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Plugin Commander

Plugin Commander is a plugin management plugin for multi-site mode, which allows further control on network-activated plugins.

By Marcus (aka @msykes)·Wpmu·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 15 years ago
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As of April 2026, Plugin Commander is a WordPress wpmu plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 5.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Admin Menu Editor.

0/5Rating
10active installs
5.6K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

=THIS PLUGIN IS ONLY USEFUL IF YOU’RE USING MULTI-SITE MODE=

This is the same plugin previously available at http://firestats.cc/wiki/WPMUPluginCommander, which has been used reliably with wordpress multi-site networks for many years.

Plugin Commander is a plugin management plugin for multi-site mode, which allows further control on network-activated plugins.

It allow you to do the following things:

  • Mark any plugin in the plugins directory to be automatically activated for new blogs.
  • Mass activate or deactivate a plugin for all existing blogs
  • Choose which plugins users can activate and deactivate through Manage->Plugins, for this to make sense you need to disable the built-in plugins menu (through Site Admin->Options->Menus)
  • Activate and deactivate plugins for specific blo…
Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

00 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.8+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

=1.1.6=

Fixed compatibility with WPMU 3.0.0 (ticket #1324, thanks for this fix goes to gorm and mitch).

See plugin site for full change log.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

omryMarcus (aka @msykes)Marcus (aka @msykes)
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.6
Last Updated
Sep 1, 2010
WP Requires
2.8+
Tested Up To
3.0.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
5.6K+
Added
Sep 1, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

wpmuadminpluginsmulti-siteadministration

Developer

M
Marcus (aka @msykes)
13 plugins0.2M+ total installs
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