WordPress plugin comparison
File Groups vs File Upload Types by WPForms
File Groups
by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)
10+ installs
File Upload Types by WPForms
by Syed Balkhi
40K+ installs4.0
At a glance
- File Upload Types by WPForms has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for File Groups.
- On a typical day, File Upload Types by WPForms is downloaded about 156 times, File Groups about 1.
- File Groups has no reviews yet.
- File Upload Types by WPForms was updated more recently: Sep 22, 2026, against Oct 15, 2012 for File Groups.
- File Upload Types by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.3.2 for File Groups.
- File Groups has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for File Upload Types by WPForms.
Line by line
File Upload Types by WPForms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | File Groups | File Upload Types by WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38,477 | #882 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 30 | 4.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.0(20) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.08 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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