by Sajjad Hossain 3.7 (15 reviews)

WP Upload Restriction

Name: WP Upload Restriction
Rating: 3.7 (15 reviews)
Author: Sajjad Hossain

This plugin allows you to control upload of files based on file types and sizes.

WP Upload Restriction ranks #5,063 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #538 of 6,314 in the Media category, a 3.7/5 rating from 15 reviews, and was last updated Jul 6, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v2.3.0 Current Version v2.3.0

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 06 Jul, 2025

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#538 of 6,314 in Media Top 10% by installs Downloads -25.3% this week No update in over a year

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Rank

#5,063

+5 this week

Active Installs

2K+

-28.4%

KW Avg Position

62.5

1 worse

Downloads

26.9K

+2 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

74%

Review 3.7 out of 5

3.7 (15 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 79.2%

2K+ 3K+

824

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8,000,000

Active Installs

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Reviews & Ratings

3.7

15 reviews

Overall 74%

8 (53%)

2 (13%)

1 (7%)

3 (20%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jul 7, 2021

WP Upload Restriction [wp-upload-restriction] < 2.2.8

CVE-2021-34625 · Fixed in v2.2.8
Jul 2, 2021

WP Upload Restriction [wp-upload-restriction] < 2.2.8

CVE-2021-34626 · Fixed in v2.2.8
Jul 2, 2021

WP Upload Restriction [wp-upload-restriction] < 2.2.8

CVE-2021-34627 · Fixed in v2.2.8

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.3.0
Last Updated: Jul 06, 2025
Requires WP: 0+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Sajjad Hossain

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.7
Reviews: 15
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress administrators who need to manage what site users can upload through the media library. It solves the problem of unwanted file types and oversized uploads by letting admins restrict allowed file types and set maximum upload sizes per user role.