Best ssh plugins for WordPress
The most popular ssh plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SSH SFTP Updater Support leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Syntax Highlighting (50+) and WP DevOps Dashboard (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “SSH” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 ssh plugins
- 1.
SSH SFTP Updater SupportThe most installed ssh plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 99 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Simple Syntax Highlighting50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.
WP DevOps Dashboard10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “SSH”
SSH SFTP Updater Support
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,575by TerraFrost2 months ago
"SSH SFTP Updater Support" is the easiest way to keep your WordPress installation up-to-date with SFTP.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(99)
- Downloads
- 106/day
Simple Syntax Highlighting
Down in the last 7 days:130#21,005by gung8 years ago
Simple, clean and lightweight syntax highlighting WordPress plugin.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP DevOps Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:1,135#46,900by 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