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Memory Limit Manager

Easily manage memory limits through a beautiful admin interface with advanced conflict detection.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.0.4
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update2 Sept 20262mo ago
Active installations600Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Memory Limit Manager version 1.0.4 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

php. With a beautiful, user-friendly interface and powerful features, you can increase memory limits with a single click.

Key Features

  • One-Click Updates – Change memory limits with a single button click
  • Quick Presets – Common configurations (128M/256M, 256M/512M, 512M/1G, 1G/2G)
  • Automatic wp-config.php Backup – Keeps one recent timestamped backup of your wp-config.php file and auto-restores on failure
  • Conflict Detection – Identifies if memory limits are defined elsewhere
  • System Diagnostics – File permissions and writability checks
  • Manual Fallback – Copy-paste code if automatic updates don’t work
  • Opcode Cache Clearing – Immediate effect after changes
  • Beautiful UI – Modern, card-based layout with real-time validation

Why Use This Plugin?

php can be:

– Intimidating for non-technical users

– Error-prone (syntax errors can break your site)

– Difficult to verify if changes took effect

Memory Limit Manager solves all these problems with a safe, user-friendly interface that handles everything automatically.

What It Does

This plugin allows you to configure two WordPress memory limit constants:

1. WP_MEMORY_LIMIT – Controls memory available on the frontend (default: 40M)

2. WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT – Controls memory available in admin area (default: 256M)

Increasing these values can help resolve:

– “Memory exhausted” errors

– Plugin/theme activation failures

– Image upload problems

– Slow admin performance

Automatic Backup System

php file before making any changes:

  • Backup File Name: wp-config.mlm-backup-2026-09-02-183045.php (timestamped using your site’s configured time zone)
  • Location: Same directory as your wp-config.php file
  • Number of Backups: Keeps only the most recent backup, replacing the previous one
  • Automatic Restore: If any error occurs during update, your original wp-config.php is automatically restored
  • Manual Restore: You can manually restore the backup file via FTP/cPanel if needed

This means you can update memory limits with confidence, knowing your configuration is always protected.

Security

  • Nonce verification for CSRF protection
  • Capability checks (administrator-only access)
  • Input sanitization and validation
  • Secure file operations with error recovery

Documentation

com/memory-limit-manager-documentation/

Support

org/support/plugin/memory-limit-manager/

Developer

Memory Limit Manager is developed and maintained by Muhammad Shakeel.

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Plugin tags

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

  • memory limit
  • wp config
  • optimization
  • performance
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 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity2 Sept 20262mo ago

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