WordPress plugin comparison

File Upload Types by WPForms vs forumAttachments for bbPress

File Upload Types by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.0

forumAttachments for bbPress

by Milan Petrovic

6K+ installs4.3

At a glance

File Upload Types by WPForms has more active installs: 40K+, against 6K+ for forumAttachments for bbPress.
On a typical day, File Upload Types by WPForms is downloaded about 156 times, forumAttachments for bbPress about 103.
forumAttachments for bbPress is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 26 reviews, against 4.0 from 20 reviews.
forumAttachments for bbPress was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Sep 22, 2026 for File Upload Types by WPForms.
File Upload Types by WPForms 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 7.0.8 for File Upload Types by WPForms.
forumAttachments for bbPress has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for File Upload Types by WPForms.

Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	File Upload Types by WPForms	forumAttachments for bbPress
Popular rank	#882	#2,818
Active installs	40K+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.2K	4.2K
Rating	4.0(20)	4.3(26)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.2
Search multiplier	×1.08	×0.76
Last release	1 month ago	15 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	8.0

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