WordPress plugin comparison

File Upload Types by WPForms vs WDES User Upload Restriction

File Upload Types by WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.0

WDES User Upload Restriction

by Anthony Carbon

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

File Upload Types by WPForms has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for WDES User Upload Restriction.
On a typical day, File Upload Types by WPForms is downloaded about 156 times, WDES User Upload Restriction about 1.
WDES User Upload Restriction is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.0 from 20 reviews.
File Upload Types by WPForms was updated more recently: Sep 22, 2026, against Jun 1, 2019 for WDES User Upload Restriction.
File Upload Types by WPForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for WDES User Upload Restriction.
WDES User Upload Restriction has been around longer: since 2016, 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	WDES User Upload Restriction
Popular rank	#882	#36,481
Active installs	40K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.2K	22
Rating	4.0(20)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×1.08	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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