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Best manager plugins for WordPress

The most popular manager plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP phpMyAdmin leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Advanced Cron Manager (30K+) and Companion Revision Manager (4K+). All 65 plugins tagged “manager” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 manager plugins

  1. 1.
    WP phpMyAdmin

    The most installed manager plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 58 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Advanced Cron Manager

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 39 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  3. 3.
    Companion Revision Manager

    4K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  4. 4.
    WP-DownloadManager

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 37 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  5. 5.
    Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 210 reviews, updated 2 days ago.

  6. 6.
    Related Products Manager for WooCommerce

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 19 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  7. 7.
    Software License Manager

    900+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 35 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Run SQL Query

    500+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.

  9. 9.
    Manager for IcoMoon

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  10. 10.
    WP Media File Type Manager

    200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.

All 65 plugins tagged “manager”