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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Manager

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Manager

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for manager comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Ad Inserter Best overall 94/100
  2. 2. Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 93/100
  3. 3. Easy Updates Manager 91/100
  4. 4. PixelYourSite 90/100
  5. 5. FileOrganizer 89/100
  6. 6. Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager 89/100
  7. 7. Advanced File Manager 89/100
  8. 8. Permalink Manager Lite 89/100
  9. 9. File Manager Pro 89/100
  10. 10. Download Monitor 89/100
  11. 11. File Manager 88/100
  12. 12. 404 to 301 88/100
  13. 13. Pixel Manager for WooCommerce 88/100
  14. 14. GTM4WP 87/100
  15. 15. WP Job Manager 87/100
1 Ad Inserter
Best overall Free by Spacetime

Ad Inserter

Manage Google AdSense ads, banners, ad rotation, sticky widgets, AMP ads, ads.txt, tracking, header and footer code, PHP code, global custom fields

4.9★
from 2,428 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
94

WPScore

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3 Easy Updates Manager
Free by David Anderson / Team Updraft

Easy Updates Manager

Manage all your WordPress updates, including individual updates, automatic updates, logs, and loads more. This also works very well with WordPress Mul …

4.8★
from 725 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
91

WPScore

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4 PixelYourSite
Free by PixelYourSite

PixelYourSite

Add Meta Pixel with Conversion API, Google Analytics (GA4) + Consent Mode, Google Tag Manager, and Head & Footer scripts.

4.3★
from 272 ratings
500k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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5 FileOrganizer
Free by Softaculous

FileOrganizer

FileOrganizer is an intuitive file manager to easily edit, delete, upload, download, and manage all your WordPress files and folders right from the da …

4.8★
from 48 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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7 Advanced File Manager
Free by Saad Iqbal

Advanced File Manager

Use Advanced File Manager to manage WordPress files, create archives, and build document libraries—all directly from your WordPress dashboard!

4.8★
from 438 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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8 Permalink Manager Lite
Free by Maciej Bis

Permalink Manager Lite

Permalink Manager enhances WordPress’s built-in URL system, allowing you to change the URLs of native and custom post types and taxonomies.

4.8★
from 176 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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9 File Manager Pro
Free by Ninja Team

File Manager Pro

Best WordPress file manager without FTP access. Edit code with built-in editor, upload files, download plugins, download themes, manage wp directory, …

4.9★
from 152 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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11 File Manager
Free by mndpsingh287

File Manager

file manager provides you ability to edit, delete, upload, download, copy and paste files and folders.

4.6★
from 1,488 ratings
1M+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
88

WPScore

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12 404 to 301
Free by Syed Balkhi

404 to 301

Redirect manager for 301, 302 and 307 redirection. Monitor and fix 404 errors, log every broken link and protect your SEO after a migration.

4.7★
from 311 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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13 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce
Free by SweetCode

Pixel Manager for WooCommerce

Conversion tracking for WooCommerce. Google Ads, GA4, Meta, TikTok, OpenAI (ChatGPT) & more. Recover 30% more conversions with server-side tracking!

4.9★
from 398 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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14 GTM4WP
Free by Thomas Geiger

GTM4WP

Advanced tag management for WordPress with Google Tag Manager

4.5★
from 154 ratings
700k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
87

WPScore

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15 WP Job Manager
Free by Automattic

WP Job Manager

Create a careers page for your company website, or build a public job board for your community.

4.4★
from 237 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
87

WPScore

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