Description
SnapAura Extensions Manager helps you visually organize your plugins into custom categories on the Plugins screen. This is purely organizational – it does not affect plugin loading order, functionality, or your site’s performance.
Perfect for sites with many plugins, this tool makes it easy to find and manage your plugins by grouping them into meaningful categories like “SEO Tools”, “Security”, “E-commerce”, “Development”, etc.
Features:
- Custom Categories – Create unlimited categories to organize your plugins
- Collapsible Groups – Expand/collapse categories to reduce clutter
- Quick Filter – Filter by category to see only specific plugin groups
- Search Function – Instantly find plugins by name or description
- Visual Organization – Clean, intuitive interface integrated into WordPress
- Rename & Delete – Easily manage your categories
- Plugin Counter – See how many plugins are in each category
- Persistent State – Your organization is saved and remembered
- No Performance Impact – Pure visual organization, doesn’t affect site speed
- Works with Any Theme – Compatible with all WordPress admin themes
Use Cases:
- Organize plugins by function (SEO, Security, Analytics, etc.)
- Group plugins by client or project on multisite
- Separate active development plugins from stable ones
- Create categories for plugins you’re testing
- Group related plugins together for easier management
How It Works:
- Go to your Plugins page (Plugins > Installed Plugins)
- Click “Assign Category” on any plugin
- Enter a category name (creates new categories automatically)
- Use collapse/expand arrows to manage screen space
- Filter by category or search to find plugins quickly
Important: This plugin only organizes how plugins are displayed in your admin panel. It does not disable, enable, or change the loading order of plugins. Your site functionality remains completely unchanged.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/snapaura-plugin-organizer/, or install through the WordPress plugins screen - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and start organizing!
FAQ
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Does this affect my site’s performance?
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No. This plugin only changes how plugins are displayed in your WordPress admin panel. It has zero impact on your site’s front-end performance or plugin functionality.
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Will this change the order my plugins load?
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No. Plugin loading order is determined by WordPress core and remains completely unchanged. This is purely visual organization.
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Can I disable or enable plugins from within categories?
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Yes, all normal plugin management functions (activate, deactivate, update, delete) work exactly as they always have.
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What happens if I deactivate this plugin?
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Your categories are saved in the database. If you deactivate and reactivate, your organization will still be there. If you delete the plugin, the category data is removed.
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Can I export/import my categories?
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Not in version 1.0.0, but this feature may be added in future updates based on user feedback.
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Does this work with multisite?
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Yes, it works on multisite installations. Categories are saved per-site.
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Can I assign one plugin to multiple categories?
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Currently, each plugin can only be in one category. Multiple category support may be added in future versions.
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Contributors & Developers
“SnapAura Extensions Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.0
- Fixed: Collapsed category state now persists correctly
- Improved: Performance optimization
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Custom category creation and assignment
- Collapsible category groups
- Category filtering dropdown
- Rename and delete categories
- Plugin count per category
- Persistent organization state
- Pure vanilla JavaScript (no jQuery – Divi compatible)
- Full internationalization support
- Security: Nonce verification, capability checks, data sanitization