File Manager Pro – Filester for WordPress Plugin Directory
By Ninja Team
File Manager Pro – Filester is the #418 ranked popular app on WordPress, with a 4.9 average rating from 152 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
File Manager Pro – Filester is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Ninja Team. With a rating of 4.9★ from 152 reviews, it currently ranks #418 in the Popular category.
AppRanks data: File Manager Pro – Filester ranks #418 in Popular on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 82% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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File Manager Pro – Filester is a category-leading WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Popular category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 152 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Ninja Team — established developer track record
Cons
- −No declared third-party integrations on the listing — verify compatibility with your existing tools before installing
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How File Manager Pro – Filester works
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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 file directory and edit your website’s base configuration details, while FileBird allows you to manage/upload/download media library folders.
With this 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. Yet the media files are organized in month- and year-based folders.
🎏 COMPATIBILITY Filester works seamlessly with all major WordPress themes, page builders, and website builders.
💙 Like Filester? Write us a review here ✨
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CREDIT Big thanks to elFinder – Open-source file manager for web.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Popular#418of 510Top 82%
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Keyword rankings
File Manager Pro – Filester ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
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Where File Manager Pro – Filester stands in the Popular category
File Manager Pro – Filester ranks #418 of 510 apps in the Popular category, placing it in the top 82% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is File Manager Pro – Filester?
File Manager Pro – Filester is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 152 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Popular category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Ninja Team.
Who uses File Manager Pro – Filester?
Currently around 100,000 active stores have installed File Manager Pro – Filester. Its review base of 152 suggests adoption is concentrated in growth-stage and mid-market stores. It is part of the Popular category on WordPress.
Where does File Manager Pro – Filester rank on WordPress?
File Manager Pro – Filester currently sits at position #418 in the Popular category on WordPress. That places it in the top 82% of 510 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.