WP Extra File Types

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Sharon Kabel

   10mo ago

   It does not allow you to upload other file types.

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2. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   2.0y ago

   I needed to add some .exe files to my WordPress site, and this plugin did the job, something that other people don’t do is add the instruction “define(‘ALLOW_UNFILTERED_UPLOADS’, true);” into wp-config.php file, this did the trick with last WordPress version 6.6.2 works like a charm. Finally restart WordPress and it’s done.

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3. ★★★★★ toraxmalu

   2.5y ago

   I read several “it doesn’t work”-remarks: it works fine, but the documentation and description doesn’t help newcomers! Settings you’ll find in section “Settings, Extra File Types” It only inserts the required filter statements so wordpress allows to upload and managing those files. The plugin itself doesn’t bring file support itself – only modifies the upload-filter!

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4. ★★★★★ audioscavenger

   2.6y ago

   Works partially. With correct mime type, yes you can upload new files as “documents”, but they are either refused in the end, or renamed into TIF extension if the mimtype is image. impossible to insert them as attachement in a post. there is a better plugin out there that creates posts for that purpose. This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by audioscavenger.

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5. ★★★★★ stevecattobooks

   2.8y ago

   This was great. We are a publisher, so the inability to upload .epub files as a Woocommerce product was a killer. It uses the WordPress file types list. What you have to do is remember to go to Settings in WordPress and select the file types you want AND scroll right to the bottom and save the changes. I didn’t do that first time – thinking that toggling the checkbox was enough, so it didn’t remember.

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6. ★★★★★ biloute

   3.1y ago

   this plugin doesnt do the thing it’s supposed to do 😅

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7. ★★★★★ buddor

   3.5y ago

   enabled gpx, applied changes, waited a moment, refreshed… then tried to upload a gpx file. Not working. Still the message that I am not allowed to upload that kind of file.

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8. ★★★★★ roboxkin

   3.7y ago

   txt не работает

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.5.2 files cleanup 0.5.2
2. — Version 0.5.1 security optimizations code optimizations 0.5.1
3. — Version 0.5 adapted to WP 5.8.2 bug fixes code optimizations 0.5
4. — Version 0.4.4.1 user interface fix 0.4.4.1
5. — Version 0.4.4 released experimental fix to have better integration with GravityForms 0.4.4
6. — Version 0.4.3 fix on custom file types 0.4.3

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (0.5.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.8 WP Extra File Types <= 0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-12-27 CVE-2021-24936 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 0.5 Patched in 0.5.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.2

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-22 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-05-21 40K+ → 50K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-20 50K+ → 40K+ down after 437 days in tier
4. 2025-03-09 60K+ → 50K+ down after 19 days in tier
5. 2025-02-18 50K+ → 60K+ up after 28 days in tier
6. 2025-01-21 60K+ → 50K+ down after 848 days in tier
7. 2022-09-26 50K+ → 60K+ up after 89 days in tier
8. 2022-06-29 40K+ → 50K+ up after 432 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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WP Extra File Types: 40K+ active installs, 3.4★ (39 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-extra-file-types