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Best WordPress Plugins for Management

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Management

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for management 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. MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agenc... Best overall 87/100
  2. 2. Secure Custom Fields 85/100
  3. 3. Automattic For Agencies Client 85/100
  4. 4. Sugar Calendar 85/100
  5. 5. ATUM WooCommerce Inventory Management and Stock Tracking 85/100
  6. 6. Donation Platform for WooCommerce: Fundraising & Donation Ma... 85/100
  7. 7. Cornerstone 84/100
  8. 8. APCu Manager 84/100
  9. 9. FluentBoards 84/100
  10. 10. BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard, Abandoned Cart Recovery, G... 84/100
  11. 11. Stock Manager for WooCommerce 83/100
  12. 12. BeyondSEO 83/100
  13. 13. WP Media Category Management 83/100
  14. 14. WPCafe 83/100
  15. 15. Admin Management Xtended 83/100
2 Secure Custom Fields
Free by WordPress.org

Secure Custom Fields

Secure Custom Fields boosts content management with custom fields and options. It deactivates Advanced Custom Fields to prevent duplicate code errors.

4.8★
from 64 ratings
90k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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3 Automattic For Agencies Client
Free by Automattic

Automattic For Agencies Client

Securely connect your clients’ sites to the Automattic for Agencies Sites Dashboard. Manage your sites from one place and see what needs attention.

5★
from 2 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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4 Sugar Calendar
Free by Syed Balkhi

Sugar Calendar

Easily manage events and sell tickets on your WordPress site. Sugar Calendar is easy-to-use, reliable, and exceptionally powerful. See for yourself.

4.5★
from 24 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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8 APCu Manager
Free by Pierre Lannoy

APCu Manager

APCu statistics and management right in the WordPress admin dashboard.

4.6★
from 20 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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9 FluentBoards
Free by Mahmudul Hasan Arif

FluentBoards

The Simplest Project & Task Management Plugin Specifically Crafted for Agencies, Freelancers & Founders.

5★
from 25 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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11 Stock Manager for WooCommerce
Free by storeapps

Stock Manager for WooCommerce

WooCommerce stock management plugin to manage and edit product stock and their variables from a single dashboard. Stock log, import/export, filters!

4.2★
from 130 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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12 BeyondSEO
Free by rankingCoach

BeyondSEO

Grow your traffic with AI-powered SEO, local listings, review management, social media & Google Ads — all inside WordPress.

5★
from 3 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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14 WPCafe
Free by Arraytics

WPCafe

Restaurant management solution for restaurant menus, online food ordering, delivery, pickup, QR ordering, and table reservations with WooCommerce.

4.6★
from 108 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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15 Admin Management Xtended
Free by wpseek

Admin Management Xtended

Adds AJAX-driven options to some admin management pages with CMS-known functions without having to open the edit screens.

4.6★
from 18 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org