Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size
Enable large file uploads in the built-in WordPress media uploader via file chunking, and set maximum upload file size to any value based on user role …
4.9(386 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 7 months agoAs of April 2026, Big File Uploads is a WordPress upload limit plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 386 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.2M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Increase Maximum Upload File Size.
4.9/5386 reviews
100K+active installs
1.2M+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Big File Uploads lets you upload large media files directly to the media library with the WordPress media uploader. Increase your maximum upload size to any value – as large as your available disk space allows – and add file chunking to avoid server timeout errors.
Bypass the upload limits on your server, set by your hosting provider, that prevent you from uploading large files to your media library.
Big File Uploads automatically detects upload limits set by your server or hosting provider, allows you to increase the maximum upload size, and prevents timeout errors by uploading files in chunks.
No messing with Apache/PHP initialization files or settings. Just activate the plugin, set the upload size as large as you like, and use the media uploader as you normally would.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.9386 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Very Good!
by chiloth·2 days ago
👍
Muito útil e intuitivo
by cuebas·1 week ago
Simples, rápido, eficiente e completo.
Great!!
by saudealex8·1 week ago
Great plugin
Really handy!
by vytaulla51·1 week ago
A lifesaver of a plugin! Really helpful with uploading of video files!
cool …
by qykzoo·1 week ago
just loaded this for the 5th site….makes life easier
Download Trends
Today: 407Yesterday: 500This week: 3KPeriod total: 262K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.1
95.7%
Other
4.3%
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Changelog
2.1.7 [2025-09-02]
- Update: WordPress 6.8.2 compatibility check
2.1.6 [2025-01-07]
- 2025 update
2.1.5 [2025-01-07]
- Copyright update
2.1.4 [2025-01-06]
- FAQ update for security bug reporting
2.1.3 [2024-09-06]
- Fix for Authenticated (Author+) Full Path Disclosure vulnerability in error messages. Props @netc4t
2.1.2 [2023-10-25]
- Minor security improveme…
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