Filester is a WP File Manager Pro plugin, but you can download and use it completely for free. It comes with all the
premium features of other WordPress advanced file manager plugins out there.
Filester helps you manage
WordPress configuration files, while
FileBird allows you to manage/upload/download
media library folders.
With Filester - File Manager Pro, you can copy, paste, create an archive, download, upload, edit, delete, preview, duplicate, and get info of the WordPress configuration and directory files
without FTP access.
This file manager plugin is dedicated to boosting your productivity in managing WordPress. All necessary file operations are fully provided and tested on a variety of servers and browsers.
Another thing you will appreciate about it is the clean and compact UI/UX, which makes editing and transferring directory files and folders extra fast.
Did you know?
More than
700,000 WordPress websites were attacked during September 2020.
Malicious bots are looking to exploit vulnerable versions of WP file manager plugins.
Fortunately, Filester comes with this vulnerability
fixed!
Filester poses no risk to you, so rest assured! 🤗
⚡️ FEATURES
- Drag & drop interface: Easily move and arrange files
- Smart context menu: Right-click on any files to make operations
- Manage files and folders: Copy, move, upload, create folder/file, rename, duplicate, etc.
- Built-in advanced code editor: Integrated development environment ACE Editor, CodeMirror, CKEditor, TinyMCE, and others
- Flexible configuration: Access rights, uploadable file types/extensions, maximum file size limit, and more
- Create/extract archives: .zip, .rar, .xz, .tar, .gzip
- Great UI/UX design: Clean, high-quality & productivity-driven
- User authority settings: File extensions to be locked, file visibility, root path access, .htaccess file
- Edit media files: Using Photopea & TUI Image Editor
- Multiple languages supported: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, etc.
- RTL supported: Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Kurdish, etc.
🙌 OTHER FEATURES
- Local file system
- Simple client-server API based on JSON
- List and icon view
- Multi-root support
- Hidden files/folders options
- Set hidden files for other users
- Root path for each user role
- Easy to navigate
- 6 themes for your preferred interface
🔑 HOW IT WORKS
Filester plugin helps you easily manage WordPress files so that you don’t have to access directories via FTP or cPanel.
This plugin creates a new menu
File Manager in your WordPress dashboard. From then on, you can view all server files, configuration, and media files on your current WordPress website.
You can edit, copy, upload/download files/folders to your server from File Manager section. This toolbar is similar to the settings in an FTP client. It allows you to preview, edit, upload, download, duplicate and delete files or folders.
With Filester, it's easy to modify the auto-update mechanism with each new version of WordPress. You can quickly
search for specific text or code within your WordPress files and replace it efficiently.
With built-in code editors, you can edit code files with syntax highlighting and code completion features for themes, plugins, and custom code snippets. It takes one click to download a plugin's
ZIP file to your local storage. It helps track changes made to files and revert to previous versions if needed.
All webmasters can also
download WordPress media library using Filester download options as well.
🎏 COMPATIBILITY
Filester works seamlessly with all major WordPress themes, page builders, and website builders.
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CREDIT
Big thanks to elFinder - open-source file manager for web.
Manual installation is easy and takes less than one minute.
- Download the plugin from wordpress.org, unpack it and upload the [Filester] folder to your wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins‘ menu in WordPress.
- Go to your main WordPress menu > File Manager to use.
You’re done. Enjoy.
May 15, 2025 - Version 1.8.8
- Improved: Prevent abuse via modified .htaccess file
- Fixed: A critical vulnerability that allowed authenticated users to upload arbitrary files due to missing file type validation
Dec 17, 2024 - Version 1.8.7
- Fixed: Security (CVE ID: CVE-2024-8066)
Nov 25, 2024 - Version 1.8.6
Nov 12, 2024 - Version 1.8.5
Aug 7, 2024 - Version 1.8.4
- Fixed: Plugin missing .js / 403 error query
Aug 1, 2024 - Version 1.8.3
- Fixed: Unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check
Dec 18, 2023 - Version 1.8.2
- Updated: Elfinder library to version 2.1.62
Sep 12, 2023 - Version 1.8.1
- Fixed: Security for multisite
Sep 8, 2023 - Version 1.8
Jun 27, 2022 - Version 1.7.6
Jun 20, 2022 - Version 1.7.5
Dec 2, 2021 - Version 1.7.4
- Fixed: Conflict with plugin Nested Pages
Jul 8, 2021 - Version 1.7.3
- Fixed: User role restrictions
- Fixed: Image notification
Mar 25, 2021 - Version 1.7.2
Mar 25, 2021 - Version 1.7.1
Mar 25, 2021 - Version 1.7
- Improved: UI
- Fixed: Small bug
Mar 15, 2021 - Version 1.6.1
Feb 3, 2021 - Version 1.6
- Added: MIME type logic for user roles
- Added: URL field
- Fixed: Image and PDF preview
- Fixed: Some small bugs
Jan 11, 2021 - Version 1.5.2
- Added: MIME type support for .xlsb and .xlsm files
- Fixed: Compatibility with older WordPress versions
- Fixed: CSV file upload
Dec 17, 2020 - Version 1.5.1
- Updated: jQuery UI to latest version
Dec 10, 2020 - Version 1.5
- Updated: Elfinder to latest version
- Improved: Compatibility with WordPress 5.6
Aug 7, 2020 - Version 1.4.1
- Fixed: Display issue in WordPress multisite menu
- Fixed: Windows 10 theme not working on Linux servers
Jul 2, 2020 - Version 1.4
- Improved: Double-click to open or preview file
- Fixed: Some small bugs
Jun 24, 2020 - Version 1.3
- Improved: Icon styling
- Fixed: Language selection
- Fixed: Private CSS/JS handling
- Fixed: Some small bugs
Jun 16, 2020 - Version 1.2
- Fixed: Trash issue
- Fixed: Some small bugs
May 29, 2020 - Version 1.1
- Fixed: Some small bugs
- Improved: UI
May 8, 2020 - Version 1.0