10 Best Folders Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Folders has 90,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Folders
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Easy Updates Manager
Closest match4.8 (725) 300,000+ active installsManage all your WordPress updates, including individual updates, automatic updates, logs, and loads more. This also works very well with WordPress Mul …
About 3.3 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 5.0, last updated 6 days ago.
- 2
Advanced File Manager
Paid version availableAdvanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution
4.8 (438) 100,000+ active installsUse Advanced File Manager to manage WordPress files, create archives, and build document libraries—all directly from your WordPress dashboard!
A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 5.0, last updated 25 days ago.
- 3
File Manager Pro – Filester
4.9 (152) 100,000+ active installsBest WordPress file manager without FTP access. Edit code with built-in editor, upload files, download plugins, download themes, manage wp directory, …
A similar number of installs, rated 4.9 against 5.0, last updated 15 days ago.
- 4
FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager
4.8 (48) 200,000+ active installsFileOrganizer is an intuitive file manager to easily edit, delete, upload, download, and manage all your WordPress files and folders right from the da …
About 2.2 times the installs, last updated June 10, 2026.
- 5
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights)
4.7 (5,202) 2 million+ active installsAIOSEO is the WordPress SEO plugin. Boost SEO rankings with AI SEO tools, schema, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps & rank tracking.
About 22 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 5.0, last updated 10 days ago.
- 6
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
4.8 (8,637) 3 million+ active installsBackup, restore or migrate your WordPress website to another host or domain. Schedule backups or run manually. Migrate in minutes.
About 33 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 5.0, last updated 17 days ago.
- 7
4.6 (1,488) 1 million+ active installsfile manager provides you ability to edit, delete, upload, download, copy and paste files and folders.
About 11 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 5.0, last updated April 21, 2026.
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Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
4.8 (7,498) 4 million+ active installsGrow your organic traffic and AI visibility with powerful SEO tools, XML sitemaps, Schema automation, and built-in AI SEO, all in one place.
About 44 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 5.0, last updated 7 days ago.
- 9
CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories
4.3 (22) 6,000+ active installsOrganize and manage your files with WordPress media folders. Fast, flexible, and professional.
Shares the folder, folders, media library tags on WordPress.org. 6,000+ installs against 90,000+, last updated 15 days ago.
- 10
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress
4.5 (154) 700,000+ active installsAdvanced tag management for WordPress with Google Tag Manager
About 7.8 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 5.0, last updated 4 days ago.
Switching from Folders: common questions
What is the best alternative to Folders?
Easy Updates Manager is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 300,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Folders alternative has the most users?
Rank Math SEO, with 4 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Folders alternative is rated highest?
Filester, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 152 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Folders alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Folders score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Folders on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Easy Updates Manager is the closest match to Folders by the data we track, and Rank Math SEO has the widest reach with 4 million+ active installs. GTM4WP shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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