Add MIME Types
by kimipooh · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 54.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin additionally allows the mime types and file extensions to WordPress.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
50K+
≈59K estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “types”, “content types” and “add new” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #7 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.3%
of downloads still active
At least 50K of 688.3K 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 168 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Only 2 tags — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mime types | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| mime your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| file extention your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| mime type | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| types | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| add on | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| content types | #7 | #11 | 0 |
| add new | #8 | #12 | down 1 |
| type | #10 | #12 | down 1 |
| file types | #12 | #17 | down 1 |
| words | #24 | #17 | down 1 |
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “types”, “content types” and “add new” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #7 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 34.4K · 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
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
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
6mo ago
latest release · v3.2.0 · 17 May 2026
52
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 45% 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 “50K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.6 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ halfsparkle2.5y ago
The one font I needed I couldn’t use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jerre793.3y ago
works incredible on a desktop, but after trying some agents on a mobile phone it seems not to work. it rename all the gpx files in tog *.gpx.txt (*=filename)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ IntegriTivity4.2y ago
How to configure a custom type was a bit unclear, but I figured it out and it worked. Thank you! In the custom settings, I added heif = image/heif heic = image/heic (You have to keep all your custom additions in that box. Don’t “add” one, then change it and “add” that one as well, or you’ll lose the first one.) The other plugins I could not get to work for me were: – File Upload Types by Wpforms – WP Extra File Types (for HEIC)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dolceremy4.7y ago
For me the best plugin to use with m4a audio files recording by windows. The plugin allow upload for all users!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Duke Snoogens4.7y ago
Turned on, uploaded. Works with Version 5.9.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marekszewczyk6.4y ago
Tried with GPX files (application/xml) and it works like a gem. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ e FM6.5y ago
I tried editing theme function file and another plugin – WP Extra File Types – to allow to upload .xlsb and .xlsm file types. Despite these file types appear on standard file types permitted to be uplpoades, I dont think they are part of standard file upload types, at least not with latest WordPress version. WP Add Mime Types was the only plugin which finally worked.Thank you for a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ runback7.5y ago
I’ve been searching for a solution to uploading vector files (.ai & .eps) using a Gravity Form on my website. This is the easiest and only solution I have been able to find. Wish I had have found this right off the start, would have saved a lot of time and headache!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.2.0 Changed the plugin display name to Add MIME Types. Addressed WordPress.org Plugin Check issues. Tested with WordPress 7.0. Confirmed compatibility with PHP 8.4 and PHP 8.5. Improved security, sanitization, and escaping. 3.2.0
- — Version 3.1.1 Fixes the type format mismatch issues since PHP 8.1 or later. Tested up WordPress 6.6.1 with PHP 8.3.6. 3.1.1
- — Version 3.1.0 Fixes type format mismatch issues in variable initialisation. Tested up WordPress 6.4.2 with PHP 8.2.0. Changed to require WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Tested up WordPress 6.5.2 with PHP 8.3.6. 3.1.0
- — Version 3.0.3 Fixed warning checking when retrieving serialized data. 3.0.3
- — Version 3.0.2 Enhanced error checking when retrieving serialized data. 3.0.2
- — Version 3.0.1 Fixed warning when the $settings data gets. 3.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 130 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The plugin additionally allows the mime types and file extensions to WordPress."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 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 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 151 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "file extention" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-03-22 40K+ → 50K+ up after 380 days in tier
- 2021-03-07 30K+ → 40K+ up after 421 days in tier
- 2020-01-11 20K+ → 30K+ up after 175 days in tier
- 2019-07-20 10K+ → 20K+ up after 335 days in tier
- 2018-08-19 7K+ → 10K+ up after 316 days in tier
- 2017-10-07 1K+ → 7K+ 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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Safe SVG 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A - D Disable Real MIME Check 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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Lord of the Files: Enhanced Upload Security 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Restrict WP Upload Type 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B - A AP Extended MIME Types 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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