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mime-types

Mime Types matters only if the evidence supports a paid workflow around collecting, protecting, and delivering files reliably, not a list of isolated fixes. The current commercial thesis is: File uploads, downloads, and document workflows fail in ways that create support load, privacy risk, and broken handoffs. The entry wedge is to monitor upload/download paths, permission rules, and failed file handoffs with fix-ready diagnostics.

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Opportunity Summary

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Build a file and document delivery operations plugin for site owners, agencies, educators, and document-heavy businesses: File uploads, downloads, and document workflows fail in ways that create support load, privacy risk, and broken handoffs. The first wedge is to monitor upload/download paths, permission rules, and failed file handoffs with fix-ready diagnostics.

The unmet need is not the individual complaint. It is the recurring business workflow: File uploads, downloads, and document workflows fail in ways that create support load, privacy risk, and broken handoffs. Current stage: commercial watchlist.

Competitors

4 shown
Enhanced Media Library 60.0K installs · 4.3
weak incumbent
-100.0%momentum 71.7weakness 31/21pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, support despite praise for support, quality.

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AP Extended MIME Types 300 installs · 5.0
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 63.1weakness 14/5pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, support despite praise for quality, support.

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Mime Types Plus 10.0K installs · 3.8
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 50.7weakness 15/8pain/praise

Pain still appears around support, bugs despite praise for reliable, quality.

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Evidence

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complaint PHP 8

PHP 8: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · PHP 8 Hi Guys – I love your plugin and it’s worked perfectly for me, until I tried upgrading from PHP 7.4 to PHP 8.0.27. complaint Missing category selection when adding image block

Missing category selection when adding image block: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Missing category selection when adding image block Hello, when adding an image block to post or page content, the category selection buttons are missing on the media library screen. complaint Plugin abandoned — PRO version crashes admin, no support

Plugin abandoned — PRO version crashes admin, no support: users show bugs, performance, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Plugin abandoned — PRO version crashes admin, no support Plugin appears to be abandoned. complaint broken site

broken site: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · broken site Unable to access the media menu. complaint this plugin slowdows admin page

this plugin slowdows admin page: users show bugs, performance, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · this plugin slowdows admin page this plugin makes tons of database requests to tables like wpuxss_eml_get_media_term_count. complaint [Plugin: AP Extended MIME Types] Mime type for .dmg Files

[Plugin: AP Extended MIME Types] Mime type for .dmg Files: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · Also added this to the network settings for allowed file types just in case. complaint I can’t upload .xlsm files (Excel Macro files) in WP v. 5.0.2

I can’t upload .xlsm files (Excel Macro files) in WP v. 5.0.2: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Mime Types Plus · I installed the ‘Mime Types Plus’ plugin and tried to upload an Excel Macro file (.xlsm). complaint I can’t upload .xlsm files (Excel Macro files) in WP v. 5.0.2

I can’t upload .xlsm files (Excel Macro files) in WP v. 5.0.2: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Mime Types Plus · I installed the ‘WP Extra File Types’ plugin and added its MIME type like so: Description (*) = Microsoft Excel – Macro-Enabled Workbook File Extension (*) = xlsm Mime Type (*) = application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroenabled.12 Then, I tried to upload my Excel Macro files, but I still received this error message: “Sorry, this file type is not permitted for sec complaint Enhanced media library: media library page not scrolling

Enhanced media library: media library page not scrolling: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Enhanced media library: media library page not scrolling Plug in worked well for many time, now the media library page is not scrolling… it is impossible to move up/down. mixed Any Updates Coming ??

Any Updates Coming ??: users show security, bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Request Is there an update for this plugin coming or has all support for this plugin stopped? complaint Disappointed, once great, now abandoned

Disappointed, once great, now abandoned: users show bugs, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Disappointed, once great, now abandoned I was very satisfied with this plugin for years. complaint [Plugin: AP Extended MIME Types] Get a security error in the UI when uploading file

[Plugin: AP Extended MIME Types] Get a security error in the UI when uploading file: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · [Plugin: AP Extended MIME Types] Get a security error in the UI when uploading file This in the log (WordPress 3.4.1): <br /> [Wed Jul 25 14:05:19 2012] [error] [client 82.20.73.138] PHP Warning: file(http://www.zzz.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/ap-extended-mime-types/mime-types.txt): failed to open stream: No route to host in /var/www/html-zzz/wp-content/plugins mixed Fatal Error – Too Few Arguments

Fatal Error – Too Few Arguments: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Fatal Error – Too Few Arguments This plugin is causing an fatal error in the “wp_generate_attachment_metadata” filter. mixed Fatal Error in v2.8.14

Fatal Error in v2.8.14: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Fatal Error in v2.8.14 I’m getting the following fatal error with the most current versions of WordPress and Enhanced Media Library: [08-May-2024 14:02:15 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function wpuxss_eml_upload_mimes(), 1 passed in /home/xxxxxxx/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php on line 324 and exactly 2 exp complaint gpx-files

gpx-files: users show security, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Mime Types Plus · gpx-files Hi, I’m using Mime Types Plus, but I only getting at the GPX-files i’m uploading becouse of security it is not allowed. complaint Still I can't upload

Still I can't upload: users show security, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · Still I can't upload Still I’m having the same problem, I can’t upload any word documents, it says Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons. complaint [Plugin: AP Extended Mime Types] htm and html as allowed types?

