Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types
by Sybre Waaijer · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 204.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Pro Mime Types adds a nifty admin interface for allowing or blocking many file extensions for uploading media, documents, and other attachments.
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “attachment”, “image” and “multisite” for “mime type”, “mime” and “types”. “attachment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mime type” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mime” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “multisite” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “types” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 33.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 328 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom mime | #1 | #8 | 0 |
| mime types your tag | #4 | #20 | down 1 |
| mime | #5 | #20 | down 2 |
| mime type | #4 | #22 | 0 |
| types | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| mouse cursor | #21 | #21 | down 1 |
| file types | #22 | #24 | up 2 |
| attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “attachment”, “image” and “multisite” for “mime type”, “mime” and “types”. “attachment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mime type” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mime” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “multisite” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “types” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow 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
11mo ago
latest release · v2.2.0 · 8 Dec 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 50% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7.1 years ago; the previous band took 3 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ johnny5383.5y ago
does what it needs to do. easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JoeJordan10.8y ago
Finally a good multisite-aware Mime Type enabler. Network activate the plugin and look for the menu option under Settings. Many thanks to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Pro Mime Types - Manage file media types <= 1.0.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via pmt_settings_section_callback_tab_1 ↗2023-05-09 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects < 2.0.0 Patched in 2.0.0
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 1 language, 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Pro Mime Types adds a nifty admin interface for allowing or blocking many file extensions for uploading med..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,629 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2019-09-23 50+ → 2K+ up after 1082 days in tier
- 2016-10-06 20+ → 50+ up after 263 days in tier
- 2016-01-17 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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Auto Upload Images 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Media Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
DCO Comment Attachment 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
WEN Featured Image 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B - A Attachment Importer 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- B Bulk Change Media Author 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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