Best remote control plugins for WordPress
The most popular remote control plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. UpdraftCentral Dashboard leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Serge Popup Control for Telegram (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “remote control” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 remote control plugins
- 1.
UpdraftCentral DashboardThe most installed remote control plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 22 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Serge Popup Control for TelegramFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “remote control”
UpdraftCentral Dashboard
Down in the last 7 days:8#3,120by David Anderson / Team Updraft2 months ago
Remote, single-dashboard management for WordPress/theme/plugin updates and UpdraftPlus backups across all your WP sites
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.5(22)
- Downloads
- 56/day
Serge Popup Control for Telegram
#72,484by serge2addplugin1 day ago
Show, change or switch off a website popup straight from Telegram - no login needed. Or manage popups in wp-admin. Free for 30 days.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day