Create lists of your favourites plugins, export and import them in any new website to install all plugins in the list with just one single click.
Pluginer** (formerly Instalist) helps freelancers and agencies speed up client projects.
Save your must-have plugins into reusable lists, install them in bulk, and deliver consistent WordPress setups with just one click.
Pluginer is the fastest way to set up your favorite WordPress environment.
Create collections of plugins, install and activate them all at once, and reuse your lists across unlimited projects.
Whether you’re launching a new site, spinning up a staging environment, or managing multiple client projects, Pluginer saves you from the repetitive task of searching, installing, and activating plugins one by one. With a single click, your site is ready to go.
Key features
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Build custom plugin lists tailored to your workflow.
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Install and activate an entire list in one go.
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Export your lists to CSV and import them into any site.
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Speed up development, ensure consistency, and never forget an essential plugin again.
Premium version
Upgrade to Pluginer Premium and unlock advanced features:
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Manage multiple lists for different project types.
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Selectively install or activate only what you need.
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Instantly create a list from the plugins already installed on a site.
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One-time payment, lifetime license, unlimited websites.
To do its job, Pluginer relies on https://wordpress.org and uses WordPress plugin API to download and activate the desired plugins. You can read about privacy policy of wordpress.org at https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/
Screenshots
Creating a new list - step 1
Creating a new list - step 2
Creating a new list - step 3
Exporting a list
Importing a list - step 1
Importing a list - step 2
Importing a list - step 3
The imported list
Editing the imported list
Installing list - step 1
Installing list - step 2
Installing list - step 3
1.0.6
- Tested up to WordPress 6.7
1.1.2
- Fixed several bugs that prevented to install plugins
- Improved error management
- Completely refactored the code for installation and activation process
- Introduced advanced feedback window to inform user about the installation process
1.1.3
- Fixed a bug that in some case prevented to import list
1.1.4
- Fixed another bug affecting importing process
1.1.5
- Improved the precision of the feedback messages during the installation process of the plugin list
- Added button to stop the installation process
- Improved UX to show id a plugin is already iinstalled
- Fixed a bug that prevented to export the list from the plugin list page
1.1.6
- Added check for required plugins. Now if one or more plugins in your list requires other plugins (using the header ‘Requires Plugins’), you get an alert. Yo’ll still be able to install your plugins but the ones that require other plugins won’t be activated
1.1.7
1.1.8
- Fixed 2 bugs affecting the export feature and the check for required plugins
1.1.9
- Improved the detection of required plugins and their current state
- Updated Freemius SDK
1.2.0
- Now the required plugins are added to the list if not present and then installed first of all other plugins
- Updated Freemius SDK to the latest version
1.2.1
- Fixed a bug saving required plugins
1.2.2
1.2.3
- Fixed a bug importing plugins’ lists
- improved look & feel of the modal window that gives feedback about installation process
- Added code to enable/disable Import list button depending on the state of input element and the type of the selected file
1.2.4
- Implemented importing list through Ajax
- Improved check about the uploaded file MIME type
- improved the way the search engine works
1.2.5
- Removed Freemius
- Improved required plugins check
- Added automatic installation of required plugins
1.2.6
- New name: Pluginer (previously Instalist). Functionality remains unchanged
1.2.7
- Fixed errors in readme.txt
1.2.8
- refactored all code to reflect the new name. The slug remains the same (Led Zeppelin)
1.2.9
1.3.0
- Improved css styles to improve readability
1.3.1
- Fixed some typos, improved feedback to the user during the installation process
1.3.2
- Added: now Pluginer prevents you to add to the list plugins that already are in the list
- Added: a confirmation request has been added before to empty the current list
- Changed: the plugins in the list are sorted alphabetically
1.3.3
- Fixed: Action links now appear on private posts in addition to public posts.
1.3.4
- Security & robustness: strengthened nonce checks and capability validation on AJAX/REST endpoints.
- File handling: upload and file reading aligned with WordPress APIs (using wp_handle_upload / WP_Filesystem).
- AJAX reliability: improved JSON parsing/handling on both client and server sides; invalid responses are now properly caught and reported.
- Escaping & output: improved escaping in partials to reduce XSS risks.
- Consistency & cleanup: removed duplicate nonces and aligned naming between JS and PHP to prevent mismatches.
