File Upload Limiter vs Increase upload file size & Maximum Execution Time

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

File Upload Limiter

by Alberto Reineri

Health D49

Increase upload file size & Maximum Execution Time

by ttodua

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

File Upload Limiter Increase upload file size & Maximum Execution Time

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	File Upload Limiter	Increase upload file size & Maximum Execution Time
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-57%
Overall health	D · 49	D · 53 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	23/100	27/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	71/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.85★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	65/100 ✓	54/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.1y ago	1.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	80	149 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

File Upload Limiter Increase upload file size & Maximum Execution Time

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.