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Advanced File Manager — WordPress File Manager Plugin

Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution

by Saad Iqbal · WordPress.org page · Website

v5.4.13 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.0+ Paid version available

Advanced File Manager has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,195,103 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 13, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Advanced File Manager at a glance

Active installs
100,000+
Total downloads
6,195,103
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Advanced File Manager well maintained?

Support threads resolved
4 of 4
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
3%
11 of 438 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Configure file access permissions by user roles and permissions
  • Hide file paths for added security
  • Control user actions (upload, download, delete)
  • Protect sensitive data from unauthorized access

Advanced File Manager reviews and ratings

438 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

438 reviews

5★
413
4★
6
3★
4
2★
4
1★
11

  • Very useful and highly recommended!

    We have been using Advanced File Manager for several years now and are very satisfied with it. AFM provides each of our members with a personal folder that they can manage directly from the frontend in the members area of our photography club website. This is a very useful feature for us and works perfectly for our needs. We have also had a very positive experience with the developer's support – responsive, helpful and solution-oriented. Highly recommended!

    Reiner Gruhle

  • Very responsive

    The team is very responsive if you encounter any issues with the plugin. The plugin itself is awesome!

    vvillarin2

  • Perfectly Works

    It is working as my expected.

    MhrTheme

  • Endlich Ordnung

    Einfacher, zuverlässiger, sicherer Weg zur Dateiorganisation. Danke!

    biancaski

  • It works fine

    It works fine that's it !

    anziosoftware

  • best

    Good plugin

    alexpic

Where Advanced File Manager ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Advanced File Manager appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best File Manager Plugins #4 by tag, #2 in search #2 –
Best Download Manager Plugins #5 in search, not tagged #16 –
Best Directory Plugins #45 in search, not tagged #80 –

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Details

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

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • advance-file-manager
  • document management
  • file manager
  • ftp
  • wp file manager

More from Saad Iqbal

Version
5.4.13
Last updated
Aug 13, 2026
First published
Nov 19, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Advanced File Manager FAQ

What does Advanced File Manager do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Advanced File Manager offers Configure file access permissions by user roles and permissions, Hide file paths for added security, Control user actions (upload, download, delete) and Protect sensitive data from unauthorized access.

How many active installs does Advanced File Manager have?

WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs for Advanced File Manager as of September 7, 2026.

Is Advanced File Manager still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 13, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does Advanced File Manager have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 4 of 4 recent support threads for Advanced File Manager are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Advanced File Manager free?

Advanced File Manager is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Advanced File Manager rank among File Manager Plugins?

Advanced File Manager is #2 in the WordPress.org "file-manager" ranking as of today.