[Plugin: AP Extended Mime Types] htm and html as allowed types?: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · To me it seems a security risk to allow htm and html files to be uploaded. complaint Layout Issues in WP 7

Layout Issues in WP 7: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Layout Issues in WP 7 Since updating to WordPress 7.0, the media library toolbar filters render in a broken/stacked layout instead of a single tidy row — “Filter by type” and “Filter by date” are misaligned, and “Search media” and “Reset All Filters” get pushed onto separate rows below rather than sitting inline. complaint Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons. even with plugin

Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons. even with plugin: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons. complaint List MimeTypes as separated-values in plugin description

List MimeTypes as separated-values in plugin description: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · List MimeTypes as separated-values in plugin description Hi Josh, quite useful plugin, thanks! complaint Media Categories have stopped working

Media Categories have stopped working: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Media Categories have stopped working With the latest update (version 2.8.9) to the Enhanced Media Library plugin, there are a few issues in the media library. mixed latest update broke media library search functionality

latest update broke media library search functionality: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · latest update broke media library search functionality I already submitted a support ticket on my PRO account, but also wanted to put this out here if others are having the same issue. complaint Media Scroll

Media Scroll: users show bugs, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Media Scroll The scroll issue in media page where scroll is not working is still happening with the layerslide plugin. complaint Error: This plugin requires a newer version of PHP.

Error: This plugin requires a newer version of PHP.: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Mime Types Plus · Error: This plugin requires a newer version of PHP. complaint could not establish a connection

could not establish a connection: users show bugs, performance, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · An error occurred: cURL error 28: Connection timeout after 10001 ms. complaint Quick edit

Quick edit: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Quick edit I have tried to contact support from the site several times but have not received an answer unfortunately, I hope to have it here I purchased the pro version, but I still do not see the option to tag the image list. complaint Intermittent errors

Intermittent errors: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · Intermittent errors Hello, I am getting intermittent errors: Warning: file( http://MaestroMacros.com/wp-content/plugins/ap-extended-mime-types/mime-types.txt ): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! complaint Plugin not allowing dmg file upload

Plugin not allowing dmg file upload: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · Plugin not allowing dmg file upload Hi Josh, I was under the impression that this plugin would allow a dmg file to be uploaded to WP but every time I do I get the following error messages: Warning: file() [function.file]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /homepages/14/d336275802/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/ap-extended-mime-types/ap-ex complaint Errors trying to add .gpx

Errors trying to add .gpx: users show bugs, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · Errors trying to add .gpx Hi there – I’m not sure what happened, but over the weekend my site lost its MIME type for .gpx files and now it’s just spitting out HTML instead of letting people download the file. complaint Deprecated message with WordPress 5.9

Deprecated message with WordPress 5.9: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · in public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5600 This seems to be caused by: – enhanced-media-library/core/taxonomies.php Line 362 – enhanced-media-library/enhanced-media-library.php Line 463 Since WordPress 5.9 this plugin displays a deprecated message: Deprecated: WP_User_Query was called with an argument that is deprecated since version 5.9.0! complaint [Plugin: AP Extended MIME Types] Idea: Exclude file types

[Plugin: AP Extended MIME Types] Idea: Exclude file types: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · Can’t find anything that does this currently, would love a way to block MP3 uploads without having to edit wp-includes/functions.php. mixed Latest update (v2.8.10) gives upload bug

Latest update (v2.8.10) gives upload bug: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Latest update (v2.8.10) gives upload bug Hi, I just wanted to inform you that the latest update of the plugin (v2.8.10) has some bug, because when I tried to upload a new font on my website I got a message that this media file is not supported. complaint Great for uploads but I only get HTML when i download

Great for uploads but I only get HTML when i download: users show missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

AP Extended MIME Types · Great for uploads but I only get HTML when i download Hi there I have installed the AP Extended Mime types plugin and it works “out of the box” to upload .XLSX files perfectly. complaint wpuxsolutions.com Website Down

wpuxsolutions.com Website Down: users show support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · wpuxsolutions.com Website Down I was trying to link to the documentation for this plugin but your website appears to be down. complaint Fully WordPress 6.0 compatible? – it’s been a while since last update

Fully WordPress 6.0 compatible? – it’s been a while since last update: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Fully WordPress 6.0 compatible? complaint PHP 8 deprecation

PHP 8 deprecation: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · PHP 8 deprecation PHP 8 deprecation should be addressed: Deprecated: Required parameter $atts follows optional parameter $defaults in /wp-content/plugins/enhanced-media-library/core/medialist.php on line 23 PHP 8 deprecation should be addressed: Deprecated: Required parameter $atts follows optional parameter $defaults in /wp-content/plugins/enhanced-media-li complaint Offloading Media Management / CDN Media

Offloading Media Management / CDN Media: users show migration, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · Offloading Media Management / CDN Media I’m looking for more information on how to work with offloading media without storing anything locally. complaint impossible update and join

impossible update and join: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · impossible update and join Good day I Have purchased your plugin several years ago and i am very stisfied of it in my website , link for update is not working and return with error link for your site is also disabled how to repait svp Thanks The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Good day I Have purchased your plugin several years ago and i am complaint Immoveable white panel covering images in grid view

Immoveable white panel covering images in grid view: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Enhanced Media Library · But if you switch to grid view it will appear again and it will also cover the options for switching the layout from grid to list view, meaning you get stuck in grid view with the blank panel. complaint Uploading animated webp

Uploading animated webp: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Mime Types Plus · It looks like enabling webp as an image allows me to upload webp images, but when trying to upload an animated webp file I’m receiving an error: Post-processing of the image failed likely because the server is busy or does not have enough resources.