Custom Post Type Attachment
by aviplugins.com · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 7.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will allow you to upload files to your post or pages or any other custom post types.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 58/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
700+
≈780 estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “attachment”, “download” and “file” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
58 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 95.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 670 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 670 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| download your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| file your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| file attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “attachment”, “download” and “file” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.8y ago
latest release · v3.4.6 · 31 Dec 2024
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ RobinKMullins10.4y ago
Quick and easy. I use it every day to post local court information which comes to me a pdf files. Sweet.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ireneherz12.7y ago
Nice little tool, once I figured out that you upload the files at the bottom of the page. May be a wee bit complicated for my client to figure out, so I’ll have to explain about shortcodes. It’s nice that the shortcodes are the same for each page, tho.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aviplugins.com12.7y ago
just install any use..
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.4.6). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Custom Post Type Attachment <= 3.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-29 CVE-2025-62907 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4.6 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Custom Post Type Attachment <= 3.4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via pdf_attachment Shortcode ↗2024-05-15 CVE-2024-4546 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4.5 Patched in 3.4.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will allow you to upload files to your post or pages or any other custom post types."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,208 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "file attachment" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-23 800+ → 700+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-08-14 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 800+ → 700+ down after 114 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 900+ → 800+ down after 116 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 1179 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 668 days in tier
- 2020-12-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1434 days in tier
- 2017-01-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 545 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Download Attachments 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
LH Copy Media File 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
WP-DownloadManager 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A - B Bulk Change Media Author 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
LH Add Media From Url 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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