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WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor v3.5.8

WPIDE is a powerful file manager and code editor for WordPress with tabs, code completion, and full access to the entire wp-content folder.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 7, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 7, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4.0+
  • Requires WordPress 5.0+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 80% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 95 Passed
  • 21 Warnings
  • 9 Failed
Security 70/100
Needs Improvement

26 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 84/100
Good

51 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 75/100
Needs Improvement

9 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 33/100
Poor

2 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

7.2 MB

21.8 MB unzipped

Total files

1,415

across all file types

Lines of PHP

70,353

in 221 files Large

File types

  • PHP
  • OTHER
  • JS
  • CSS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 21 High
  • 132 Medium
  • 80 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor, Code Quality improved the most (+22). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-17). The codebase grew 530% in size.

Audited 2.1 → 3.5.8 · 30 versions

0 50 100 2.1 3.3 3.4.9 3.5.8

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 198 395 2.1 3.3 3.4.9 3.5.8

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

1,790

downloads

Today

124

downloads

Week over week

−12%

vs previous week

Month over month

−80%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

20% of installs run an older version

≈ 8.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.4
  • v3.4
  • v3.5

Ratings

302 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 282
  • 4 6
  • 3 3
  • 2 1
  • 1 10

Support: 0 / 1 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

1 mo ago

Jul 27, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 2 days

average between releases

Total releases

53

since Nov 2011 · 15 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running WPIDE in Your Site?

Our latest audit of WPIDE v3.5.8 flagged 233 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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