Use case playbook — WordPress

Monitor WordPress with a ready plugin — RUM + API checks + Synthetic

Three practical steps: install the Watchlog RUM plugin, monitor your site API endpoints, then run synthetic checks on critical pages. Wire alerts to your preferred webhook channel.

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Outcome
RUM + API + Synthetic + alerts
Time to first value
~ 30–50 minutes
Best for
Site admin / QA / Frontend

Quick start checklist

Minimal setup that catches real WordPress issues: UX regressions, API outages, and broken key pages.

Real UX (RUM)

Capture Web Vitals, JS errors, and slow pages with release/environment context.

API uptime

Monitor endpoints like /wp-json and key API routes.

Synthetic checks

Validate key pages (login, checkout, contact form) on a schedule and alert on failures.

WordPress playbook

Docs-only links (no videos).

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Step 1 — Plugin•~ 10 minutes

Install and connect the Watchlog RUM plugin

Your WordPress site starts sending RUM data and client-side errors to Watchlog.

Actions
5 items
  1. 1

    Install the plugin from the WordPress repository: watchlog-rum.

  2. 2

    Open plugin settings in your WordPress admin panel.

  3. 3

    Copy your RUM API key and endpoint from your Watchlog dashboard.

  4. 4

    Paste them into the plugin settings and save.

  5. 5

    Reload a few pages and verify data appears in the RUM dashboard.

What you get

Web Vitals, JS errors, and real user behavior become visible in your Watchlog dashboards.

Alerts / Webhook ideas
  • JS error rate spike on key pages
  • INP/LCP degradation for high-traffic pages
watchlog-rum on WordPress.orgRUM documentation
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Step 2 — API checks•~ 10 minutes

Monitor your site API endpoints

Track availability and latency for endpoints that power your site and integrations.

Actions
5 items
  1. 1

    Add your WordPress API endpoint(s) in API Monitor (e.g., /wp-json and any critical routes).

  2. 2

    Set the check frequency (e.g., every 1 minute).

  3. 3

    Define latency thresholds and acceptable status codes.

  4. 4

    Connect alerts to Slack/Telegram/Webhook.

  5. 5

    Review the API dashboard and tune thresholds to match baseline.

What you get

You get fast, reliable outage detection with clear latency trends.

Alerts / Webhook ideas
  • Non-2xx/3xx response
  • Latency above threshold for N consecutive checks
API monitoring docsAlert channels
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Step 3 — Synthetic•~ 15–30 minutes

Add synthetic checks for critical pages

Continuously validate important journeys: login, checkout, forms, and key landing pages.

Actions
5 items
  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 critical pages/journeys (login, checkout, contact form).

  2. 2

    Create a browser synthetic test and define the steps.

  3. 3

    Set schedule and location settings if applicable.

  4. 4

    Wire alerts to your webhook channel.

  5. 5

    Review results weekly and adjust thresholds to reduce noise.

What you get

You catch broken flows and regressions before users report them.

Alerts / Webhook ideas
  • Step failure / assertion failure
  • Success rate below threshold
Synthetic checks docsBest practices for alert tuning
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