-time data from Google API
  • Subsequent queries: Uses cached data for 7 days
  • Manual update: "Refresh" button forces new immediate analysis
  • Separate view: Mobile and Desktop data displayed side by side
⏱️ Analysis Time: The first analysis may take 30 seconds to 2 minutes, as Google needs to process the site in real time.

Tags Monitor de Tags & Scripts Scripts Monitor

GUS WP automatically monitors the presence of important tags and scripts on your WordPress site, including analytics, remarketing and tag management tools.

Detected Tags

  • Google Analytics (GA4): Detects both the Measurement ID (G-XXXXXXXXXX) directly and when inside a Google Tag container
  • Google Tag Manager (GTM): Identifies GT-XXXXXXX containers, checking presence in HEAD and BODY
  • Meta Pixel (Facebook): Detects Facebook/Instagram conversion pixel
  • Google Ads: Identifies AW-XXXXXXXXXX conversion tags via Google Tag Manager API

How It Works

  1. Automatic Scanning: The system makes a request to the site and analyzes the HTML for known patterns
  2. Smart Detection: Identifies IDs even when nested in GTM containers
  3. Manual Update: "Refresh" button forces new immediate scan
  4. Timestamp: Displays date and time of last check
🔍 Tip: If a tag is not detected but you know it is installed, check if it is loading correctly using the browser developer tools (F12 → Network).

Possible Status

  • ✅ Detected: Tag found and working
  • ❌ Not Found: Tag not detected on site
  • ⏳ Checking: Scanning in progress
  • ⚠️ Error: Problem scanning the site

User Management

Manage your team with different access levels:

User Types

  • Administrator: Full access to organization
  • User: Limited access to assigned sites

Adding Users

  1. Go to "Users" in the main menu
  2. Click on "Add User"
  3. Fill in the new user data
  4. Set the access level
  5. Send the invitation by email

Reports

Access detailed reports about your sites:

  • Uptime Report: Availability history
  • Performance Report: Speed metrics
  • Security Report: Incidents and checks
  • Activity Report: User action log

Reports can be exported to PDF or Excel for presentations and external analysis.

Google Analytics Integration

GUS WP connects directly with Google Analytics 4 to display important metrics directly on each site panel.

Configuring the Connection

  1. Access the Site Details
  2. Click on the "Google Integrations" tab
  3. Click "Connect Google"
  4. Authorize access on the Google OAuth screen
  5. Select the desired GA4 property
  6. Enable the "Google Analytics" service

Displayed Data

  • Active Users: Number of users online at the moment
  • Sessions: Total sessions in the period
  • Page Views: Total pageviews
  • Bounce Rate: Percentage of visitors who leave without interacting
  • Average Session Duration: Average time users stay on the site
  • Property ID: Identifier of the connected Analytics property
  • Measurement ID: Data stream ID (e.g.: G-XXXXXXXXXX)

Cache System (24 hours)

To improve system performance and reduce unnecessary calls to the Google API, Analytics data is cached for 24 hours.

⏰ How It Works:
  • First view fetches data directly from the Google API
  • Data is saved in the database for 24 hours
  • Next views use cache until it expires
  • "Refresh" button forces immediate fetch of new data

Disconnecting

If you want to disconnect Google Analytics:

  1. Access the Site Details
  2. Go to "Google Integrations"
  3. Click "Disconnect Google Account"
  4. Confirm the action
⚠️ Warning: When disconnecting, all Google services (Analytics, Search Console, Ads) will be disconnected simultaneously.

Google Search Console

Monitor your site performance in Google search results with direct data from Search Console.

Configuring the Connection

The configuration is done together with Google Analytics on the same "Google Integrations" screen:

  1. Connect your Google account (if not already connected)
  2. Enable the "Google Search Console" service
  3. Select the Search Console property corresponding to the site

Displayed Data

  • Indexed Pages (90d): Total pages with data in the last 90 days
  • Sitemaps: List of sitemaps submitted to Google
  • Total Submitted: Number of URLs sent via sitemap
  • Clicks: Number of clicks received in the last 30 days
  • Impressions: Times the site appeared in results
  • CTR: Click-through rate (Clicks / Impressions)
  • Average Position: Average position in search results
  • Site URL: URL of the property connected in Search Console

Cache System (24 hours)

Like Analytics, Search Console data also uses 24-hour cache to optimize performance.

💡 Tip: Use the "Refresh" button when you need more recent data, especially after making important SEO optimizations or submitting new sitemaps.

Interpreting the Data

📄 Indexed Pages

Shows pages with data from the last 90 days. If very different from the total site pages, may indicate indexing problems.

📍 Average Position

The lower, the better. Position 1-10 = first page. Monitor changes to identify improvements or problems.

📊 CTR

Healthy rate varies by niche, but generally 2-5% is considered good. Low CTR may indicate unattractive titles/descriptions.

🗺️ Sitemaps

Check if the sitemap is sending all important pages. Large discrepancies may indicate problems.

Customer Portal

The Customer Portal is a simplified and secure interface, ideal for giving view access to your end customers without exposing administrative features.

Portal Access

Available Features

  • ✅ Site Viewing: List of shared sites
  • ✅ Real-Time Status: Online/Offline, SSL, Performance
  • ✅ Basic Metrics: Uptime, response time
  • ✅ Google Analytics: Basic data viewing
  • ✅ Google Search Console: SEO metrics
  • ✅ PageSpeed Insights: Performance Mobile/Desktop
  • ✅ Tags & Scripts: Installation verification

Security Restrictions

  • ❌ Cannot add sites
  • ❌ Cannot edit settings
  • ❌ Cannot manage users
  • ❌ Does not have access to financial data
  • ❌ Cannot access complete audit logs
✨ Ideal Use Case: Perfect for agencies that want to give clients transparency about the status and performance of their sites, without risks of accidental changes or exposure of sensitive data.

How to Give Access

  1. Create a user of type "Client" in the admin panel
  2. Share the desired sites with this user
  3. Send credentials and the Customer Portal link
  4. Client accesses only their sites, without seeing others in the organization

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I change my plan?

Go to "My Plan" in the user menu and choose the new plan. Changes are applied immediately.

Can I use it on non-WordPress sites?

Currently, GUS WP is optimized specifically for WordPress. Basic uptime monitoring works on any site.

How does billing work?

Billing is monthly and automatic. You can cancel at any time without penalties.

Is my data safe?

Yes! We use end-to-end encryption and follow security best practices. See our Privacy Policy.

Need Help?

Our team is always ready to help:

🚀 Pro Tip: Before contacting us, check the System Status to see if there are any known issues.