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Best File Manager WordPress Plugins

9 plugins · 1.9M combined installs · 4.7/5 avg rating

File manager plugins give WordPress administrators a browser-based interface for browsing, editing, uploading, and deleting files on the server without requiring FTP or SSH access. They are especially useful for quickly editing theme files, uploading assets, managing media directories, or fixing a broken site when cPanel access is unavailable. Hosting environments that restrict shell access — shared hosting, managed WordPress hosts — make file manager plugins a practical necessity for non-technical users. Most plugins in this category support drag-and-drop uploads, code syntax highlighting, archive extraction, and permission management directly from the WordPress dashboard.