by Syed Balkhi 4 (20 reviews)

File Upload Types by WPForms

Name: File Upload Types by WPForms
Rating: 4.0 (20 reviews)
Author: Syed Balkhi

Easily allow WordPress to accept and upload any file type extension or MIME type, including custom file types.

File Upload Types by WPForms ranks #886 among WordPress.org plugins with 40,000+ active installations, is #98 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4/5 rating from 20 reviews, and was last updated Sep 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.5.0 Current Version v1.5.0

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 22 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on

#98 of 6,651 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -23.3% this week

View on WordPress.org

Rank

#886

— No change

Active Installs

40K+

-6.3%

KW Avg Position

10.2

0.2 worse

Downloads

265.6K

+44 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

80%

Review 4 out of 5

4 (20 reviews)

Next Milestone 50K

Total Progress 31%

40K+ 50K+

100

Ranks to Climb

Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

Pro

Unlock Exact Install Count

See the precise estimated active installs for this plugin, calculated from real-time ranking data.

Exact install estimates within tiers
Track install growth over time
Milestone progress predictions

Upgrade to Pro

Need 6,897 more installs to reach 50K+

Rank Changes

Current #886

Change

Best #

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock 30-day and 90-day rank history charts with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Active Installs Growth

Upgrade to Pro

Active Installs 0,000,000+

Growth +0.0%

Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

Downloads

Growth

Peak

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock 30-day, 90-day, and yearly download history charts with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Reviews & Ratings

4.0

20 reviews

Overall 80%

14 (70%)

0 (0%)

3 (15%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Oct 24, 2024

File Upload Types by WPForms [file-upload-types] < 1.5.0

CVE-2024-10016 · Fixed in v1.5.0

Track This Plugin

Get detailed analytics, keyword tracking, and position alerts delivered to your inbox.

Start Tracking Free

Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.0
Last Updated: Sep 22, 2026
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Syed Balkhi

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4
Reviews: 20
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

attachments file upload files mime upload

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock keyword rankings, search positions, and detailed analytics with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Similar Plugins

Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer

6K+ installs

#2,757

Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits

30K+ installs

#1,015

Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics

3M+ installs

#17

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®)

2M+ installs

#28

Image Optimizer – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF

Regenerate Thumbnails

1M+ installs

#64

Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN

1M+ installs

#65

Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF

View all Media plugins

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and form builders who need to accept file uploads with extensions or MIME types that WordPress blocks by default. It solves the 'Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons' error by letting users manually control the internal file type whitelist to allow any file extension, including custom types.

Allow any file extension upload
Support custom file types
Adjust internal file whitelist
Allow any MIME type
Works with contact form plugins
Resolves file type not permitted error

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about File Upload Types by WPForms

By default, WordPress only allows cetain types of files to be uploaded to a website for security reasons. Some common file types and file extensions that WordPress supports uploading by default include: Images .jpg .jpeg .png .gif .ico

.pdf (Portable Document Format; Adobe Acrobat) .doc, .docx (Microsoft Word Document) .ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation) .odt (OpenDocument Text Document) .xls, .xlsx (Microsoft Excel Document) .psd (Adobe Photoshop Document) Audio .mp3 .m4a .ogg .wav Video .mp4, .m4v (MPEG-4) .mov (QuickTime) .wmv (Windows Media Video) .avi .mpg .ogv (Ogg) .3gp (3GPP) .3g2 (3GPP2) Having problems uploading permitted file types or with a big file upload? Some WordPress hosting providers don't allow you to add all file types, even if you add file types to your media file library with the File Upload types plugin. Hosts can also limit the maximum file upload size you can accept.

If you've stumbled upon a bug, the best place to report it is in the File Upload Types GitHub repository. GitHub is where the plugin is actively developed, and posting there will get your issue quickly seen by our developers. Once posted, we'll review your bug report and triage the bug. When creating an issue, the more details you can add to your report, the faster the bug can be solved. Help! I need support or have an issue. Support is available for File Upload Types via the WordPress.org support forums. Email support is available to WPForms PRO users.