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wp-upload-restriction

WP Upload Restriction

This plugin allows you to control upload of files based on file types and sizes.

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complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.91
Upload Error

Upload Error: users show security, bugs, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Upload Error Hello I have installed this plugin and when i am trying to uplaod jpg image from front end using media_handle_upload this function it gives error like below sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons.
mixed review · high severity · relevance 0.78
A few suggestions and bug report

The reviewer likes WP Upload Restriction but reports that users can still upload JSON files and requests limits for file count and size.

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Even though I deselected all the image formats, I/users can upload .json files.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.81
Settings could not be saved.

Settings could not be saved.: users show bugs, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Settings could not be saved.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.81
Files upload regardless of settings

Files upload regardless of settings: users show missing feature, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Files upload regardless of settings Hi, Love the idea of this plugin, and am happy to see you’re supporting it again!
complaint review · medium severity · relevance 0.81
Unable to save settings

Unable to save settings: users show compatibility, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Unable to save settings Installed and activated.
complaint review · medium severity · relevance 0.81
Didn’t work

Didn’t work: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Didn’t work It only shows “Settings could not be saved.” and does nothing.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.8
How to Set Upload size less than 1 MB

How to Set Upload size less than 1 MB: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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I discovered your plugin via WP search, I would like to know how to set the upload size less than 1 MB in my case I want to set max.
mixed review · medium severity · relevance 0.75
Settings could not be saved.

Settings could not be saved.: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Settings could not be saved.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75
settings cannot be saved

settings cannot be saved: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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settings cannot be saved Great idea but does not work.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75
Variable Typo

Variable Typo: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Variable Typo Notice: Undefined variable: 1 in …/wp-content/plugins/wp-upload-restriction/wp-upload-restriction.php on line 92 Line 92: elseif(!$$has_setup){ Just needs to be changed to: elseif(!$has_setup){ Notice: Undefined variable: 1 in …/wp-content/plugins/wp-upload-restriction/wp-upload-restriction.php on line 92 Line 92: elseif(!$$has_setup){ Just nee

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stale update history 2 collected complaint signal(s) missing feature bugs 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
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Collected Signals

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mixed A few suggestions and bug report (4 stars) review · 2025-08-28T12:40:40+00:00 · high severity · developer tool

The reviewer likes WP Upload Restriction but reports that users can still upload JSON files and requests limits for file count and size.

Evidence: Even though I deselected all the image formats, I/users can upload .json files.
bugs missing feature security quality developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint Message appears in debugging mode support · 2024-08-26T05:05:21+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Message appears in debugging mode: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Message appears in debugging mode This plugin seems to be abandoned so I suggest you all download this plugin in case it still works in the future.
bugs compatibility reliable developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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praise Works perfectly and still alive WordPress 6.6 (5 stars) review · 2024-07-23T05:14:33+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Works perfectly and still alive WordPress 6.6: users praise reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Works perfectly and still alive WordPress 6.6 This is probably the only one of its kind on the wordpress plugin market and I am so happy it not only works, but that it had been updated.
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praise Worked perfectly (5 stars) review · 2023-06-28T17:00:35+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Worked perfectly: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Worked perfectly Thank you for this plugin!
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complaint No funciona (1 star) review · 2022-12-22T08:46:00+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

No funciona: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: No funciona Hace meses que no se actualiza y da mensajes de error al intentar configurarlo.
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complaint Didn’t work (1 star) review · 2021-06-25T08:17:26+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Didn’t work: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Didn’t work It only shows “Settings could not be saved.” and does nothing.
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complaint Files upload regardless of settings support · 2021-05-18T19:27:36+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Files upload regardless of settings: users show missing feature, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Files upload regardless of settings Hi, Love the idea of this plugin, and am happy to see you’re supporting it again!
missing feature support setup developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint Plugin blocks all uploads from site visitors support · 2021-01-29T22:34:05+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Plugin blocks all uploads from site visitors: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Plugin blocks all uploads from site visitors The plugin works as desired to prevent registered users with certain roles from uploading files of selected filetypes.
support reliable form developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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praise Didn’t work (5 stars) review · 2020-11-06T10:30:57+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Didn’t work: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Didn’t work Nothing happens, loading animation all the time in “Restrictions”, nothing happens when you try to add a custum file type.
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complaint Unable to save settings (2 stars) review · 2020-10-07T15:51:10+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Unable to save settings: users show compatibility, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Unable to save settings Installed and activated.
compatibility missing feature setup easy developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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praise Thank U so much, U are awesome (5 stars) review · 2020-09-13T17:55:53+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Thank U so much, U are awesome: users praise reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Thank U so much, U are awesome It works perfectly!
reliable quality developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint Can I use this in conjunction with paid membership pro? support · 2020-08-24T14:41:28+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Can I use this in conjunction with paid membership pro?: users show missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Can I use this in conjunction with paid membership pro?
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praise Perfect! (5 stars) review · 2020-06-23T18:30:53+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Perfect!: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Perfect!
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complaint Can’t save settings support · 2019-12-21T20:12:22+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Can’t save settings: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Can’t save settings I have used this plugin for quite a while.
missing feature support value quality developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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mixed Settings could not be saved. (3 stars) review · 2019-10-19T18:44:57+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Settings could not be saved.: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Settings could not be saved.
bugs missing feature value developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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praise plugin muito útil! (5 stars) review · 2019-10-13T11:17:15+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

plugin muito útil!: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: plugin muito útil! atende as minhas necessidades, ele é único no repertório wordpress. Infelizmente acho que não é possível configurar o limite de upload pra menos de 1 mb. atende as minhas necessidades, ele é único no repertório wordpress. Infelizmente acho que não é possível configurar o limite de upload pra menos de 1 mb.
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praise Limit by users :D support · 2019-03-26T19:49:26+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Limit by users :D: users praise performance, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: If we could choice how many files or Mo each users could use, this plugin could be the perfect plugin with millions peoples who don’t want theire server are full fast XD (sorry for my bad english, french !) See you Michaël Hi !
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complaint Variable Typo support · 2019-02-25T02:03:34+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

Variable Typo: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Variable Typo Notice: Undefined variable: 1 in …/wp-content/plugins/wp-upload-restriction/wp-upload-restriction.php on line 92 Line 92: elseif(!$$has_setup){ Just needs to be changed to: elseif(!$has_setup){ Notice: Undefined variable: 1 in …/wp-content/plugins/wp-upload-restriction/wp-upload-restriction.php on line 92 Line 92: elseif(!$$has_setup){ Just nee
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praise quick and easy (5 stars) review · 2019-02-06T15:36:06+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

quick and easy: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: quick and easy This plugin is very quick and easy help you to manage the user upload volume.
support easy developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
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complaint settings cannot be saved support · 2018-09-07T12:27:09+00:00 · medium severity · developer tool

settings cannot be saved: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: settings cannot be saved Great idea but does not work.
bugs missing feature value quality developer change safety and site customization Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check media publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
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