WordPress plugin comparison

File Upload Types by WPForms vs Remove Special Characters on Upload

File Upload Types by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.0

Remove Special Characters on Upload

by Douglas Faria

90+ installs5.0

At a glance

File Upload Types by WPForms has more active installs: 40K+, against 90+ for Remove Special Characters on Upload.
On a typical day, File Upload Types by WPForms is downloaded about 156 times, Remove Special Characters on Upload about 3.
Remove Special Characters on Upload is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.0 from 20 reviews.
File Upload Types by WPForms was updated more recently: Sep 22, 2026, against Aug 21, 2023 for Remove Special Characters on Upload.
File Upload Types by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.3.14 for Remove Special Characters on Upload.
Remove Special Characters on Upload has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for File Upload Types by WPForms.

File Upload Types by WPForms leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	File Upload Types by WPForms	Remove Special Characters on Upload
Popular rank	#882	#16,854
Active installs	40K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.2K	72
Rating	4.0(20)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×1.08	×0.02
Last release	1 month ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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