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Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard

by WPFactoryVersion 2.1.0

Download installed plugins and themes in ZIP files directly from your WordPress admin dashboard, download any or all without FTP or cPanel access.

Active installs
30,000+
#989 of 1,000
Downloads, all time
882.1K
882,055
Downloads, 30 days
7.5K
1.8K in the last 7
Rating
4.9 / 5
27 reviews
Last updated
3 months ago
Jul 24, 2026
Version
2.1.0
39 releases

Upkeep and compatibility

Last updatedJuly 24, 2026Updated in the last year
Tested up toWordPress 7.0.8Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release
Needs WordPress4.5 or newer
Needs PHP5.0.0 or newer
First publishedOctober 1, 2016
Support, last two months0 of 1 threads resolved (0%)

Reviews

4.9 / 5 from 27 reviews

Reviews by star rating
5 stars26
4 stars0
3 stars0
2 stars0
1 star1

Downloads, last 30 days

Low 142 a dayHigh 440 a day

What the author says it does

“Awesome plugin! So helpful in development! I’m a WordPress developer and constantly get into situations where I have to download a theme or plugin from the clients’ servers to debug/customize/etc. In these situations, “Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard” is the number one choice and way to go. Works perfectly, as described. Many thanks to the developer. Thumbs up!!” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hemant Arora

Main Page | Support Forum | Documentation & How to

Have you ever found yourself in a need to download a plugin or theme file directly from your WordPress admin dashboard, only to discover you lack FTP or cPanel access?

This is basically why we created this plugin, to simplify the process for you, so that with just a single click (literally), you can effortlessly download any plugin or theme right from your dashboard, no technical hurdles or external tools required.

But that’s not all. Imagine you’ve customized a plugin to suit your site’s unique needs, only to realize you want to use those modifications elsewhere. With our plugin, you can easily download those customized files, ensuring your hard work is preserved and easily transferable.

Say goodbye to complex file management and hello to seamless plugin and theme downloads, all from within your WordPress admin interface.

Let’s take a look at some of the plugin features.

🚀 Main Features: FREE Version

The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.

Latest changelog entry

2.1.0 – 24/07/2026

  • Fix – Security – Output escaped.
  • Fix – Security – Input sanitized.
  • Fix – Security – Nonces added.
  • Fix – Pro plugin link updated.
  • Dev – Plugin init moved to the plugins_loaded action.
  • Dev – CSS moved to an external file.
  • Dev – WPFactory Cross-Selling – Library updated (to v1.1.3).
  • Dev – WPFactory Admin Menu – Library updated (to v1.1.1).
  • Dev – WPFactory Key Manager – Library updated (to v1.0.9).
  • Dev – Plugin icon added to the settings page.
  • Dev – Code refactoring.
  • Dev – Coding standards improved.
  • Requires at least: 4.5.

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Where this page's numbers come from

Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.