file manager provides you ability to edit, delete, upload, download, copy and paste files and folders.
As of April 2026, File Manager is a WordPress ftp plugin with 1.0M+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 1,464 reviews. It has been downloaded 32M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 60% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File….
Key Features in the Free File Manager plugin include:
* Operations: Various operations with files and folders on a remote server (copy, move, upload, create folder/file, rename, edit, delete, etc.)
* Move/Copy: Admin can Move/Copy files with Drag & Drop. Also includes multi file selection.
* Archives: Admin can create, archive and extract files(zip, rar, tar, gzip).
* File Size: Admin/User can upload any size files.
* File Type: Control wha…
This is a solid and useful free plugin. It does have a bug in the editor when trying to click into the file to make changes.
Great time saver. No longer have to use FTP or go to host’s cpanel.
Really useful plugin tbh. I use it to access files quickly from the dashboard without opening FTP every time. UI is simple & works smoothly. Saved me a lot of time. tnkz to the devs for this 👍
I love this tool and the ability to upload larger files than in a regular upload. Also the option to compress files/folders and upload compressed files to uncompress remotely. Even better than the file manager provided by the web hosting itself.
It does what it says it does with minimal issues.
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
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