Remove Unrestricted Uploads
by amit5204 · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
If you are working with a WordPress site and getting the dreaded “Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons.
46 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1355 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
177
now · peak 392
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,416 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 102 days in tier
- 2023-05-30 800+ → 900+ up after 53 days in tier
- 2023-04-07 700+ → 800+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2023-02-21 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-20 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-19 600+ → 700+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2022-12-11 500+ → 600+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2022-11-17 400+ → 500+ up after 22 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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Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ B -
FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ installs · 4.7★ A
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