Well-Known File Manager

Site Management File & Directory Management

Well-Known File Manager is a WordPress plugin for File & Directory Management. It ranks #17 of 21 in that group by active installs and was last updated 11 months ago.

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200 Active installs As the directory reports it, rounded to a band

5.0 Rating out of 5 From 2 ratings

10 Releases Since 27 June 2025

Dec 2025 Last release 11 months ago

Maintenance check

Is Well-Known File Manager still maintained?

Probably not - several signs point to a plugin that is no longer being looked after. Compare the alternatives below.

No release for a while. The last one was 11 months ago.
Not tested with recent WordPress. Tested only up to 6.8.12; current plugins are tested on 7.1.

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Standing

More installed than 72.8% of the directory

Ahead of 34,752 of the 47,734 plugins that report an install count at all. An install figure on its own says nothing; this is what it is worth.

72.8% Percentile by installs Among plugins that report an install count

34,752 Plugins it is ahead of Fewer active installs than this one

12,981 Plugins ahead of it More active installs, or the same published band

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The record

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Current version: 1.4.10
Requires WordPress: 5.6
Tested up to: 6.8.12
Requires PHP: 7.4
Added to the directory: 27 June 2025
Last updated: 16 December 2025
Contributors: 1
Author: Jono Alderson

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