David Anderson / Team Updraft

Prashant Baldha

TerraFrost

<p>Keeping your WordPress install up-to-date and installing plugins in a hassle-free manner is not so easy if your server uses SFTP. “SSH SFTP Updater Support” for WordPress uses phpseclib to remedy this deficiency.</p>
<p>To use it, after installing and activating the plugins, add the necessary constants early in the code in your wp-config.php:</p>
<p>a) <code>define('FS_METHOD', 'ssh2');</code></p>
<p>b) Others as <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/wp-config-php/#wordpress-upgrade-constants" rel="nofollow ugc">detailed in the official WP codex</a></p>
<p>This plugin is offered and maintained as a free service to the WP community. You might also be interested in enhancing your WordPress site with our other top plugins, below.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://updraftplus.com/?ref=212&source=sshsmtp" rel="nofollow ugc">UpdraftPlus</a></strong> simplifies backups and restoration. It is the #1 most-used backup/restore plugin, with over a million currently-active installs.</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://updraftplus.com/updraftcentral/?ref=212&source=sshsmtp" rel="nofollow ugc">UpdraftCentral</a></strong> – a highly efficient way to manage, optimize, update and backup multiple websites from one place.</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://getwpo.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP-Optimize</a></strong> helps you to optimize and clean your WordPress database so that it runs at maximum efficiency.</li>
<li><strong>More quality plugins</strong>: <strong><a href="https://www.simbahosting.co.uk/s3/shop/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium WooCommerce extensions</a></strong> | <strong><a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidanderson#content-plugins" rel="nofollow ugc">Other useful plugins</a></strong></li>
</ul>


SSH SFTP Updater Support

"SSH SFTP Updater Support" is the easiest way to keep your WordPress installation up-to-date with SFTP.

Thomas Lloancy

<p>Package Installator empowers WordPress administrators to manage system-level packages, such as PHP extensions, directly from the WordPress admin dashboard. It features a modern, React-based interface with a searchable table, animated progress bars, and detailed command output for installing and uninstalling packages via SSH.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Modern UI</strong>: React-based interface with search functionality and animated progress bars.</li>
<li><strong>Package Management</strong>: Install or uninstall packages like <code>php-xml</code>, <code>php-mbstring</code>, <code>php-curl</code>, and more.</li>
<li><strong>SSH Integration</strong>: Secure SSH connections using private key or password authentication.</li>
<li><strong>Real-time Feedback</strong>: AJAX updates for package status, progress, and detailed command logs.</li>
<li><strong>Expandable Logs</strong>: View raw command output for each package operation.</li>
<li><strong>SSH Status</strong>: Visual indicators for SSH connection status on both settings and package manager pages.<br />
<strong>Important Note</strong>: Currently compatible only with Debian-based distributions (e.g., Debian, Ubuntu) using <code>apt</code>. Future versions will support other Linux distributions (Red Hat, Fedora, Arch, etc.) with tools like <code>yum</code>, <code>dnf</code>, and <code>pacman</code>.<br />
<strong>Warning</strong>: This plugin executes system commands via SSH, which can impact your server. Ensure proper SSH configuration and test on a staging environment.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Dependencies</h3>
<p>Includes all dependencies: React, Axios, React-Select, phpseclib3.<br />
No Composer or npm required.</p>
<h3>Arbitrary Section</h3>
<h3>Future Plans</h3>
<ul>
<li>Support for Red Hat, Fedora, Arch, and other Linux distributions.</li>
<li>Enhanced error handling and user feedback.</li>
<li>Real-time log streaming for long-running operations.</li>
<li>Support for additional package managers (<code>yum</code>, <code>dnf</code>, <code>pacman</code>).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Contact</h3>
<p>For contributions or issues, contact Tlloancy at [tlloancy@deter-mi.net].</p>


Package Installator

A plugin to manage system packages (e.g., php-xml) with a modern React-based UI via SSH.

SSH SFTP Updater Support vs Package Installator