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File Upload Types by WPForms

By Jared Atchison

Forms & Data Collection / Lead Capture & Opt-in Forms

File Upload Types by WPForms Review - In-Depth Analysis

Easily allow WordPress to accept and upload any file type extension or MIME type, including custom file types.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.53/10

User Rating

4/5 (based on 20+ reviews)

Active Installations

30,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

The File Upload Types plugin enables your WordPress website to accept uploads of any file type, including custom file extensions and MIME types. This plugin simplifies the process of adding support for additional file types beyond the default limitations set by WordPress.

By default, WordPress restricts uploads to certain file types, which can lead to errors when users attempt to upload unsupported formats. The File Upload Types plugin allows you to adjust the internal file whitelist, giving you control over which file extensions are permitted for upload.

With this plugin, you can accept a wide variety of file types, including .ai, .zip, .xml, .svg, .csv, .mobi, .cad, .dwg, .dxf, and many more. It is particularly useful for those who have created file upload forms and need to support additional file formats.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free File Upload Types by WPForms plugin.

File upload

MIME types

Custom file types

Screenshots

FAQ

By default, WordPress only allows cetain types of files to be uploaded to a website for security reasons.

Some common file types and file extensions that WordPress supports uploading by default include:

Images
.jpg
.jpeg
.png
.gif
.ico

Documents
.pdf (Portable Document Format; Adobe Acrobat)
.doc, .docx (Microsoft Word Document)
.ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation)
.odt (OpenDocument Text Document)
.xls, .xlsx (Microsoft Excel Document)
.psd (Adobe Photoshop Document)

Audio
.mp3
.m4a
.ogg
.wav

Video
.mp4, .m4v (MPEG-4)
.mov (QuickTime)
.wmv (Windows Media Video)
.avi
.mpg
.ogv (Ogg)
.3gp (3GPP)
.3g2 (3GPP2)

Having problems uploading permitted file types or with a big file upload? Some WordPress hosting providers don’t allow you to add all file types, even if you add file types to your media file library with the File Upload types plugin. Hosts can also limit the maximum file upload size you can accept.