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File Manager Pro – Filester

Best WordPress file manager without FTP access. Edit code with built-in editor, upload files, download plugins, download themes, manage wp directory, …

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version2.1.5
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 3.0 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update26 Oct 20266d ago
Active installations100K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.9 / 5 from 155 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records File Manager Pro – Filester version 2.1.5 as active, updated 6d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Filester is a WP File Manager Pro plugin, but you can download and use it completely for free. It comes with all the premium features of other WordPress advanced file manager plugins out there.

Filester helps you manage WordPress file directory and edit your website’s base configuration details, while FileBird allows you to manage/upload/download media library folders.

With this File Manager Pro, you can copy, paste, create an archive, download, upload, edit, delete, preview, duplicate, and get info of the WordPress configuration and directory files without FTP access.

This file manager plugin is dedicated to boosting your productivity in managing WordPress. All necessary file operations are fully provided and tested on a variety of servers and browsers.

Another thing you will appreciate about it is the clean and compact UI/UX, which makes editing and transferring directory files and folders extra fast.

Did you know?

More than 700,000 WordPress websites were attacked during September 2020.

Malicious bots are looking to exploit vulnerable versions of WP file manager plugins.

Fortunately, Filester comes with this vulnerability fixed!

Filester poses no risk to you, so rest assured! 🤗

⚡️ FEATURES

  • Drag & drop interface: Easily move and arrange files
  • Smart context menu: Right-click on any files to make operations
  • Manage files and folders: Copy, move, upload, create folder/file, rename, duplicate, etc.
  • Built-in advanced code editor: Integrated development environment ACE Editor, CodeMirror, CKEditor, TinyMCE, and others
  • Flexible configuration: Access rights, uploadable file types/extensions, maximum file size limit, and more
  • Create/extract archives:.zip,.rar,.xz,.tar,.gzip
  • Great UI/UX design: Clean, high-quality & productivity-driven
  • User authority settings: File extensions to be locked, file visibility, root path access,.htaccess file
  • Edit media files: Using Photopea & TUI Image Editor
  • Multiple languages supported: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, etc.
  • RTL supported: Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Kurdish, etc.

🙌 OTHER FEATURES

  • Local file system
  • Simple client-server API based on JSON
  • List and icon view
  • Multi-root support
  • Hidden files/folders options
  • Set hidden files for other users
  • Root path for each user role
  • Easy to navigate
  • 6 themes for your preferred interface

🔑 HOW IT WORKS

Filester plugin helps you easily manage WordPress files so that you don’t have to access directories via FTP or cPanel.

This plugin creates a new menu File Manager in your WordPress dashboard. From then on, you can view all server files, configuration, and media files on your current WordPress website.

You can edit, copy, upload/download files/folders to your server from File Manager section. This toolbar is similar to the settings in an FTP client. It allows you to preview, edit, upload, download, duplicate and delete files or folders.

With Filester, it’s easy to modify the auto-update mechanism with each new version of WordPress. You can quickly search for specific text or code within your WordPress files and replace it efficiently.

With built-in code editors, you can edit code files with syntax highlighting and code completion features for themes, plugins, and custom code snippets. It takes one click to download a plugin’s ZIP file to your local storage. It helps track changes made to files and revert to previous versions if needed.

All webmasters can also download WordPress media library using Filester download options as well. Yet the media files are organized in month- and year-based folders.

🎏 COMPATIBILITY

Filester works seamlessly with all major WordPress themes, page builders, and website builders.

💙 Like Filester? Write us a review here ✨

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CREDIT

Big thanks to elFinder – Open-source file manager for web.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • download plugin
  • file manager
  • wordpress file manager
  • wp file manager
  • ftp
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity26 Oct 20266d ago

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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version2.1.42.1.5
WordPress compatibility7.17.1.4
Version2.1.32.1.4
Version2.1.22.1.3
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