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Best Remote Site Management plugins for WordPress

Categories Site Management

Plugins that connect WordPress sites to centralized dashboards for remotely managing multiple installations, including bulk updates, maintenance, monitoring, and site operations.

Read from 131,237 plugin records - figures refreshed 2 hours ago

35 Plugins classified here Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
2.3M Combined active installs Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.60 Average rating Across the 26 here that carry a rating at all

The plugins

Plugins in Remote Site Management

Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.

#1

ManageWP Worker

worker 1M installs · 4.6 stars
#2

MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites

mainwp-child 700K installs · 5.0 stars
#3

InfiniteWP Client

iwp-client 200K installs · 4.4 stars
#4

Manage – Centralized site maintenance and monitoring

manage 100K installs · 2.0 stars
#5

WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring

wp-health 90K installs · 4.8 stars
#6

Cloudways Site Manager

cloudways-site-manager 50K installs
#7

Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites

modular-connector 40K installs · 5.0 stars
#8

The WP Remote WordPress Plugin

wpremote 30K installs · 4.6 stars
#8

Kadence Central – Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting

ithemes-sync 30K installs · 4.2 stars
#10

Automattic For Agencies Client

automattic-for-agencies-client 20K installs · 5.0 stars
#10

MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies

mainwp 20K installs · 4.9 stars
#12

AyeCode Connect

ayecode-connect 10K installs · 5.0 stars
#12

Softaculous

softaculous 10K installs
#14

UpdraftCentral Dashboard

updraftcentral 5K installs · 4.5 stars
#15

MainWP Key Maker

mainwp-key-maker 3K installs · 4.2 stars
#15

Remote Website Management by Watchful

watchful 3K installs · 5.0 stars
#17

MultiManager WP – Manage All Your WordPress Sites Easily

multimanager-wp 2K installs
#18

aapanel WP Toolkit

aapanel-wp-toolkit 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#19

iControlWP

worpit-admin-dashboard-plugin 900 installs · 4.8 stars
#19

Webo-facto

webo-facto-connector 900 installs
#21

Glow: maintenance & support management for agencies

glow-maintenance-support-management-for-agencies 800 installs · 5.0 stars
#22

SEO Metrics

seo-metrics-helper 500 installs · 5.0 stars
#23

WP Compress for MainWP

wp-compress-mainwp 400 installs · 4.7 stars
#24

Central Connect

central-connect 300 installs · 2.0 stars
#24

Siteward Child

siteward-child 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#26

WP Supra – Maintenance & Support Utilities

support-wp 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#26

SYSSY – Monitoring Websites

syssy 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#26

Mythic Beasts WordPress Management

mythic-wp-management 200 installs
#29

Studio99 WP Monitor

studio99-wp-monitor 100 installs
#29

WatchTowerHQ

watchtowerhq 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#29

RoutineKit – Repeatable WordPress Workflow Checklists for Agencies

routinekit 100 installs
#29

Fleet Agent Site Manager – Securely Connects Your Sites to a WPMgr Dashboard

fleet-agent-site-manager 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#29

Scanfully

scanfully 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#34

Talking Monkey Insights

tm-insights 90 installs
#34

Pluginventory

pluginventory 90 installs

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