WordPress plugin comparison
File Groups vs Pro Mime Types
File Groups
by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)
10+ installs
Pro Mime Types
by Sybre Waaijer
2K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Pro Mime Types has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for File Groups.
- On a typical day, Pro Mime Types is downloaded about 24 times, File Groups about 1.
- File Groups has no reviews yet.
- Pro Mime Types was updated more recently: Dec 8, 2025, against Oct 15, 2012 for File Groups.
- Pro Mime Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.3.2 for File Groups.
- File Groups has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Pro Mime Types.
Line by line
Pro Mime Types leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | File Groups | Pro Mime Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #41,394 | #4,683 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 491 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.46 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4.0 |
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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