by Infinite Uploads 4.9 (402 reviews)

Big File Uploads - Increase Maximum File Upload Size

Name: Big File Uploads - Increase Maximum File Upload Size
Rating: 4.9 (402 reviews)
Author: Infinite Uploads

Enable large file uploads in the built-in WordPress media uploader via file chunking, and set maximum upload file size to any value based on user role …

Big File Uploads ranks #417 among WordPress.org plugins with 100,000+ active installations, is #33 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.9/5 rating from 402 reviews, and was last updated Oct 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.2.2 Current Version v2.2.2

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 07 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#33 of 6,651 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -16.6% this week Actively maintained

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Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (402 reviews)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Sep 6, 2024

Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size [tuxedo-big-file-uploads] < 2.1.3

CVE-2024-8538 · Fixed in v2.1.3
Nov 14, 2023

Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size [tuxedo-big-file-uploads] < 2.1.2

CVE-2023-47792 · Fixed in v2.1.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.2.2
Last Updated: Oct 07, 2026
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Infinite Uploads

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 402
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to upload large media files through the built-in media uploader. It solves server-imposed upload size limits and timeout errors by using file chunking and letting admins set custom maximum upload sizes by user role.

File chunking to prevent timeouts
Set max upload size by user role
Set size in MB or GB
No FTP/SFTP required
Uploads directory disk utility
Infinite Uploads cloud integration
Works with any hosting provider
Small plugin footprint

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Big File Uploads - Increase Maximum File Upload Size

Uploads can be as large as available disk space for temporary files allows, or up to the maximum upload size limit you set in Settings -> Big File Uploads -> Uploading Files.

Yes. Turn on "Customize by file type" in Settings -> Big File Uploads and give images, audio, video, documents, and archives their own maximum size. Any type you leave blank uses the main limit, and the per-type limits can be set once for all users or separately for each user role.

Go to Settings -> Big File Uploads and choose Monthly, Weekly, Daily, or Off under Email Summary, then save. Every summary email also includes a link to that setting. The summary is not available on multisite networks.

From your own site: the media library and the results of your last storage scan. The summary is created and sent by your site to its admin email address, and it never runs a scan of its own to build the email.

Yes all features of the Big File Uploads plugin are completely free and do not have a premium upgrade.

No. Frontend uploading built-in to plugins like Forminator, Gravity Forms, and WPForms do not use the same process as the WordPress media uploader on the backend of WordPress. Big File Uploads only works with the backend uploader or plugins that use the built-in media uploader code base to process the files.

If you can upload it to the WordPress media library, Big File Uploads can process it. Big File Uploads can process everything from images and archive files to huge video and audio files.

No. Infinite Uploads is an optional service to offload your media files to the cloud and make your WordPress website storage infinitely scalable. Perfect for sites that need to store many large file uploads.

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