by Bit Apps 4.3 (202 reviews)

File Manager

Name: File Manager
Rating: 4.3 (202 reviews)
Author: Bit Apps

Manage WordPress files and folders from your dashboard with a built-in code editor: upload, edit, delete, move, rename, and archive, no FTP needed.

File Manager ranks #1,452 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #190 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.3/5 rating from 202 reviews, and was last updated Oct 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v7.0 Current Version v7.0

Updated 3 days ago Last Update on 29 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#190 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads +181.3% this week Actively maintained

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#1,452

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Active Installs

10K+

-48.3%

KW Avg Position

27.2

10.6 better

Downloads

1.6M

+69 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (202 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 94%

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Growth Needed

8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

202 reviews

Overall 86%

158 (78%)

11 (5%)

2 (1%)

3 (1%)

28 (14%)

Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved

Total Threads

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Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

17 known vulnerabilities on record · 5 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Aug 10, 2026

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.9.1

CVE-2026-17541 · Fixed in v6.9.1
Aug 10, 2026

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.9.1

CVE-2026-17542 · Fixed in v6.9.1
Aug 10, 2026

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.9.1

CVE-2026-17540 · Fixed in v6.9.1
Jun 2, 2025

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.9.1

CVE-2026-15991 · Fixed in v6.9.1
Jun 2, 2025

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.8

CVE-2025-1725 · Fixed in v6.8
Oct 4, 2024

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.5.8

CVE-2024-8743 · Fixed in v6.5.8
Sep 9, 2024

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.5.6

CVE-2024-7770 · Fixed in v6.5.6
Sep 4, 2024

File Manager [file-manager] >= 6.0 - <= 6.5.5

CVE-2024-7627 · Affected >= 6.0 <= 6.5.5
Nov 20, 2023

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.3

CVE-2023-5907 · Fixed in v6.3
Apr 28, 2023

File Manager [file-manager] < 6.0

CVE-2022-47599 · Fixed in v6.0

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Plugin Details

Version: 7.0
Last Updated: Oct 29, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: Bit Apps

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 202
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

File Manager is for WordPress site owners and admins who need to manage site files without using FTP or cPanel. It provides a dashboard-based file manager with a built-in code editor to edit, upload, delete, move, rename, archive, and extract files and folders.

Built-in code editor
Drag & drop file management
WordPress Media Library integration
Frontend access via shortcode
Personal and public user folders
User role permissions
Archive support (zip, rar, 7z, tar, gzip, bzip2)
Trash folder for restoring files

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about File Manager

Yes, documents like PSD, DOCX can be previewed via file manager preview.

Yes, file/folder permission can be changed like cPanel and other hosting management interfaces. It is very easy. Just right click on the file and you will see a menu named **Change Mode **. Clicking will open a dialogue box, where you can update the file permission, just like cPanel.

Yes, It is possible to edit writeable files in the wordpress directory using code editor. This plugin includes multiple code editing like "Ace Editor", "CodeMirror" and Text Editor.

Add a small PHP snippet (theme functions.php or a code snippets plugin) using these filters. Each one can both grant and deny, and each receives string $context ('frontend' or 'admin') as its last argument. bitapps_fm_can_access_frontend( bool $allowed, WP_User $user, string $context ): whether the visitor may use the [file-manager] shortcode at all. bitapps_fm_file_roots( FileRoot[] $roots, WP_User $user, string $context ): the folders guests and non-admin users see; any path is allowed. bitapps_fm_can_run_command( bool $authorized, string $cmd, string[] $paths, WP_User $user, string $context ): final say on every command (upload, download, delete, ...). bitapps_fm_file_access( ?bool $result, string $attr, string $path, string $relPath, ?bool $isDir, string $context ): per-file read/write/locked/hidden attributes. bitapps_fm_toolbar_commands( string[] $commands, WP_User $user, string $context ): which toolbar and context-menu buttons are shown. The full reference, the gotchas and a complete example (a board-members-only "Archief" folder) are at https://github.com/Bit-Apps-Pro/file-manager/blob/main/docs/hooks.md