Best File & Directory Management plugins for WordPress
Plugins for browsing, uploading, editing, moving, and managing files and directories on a WordPress site's server.
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21
Plugins classified here
Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
1.7M
Combined active installs
Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.73
Average rating
Across the 20 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
Also under Site Management
The other sub-categories the model built under the same parent.
- Admin Dashboard Customization 141
- Site Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 97
- Backup & Migration 67
- Code Management 63
- Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon 63
- WordPress Updates Management 41
- Remote Site Management 35
- Plugin Management 28
- Database Management 21
- Scheduled Tasks & Cron Management 13
- Server & PHP Configuration 13
- Domain Mapping & Management 10
- Static Site Generation & Deployment 6
The plugins
Plugins in File & Directory Management
Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.
#1
File Manager
wp-file-manager #2FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager
fileorganizer #3Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution
file-manager-advanced #3File Manager Pro – Filester
filester #3String locator
string-locator #6Theme Editor
theme-editor #7WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor
wpide #7Htaccess File Editor – Safely Edit Htaccess File
wp-htaccess-editor #9Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard
download-plugins-dashboard #10File Manager
file-manager #11Download Theme
download-theme #12Disk Usage Insights
disk-usage-insights #12User Private Files – Secure File Sharing and Client Portal Plugin
user-private-files #14Secure Downloads
secure-downloads #15Library Viewer
library-viewer #15m1.DownloadList
m1downloadlist #17Reset file and folder permissions
reset-file-and-folder-permissions #17Well-Known File Manager
well-known-file-manager #19BF Secret File Downloader
bf-secret-file-downloader #19Easy Symlinks
easy-symlinks #19Cleanup Orphan Images
cleanup-orphan-imagesThis grouping does not exist anywhere else
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