Best elfinder plugins for WordPress
The most popular elfinder plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. File Manager leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of File Manager, Code Editor, and Backup by Managefy (50+). All 2 plugins tagged “elfinder” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 elfinder plugins
- 1.
File ManagerThe most installed elfinder plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 1,493 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
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File Manager, Code Editor, and Backup by Managefy50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “elfinder”

File Manager
#45by mndpsingh2879 days ago
file manager provides you ability to edit, delete, upload, download, copy and paste files and folders.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.6(1.5K)
- Downloads
- 21.5K/day

File Manager, Code Editor, and Backup by Managefy
Down in the last 7 days:501#21,150by softdiscover7 months ago
Manage your folder and files , backup, user roles and database easily
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day