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Enable Contributor Uploads

by Equalize Digital · Media

Also makes 3 other plugins · 11.5K+ installs across the portfolio →

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Easy plugin which adds the capability for contributors to upload images to their blog posts.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
80 Health · B
Maintenance 85/100
Rating quality 80/100
Support 70/100

80 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins

300+

Active installs

≈350 estimated

12.7K

Total downloads

since 2016

4.17★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 4 reviews

+32%

152

Downloads · 30d

category median +17%

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.

88 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 96/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 55/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+32% vs prior 30d
2Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

152

now · peak 418

15230d downloads · Aug 26

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

Enable Contributor U · #10348 you True Contributor Upl · #49898 PublishPress Capabil · #461 RoleMaster Suite · #7843

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.

507per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

7mo ago

latest release · v1.2.0

3

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.2.0 · 7mo ago1.1 · 6.3y ago1.0 · 10.6y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.1 54%
v1.2 41%
v1.0 5.2%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
300–400 ≈350

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2018-11-20 · 1,392 observations

300Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 4 reviews

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5★
4 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.2.0
Last updated
7mo ago
Added
2016-01-15 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
6.7
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Anonymous
    8.3y ago

    A handy plugin for users who don’t like to mess with the code or plugin settings. Just install, activate and you’re done! 🙂

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  2. ★★★★★ lheinrich
    9.0y ago

    Very nice 🙂 This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by lheinrich.

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  3. ★★★★★ Amin
    10.3y ago

    does its job perfectly

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  4. ★★★★★ macdonjo
    10.3y ago

    This plugin deserves more attention than it has. Good work devs!

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-04-28 400+ → 300+ down after 8 days in tier
  2. 2026-04-20 300+ → 400+ up after 10 days in tier
  3. 2026-04-10 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
  4. 2026-04-09 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
  5. 2026-04-08 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
  6. 2026-04-07 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
  7. 2026-04-04 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
  8. 2026-04-02 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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