WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Upload Dir vs forumAttachments for bbPress

Custom Upload Dir

by ulfben

5K+ installs4.4

forumAttachments for bbPress

by Milan Petrovic

6K+ installs4.3

At a glance

forumAttachments for bbPress has more active installs: 6K+, against 5K+ for Custom Upload Dir.
On a typical day, forumAttachments for bbPress is downloaded about 103 times, Custom Upload Dir about 61.
Custom Upload Dir is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 4.3 from 26 reviews.
forumAttachments for bbPress was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Oct 13, 2026 for Custom Upload Dir.
Custom Upload Dir resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for forumAttachments for bbPress.
forumAttachments for bbPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.1.4 for Custom Upload Dir.
Custom Upload Dir has been around longer: since 2007, against 2011 for forumAttachments for bbPress.

forumAttachments for bbPress leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Upload Dir	forumAttachments for bbPress
Popular rank	#3,191	#2,818
Active installs	5K+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.7K	4.2K
Rating	4.4(25)	4.3(26)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.88	×0.76
Last release	27 days ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.0

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