MaxUpload – Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size
by Sadat Himel · Media
Also makes 3 other plugins · 240+ installs across the portfolio →
Upload large files easily with chunked uploads and server limit customization.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-07-31 — for a security issue. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
70+
≈73 estimated
Momentum
+22%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “big file uploads”, “chunked upload” and “increase maximum file upload size” 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.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 1.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 155 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.1; the current branch is 7.1
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| big file uploads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| chunked upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| increase maximum file upload size your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| large files your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “big file uploads”, “chunked upload” and “increase maximum file upload size” 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 2 Sep 2025 · 319 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 445 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.4.0 · 1 Jun 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 51% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 32% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 52 days.
Install history since 1 Sep 2025
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.4.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open High · 8.8 MaxUpload <= 1.4.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via 'resumableFilename' Parameter ↗2026-08-14 CVE-2026-15965 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.4.0 No patch available
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.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 70+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 50+ → 60+ up after 53 days in tier
- 2026-03-11 40+ → 50+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 30+ → 40+ up after 76 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 20+ → 30+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2025-11-05 10+ → 20+ up
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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The Paste 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
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