Best remote plugins for WordPress

The most popular remote 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 Easy Digital Downloads (100+) and Lock My Site (60+). All 25 plugins tagged “remote” 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 remote plugins

1.
aapanel WP Toolkit
The most installed remote plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
2.
Easy Digital Downloads
100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
3.
Lock My Site
60+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
4.
Disable Remote Patterns
50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
5.
JRB Remote Site API for OpenClaw
50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
6.
StudioForge-IDE Connector
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
7.
WP-ISPConfig
10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
8.
Remote Media Upload
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
9.
Remote site posts For Elementor
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
10.
WP-Gallery-Remote
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.6.