Best manage WordPress plugins for WordPress
The most popular manage WordPress plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. aapanel WP Toolkit leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Shift8 Remote Management (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “Manage WordPress” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 manage WordPress plugins
- 1.
aapanel WP ToolkitThe most installed manage WordPress plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Shift8 Remote Management10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 2 plugins tagged “Manage WordPress”

aapanel WP Toolkit
Up in the last 7 days:1#5,224by aapanel1 year ago
A better way to manage dozens of WordPress websites.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Shift8 Remote Management
Down in the last 7 days:531#40,906by shift87 years ago
A wordpress plugin that implements an API framework for you to control and manage one or many Wordpress sites from a central location.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day