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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 4.7.37 #1 in admin client

hiWeb Plugins Server

Create your own plugins repository and downloading them to their sites faster and easier than with the WordPress repository

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d78▲ +59.2% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/51 reviews
Health score30/100At risk
All-time downloads2KSince Sep 2015
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.1PHP any
Downloads · 7d23▲ +53.3% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

hiWeb Plugins Server shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (10+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 9 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)

Daily downloads

246Jul 4Aug 17Oct 1
Yesterday1
Daily average (1y)1
Peak day10May 3, 2026
Last 12 months529

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where hiWeb Plugins Server stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
admin client >100 6,892 Best admin client plugins →
admin plugins >100 10,000 Best admin plugins plugins →
admin repository >100 3,957 Best admin repository plugins →
admin server >100 10,000 Best admin server plugins →
easy server >100 4,653 Best easy server plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 2.2100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About hiWeb Plugins Server

From the official readme · v2.2.0.0

Description

If you are creating multiple sites on WordPress, and every time you need to download the same plug-ins, including paid versions – then this plugin is for you!
This plugin allows you to organize storage of archived plugins current site.

How to organize the archive server plug-ins for their other sites:

Setting up the client sites for download plugins from you’r own server

  1. Go to "Settings → hiWeb Plugins Server" (screenshot)
    1.1. Enter the address of a site on WordPress, where you installed the plugin "hiWeb Plugins Server", working in the “server” mod.
    1.2. Click on the "Update" button.
    1.3. If the server is running and you are connected to it, the left will see a message about the status of the connection.
  2. After a successful connection, you can go to the list of remote plugins, where you can download them on the current site. Go to "Plugins → hiWeb Remote plugins" (screenshot)

Create a archive server

  1. To start the server, go to "Settings → hiWeb Plugins Server" and click on the button "Start Local Server". (screenshot)
  2. After starting the server, go to “Plugins Server” in the admin panel. Here you can place on your server with the required plug-ins to client sites. (screenshot)
  3. Done! Now all the site with WordPress plugin “hiWeb Plugins Server” in “client” mode, connected to the server will be able to download featured plugins.

Git Hub

https://github.com/hiweb-moscow/hiweb-plugins-server

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

  1. Upload hiweb-plugins-server to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugins through the hiWeb Plugins Server menu in WordPress
  3. If your website is designed to distribute plug-ins (server mode), use the following instructions:
    3.1. To start the server, go to "Settings → hiWeb Plugins Server" and click on the button "Start Local Server".
    3.2. After starting the server, go to “Plugins Server” in the admin panel. Here you can place on your server with the required plug-ins to client sites.
    3.3. Done! Now all the site with WordPress plugin “hiWeb Plugins Server” in “client” mode, connected to the server will be able to download featured plugins.
  4. If your site is designed for plug-ins (client mode), use the following instructions:
    4.1. Go to "Settings → hiWeb Plugins Server"
    4.2. Enter the address of a site on WordPress, where you installed the plugin "hiWeb Plugins Server", working in the “server” mod.
    4.3. Click on the "Update" button.
    4.4. If the server is running and you are connected to it, the left will see a message about the status of the connection.
    4.5. After a successful connection, you can go to the list of remote plugins, where you can download them on the current site. Go to "Plugins → hiWeb Remote plugins"

Changelog

2.2.0.0

Fix archivator (WORK FINE!)

2.1.0.2

Work on the bugs, Make Readme.txt file.

2.0.0.0

ReMake Plugins Server

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

Client Site settings
Client Site settings
Client site plugins list for download to current site and activate them
Client site plugins list for download to current site and activate them
Start server
Start server
Server plugins list for host them
Server plugins list for host them

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FAQ

hiWeb Plugins Server: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026

Is hiWeb Plugins Server free?

Yes. hiWeb Plugins Server is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is hiWeb Plugins Server safe to use in 2026?

hiWeb Plugins Server shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.

How many websites use hiWeb Plugins Server?

hiWeb Plugins Server is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,016 times since it launched in September 2015. It was downloaded 78 times in the last 30 days.

Does hiWeb Plugins Server work with WordPress 7.1?

hiWeb Plugins Server is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was hiWeb Plugins Server last updated?

The latest version, 2.2.0.0, was released on November 27, 2016 (10 years ago).

Who makes hiWeb Plugins Server?

hiWeb Plugins Server is developed and maintained by Den Media.

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