Increase Maximum Upload File Size
by WP Media · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 1.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Increase maximum upload file size limit to any value. Increase upload limit - upload large files.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
30K+
≈40K estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “increase file size limit”, “increase upload limit” and “max upload file 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 938.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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 5.8.19.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1175 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 101 reviews, smoothed to 3.97★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| increase file size limit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| increase upload limit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| max upload file size your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post max size your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload limit 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
- “increase file size limit”, “increase upload limit” and “max upload file 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.1K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
3.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.4 · 14 Aug 2023
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40K.
Install history since 2 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ patlurcock1.0y ago
A simple plugin that does one thing and does it well. Nice one!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drewmcpherson4.0y ago
When I try to upload, it adds a weird looking progress meter (I think it’s a progress meter, hard to tell), but it doesn’t ever increase in progress, it just sits there doing nothing. Doesn’t seem to work at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Webtomica4.0y ago
As simple as that, it just works out of the box for me. Thanks, developer!.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mohammadrezazolala4.7y ago
good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jerome21z5.0y ago
Installed. Worked right out of the box. Nothing else to say but TRY IT!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ raziehroosta5.4y ago
سلام چرا زبان فارسی ندارد؟ و چرا حجم رو نمیشه به صورت دلخواه انتخاب کرد؟
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielepais5.9y ago
As stated on the tin does the job and pretty swiftly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bearlybear6.1y ago
Didn’t work at all.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.4 2019/11/16 Fix: Avoid plugin to display twice in the plugin listing. 0.4
- — Version 0.3 2019/11/13 Fix: The plugin does not have a valid header. 0.3
- — Version 0.1 2019/11/13 Regression fix: Avoid auto-deactivation after upgrading to 2.0. v2.0 2019/11/04 Revamp the settings page. v1.35 2019/08/12 better messages to clearly communicate max upload file size limits minor changes 309,8 0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 442 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("increase file size limit", "max upload file size", "post max size" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 40K+ → 30K+ down after 319 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 50K+ → 40K+ down after 261 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 60K+ → 50K+ down after 213 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 70K+ → 60K+ down after 362 days in tier
- 2023-08-22 60K+ → 70K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-08-13 70K+ → 60K+ down after 219 days in tier
- 2023-01-06 80K+ → 70K+ down after 447 days in tier
- 2021-10-16 70K+ → 80K+ up after 65 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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Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 5 shared tags A -
Themx Maximum Upload File Size | Increase Maximum Upload File Size 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 5 shared tags C - I Increase Maximum Upload file Size Limit 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D
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Increase Upload Limit 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
EasyMedia – Increase Media Upload File Size | Role-Based Upload Limit | Increase Execution Time 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Add From Server Lite 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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