Advanced File Manager Settings

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Advanced File Manager is a powerful WordPress plugin that lets you manage all your site’s files directly from the dashboard, no FTP or cPanel needed. You can copy, paste, rename, edit, upload, download, delete, or archive files with ease. Advanced features like flexible root directories, drag-and-drop uploads, directory size tracking, PDF previews, and multiple view modes (list or icon) make file management simple and efficient.

Beyond core features, you can customize the plugin to fit your workflow. The settings allow you to control who can access File Manager, choose a theme or language, define upload limits, manage allowed file types & much more.

Let us take you over the available Settings.

To access File Manager Settings, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > File Manager > Settings tab.
The Settings page contains two sections:

General Settings
Advanced Settings

General Settings

The General Settings tab lets you control user access, hidden files, upload limits, and allowed file types.

Who can access File Manager

Decide which user roles (e.g., Admin, Editor) can use the File Manager while logged into the site. By default only the Administrator of the site is allowed to access File Manager while logged-in.

Navigate to Settings > General Settings tab.
Select the user role from the multi-selector dropdown.

Caution: If given to lower roles, users may get access to sensitive site files, so grant cautiously.

Hide Dot Files

Hide files and folders whose names start with a dot (.). This can hide system or configuration files such as .htaccess, .git, and other hidden files from the File Manager. Use this option when you want to keep system and hidden files out of the normal File Manager view.

Navigate to Settings > General Settings tab and Enable Hide Dot Files.

Hide File Path in Info Dialog?

Hide the physical server path when users view file information in the Get Info dialog.

This is useful when you want to prevent users from seeing your website’s server directory structure.

Navigate to Settings > General Settings tab and Enable Hide File Path in Info Dialog.

Maximum Upload Size

Lets you control the maximum file size allowed for uploads(only). By default set to 0, which means the maximum upload size allowed by server/php.

Navigate to Settings > General Settings tab and set Maximum Upload Size.

Limitation: Cannot exceed server/PHP configuration limits (upload_max_filesize, post_max_size).

Mimetypes allowed to upload

Restrict or allow certain file types (e.g., .pdf, .png, .jpg etc). By default all mime types are allowed.

Navigate to Settings > General Settings tab and set Mimetypes allowed to upload.

Blocked Integrations

Select the integrations that you want to restrict from the File Manager. Once an integration is blocked, it will be hidden from the File Manager interface and users will not be able to access or use it. Use this setting to control which integrations are available in the File Manager.

Navigate to Settings > General Settings tab and select integrations from Blocked Integrations.

Once you have made the necessary changes, click on the “Save Changes” button to consolidate & save the settings for future.

Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings tab lets you customize the File Manager interface and configure advanced file management options.

Theme

Lets you switch between Material Dark, Material Light, Material Grey, Mono, Bootstrap & Windows 10 themes to match your preference.

Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings tab and select Theme.

Limitation: Purely cosmetic, no effect on functionality.

Language

Allows you to choose the File Manager interface language from the list of available languages from the dropdown, for easier navigation. By default the language is set to English.

Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings tab and select Language.

Limited to the languages provided by the plugin.

View Type

Allows you to choose how the File Manager appears for the users. You can choose to hide/display toolbar, tree, path & stats. By default all fields are selected to reflect on the File Manager. The following views could be hidden/displayed as per your preference.

Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings tab and set View Type.

Toolbar: Displays the tool bar on the top of the File Manager window, when selected. With actions like back, move to parent folder, new folder, new file, save, upload, delete etc.

Tree: Displays the file tree on the left hand side of the File Manager when selected.

Path: Displays the path of the folder on the top of the File Manager window.

Stat: Displays the stats of the file/folder on the bottom of the File Manager window like number of files in a folder, Sum of the size of files in a folder, File name, File size etc.

Only affects display; no impact on file behavior.

Code Editor Theme

The Code Editor Theme option controls the appearance of the built-in code editor. This setting is useful when working with code files directly inside the File Manager.

Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings tab and select a theme from the Code Editor Theme dropdown list.

After applying the new code editor theme.

Debug in Code Editor

Enable Debug in Code Editor to make it easier to identify and troubleshoot PHP code directly within the File Manager. When enabled, the code editor provides real-time PHP syntax checking, syntax highlighting, and debugging assistance, helping you spot potential coding errors while editing files so you can fix issues more quickly without leaving the File Manager.

This feature is especially useful for developers who regularly modify PHP files and need immediate feedback while working.

Warning: Be careful when editing PHP or other system files. Incorrect changes can cause errors or affect your website.

Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings tab and enable Debug in Code Editor.

Enable Trash

Creates a trash folder where the files/folder go after being deleted. By default it is disabled to optimize storage resources.

Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings tab and click on Enable Trash.

Web Root Path

This field allows you to set the default directory, privileged users can access when they visit the File Manager. File Manager reads the path from this field. By default it is set to the web directory of FTP.

Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings tab and set Web Root Path.

Caution: Incorrect paths may cause access errors or expose sensitive files.

Web Root URL

Defines how file URLs are generated for download or sharing. By default it is set to your site’s URL.

Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings tab and set Web Root URL.

Caution: Must be configured correctly to avoid broken links.

Once you have made the necessary changes, click on the “Save Changes” button to consolidate & save the settings for future.

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Advanced File Manager Settings