Best server management plugins for WordPress
The most popular server management plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ploi leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of WPShift Companion (10+) and WP DevOps Dashboard (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “server management” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 server management plugins
- 1.
PloiThe most installed server management plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 2.
WPShift Companion10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
WP DevOps Dashboard10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “server management”
Ploi
#26,953by ploi6 years ago
This plugin makes it easy to flush OPcache and FastCGI cache (if enabled) from your Ploi servers & sites.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPShift Companion
#34,571by wpshift1 month ago
Connect your site to the WPShift hosting dashboard: one-click migration to WPShift-managed servers, magic login, managed SMTP, and site optimization.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP DevOps Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:2,370#42,329by Thomas Lloancy3 months ago
A WordPress DevOps dashboard: manage system packages, run Ansible playbooks, control Docker containers, and monitor your server — all via SSH.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day