EffectIO Ninja Forms - File Uploads 3.3.27

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File Uploads add-on for Ninja Forms. Version: 3.3.16 File Uploads add-on for Ninja Forms.

Released on: 2026-03-06

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Ninja Forms – File Uploads 3.3.16 is the ultimate solution for creating beautiful and functional WordPress forms without the need for any design or coding skills. With its drag and drop interface, easy row and column layouts, and support for multipage and conditional forms, you can create professional-looking forms that seamlessly integrate with your WordPress website.

One of the standout features of Ninja Forms is the ability to let users upload files directly through the form. You can also send or export submissions as PDFs, Excel files, or even Google Sheets. Plus, with the option to send emails from any form to specific recipients, you can ensure that the right people receive the information they need.

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With the Ninja Forms – File Uploads 3.3.16 plugin, you can take advantage of all these amazing features and more. Update and manage your plugin easily through the EffectIO Dashboard, which also comes pre-activated for your convenience. Plus, as a GPL code, you can rest assured that you have the freedom to modify and customize the plugin to suit your specific requirements.

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1. Drag and drop interface for easy form building.
2. Create beautifully designed forms that blend seamlessly with your WordPress website.
3. Let users upload files directly through the form.
4. Send or export submissions as PDFs, Excel files, or Google Sheets.
5. Send emails from any form to specific recipients.
6. Accept PayPal and credit card payments securely and easily.
7. Single payments, subscriptions, fixed or user-entered amounts.
8. Fully customizable signup and lead generation forms.
9. Integration with popular email marketing platforms.
10. No need for any design or coding skills to create professional forms.
11. Comprehensive support from the Ninja Forms team.
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14. GPL code for the freedom to modify and customize.
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File Uploads add-on for Ninja Forms.

3.3.27 — 16 March 2026
  • Bug Fixes:*
  • fix cancel button clearing all form field data
  • add aria-labelledby to file upload button for accessibility *Security Enhancements:*
  • block destination filename whitelist bypass in file upload
3.3.26 — 9 February 2026
  • Bug Fixes:*
  • reconstruct file upload data for retriggered emails *Security Enhancements:*
  • block executable file variants with expanded extension blacklist *Bug Fixes:*
  • fix submit button state during active file uploads
  • make file type validation case-insensitive
  • sanitize uploaded file paths (security fix) *Bug Fixes:*
  • ensure translations load at correct time
  • prevent Google Drive disconnection
  • correct AWS namespacing *Bug Fixes:*
  • Accessibility and psr-12
  • Remove admin notice and settings for logger *Bug Fixes:*
  • Update to work with WordPress 6.7 translations. *Bug Fixes:*
  • Update Google scope for more specific authorization *Bug Fixes:*
  • Automatically allow equivalent file extensions
  • Allow file extensions with extra whitespace in list
  • Correct errant library class names *Bug Fixes:*
  • Ensure WP allowed files list is honored *Other:*
  • Migrate Google and AWS libraries internally *Bug Fixes:*
  • prevent upload of file types not allowed by WordPress unless explicitly specified *Other:*
  • Remove deprecated folder for sunset versions of Ninja Forms *Bug Fixes:*
  • Correct errant namespace scoping for autoloading *Bug Fixes:*
  • Ensure fieldset repeater functionality *Other:*
  • Update plugin build process *Bugs:*
  • Fix PHP 8 error in which curly braces are no longer supported
3.3.13 — 30 November 2021
  • Bugs:*
  • Escape filename to prevent XSS. Credit: Nuno Correia (Blaze Security) for responsibly reporting issue
  • Fix 'required parameter follows optional' error
  • Other Enhancements *
  • Automate plugin build
3.3.12 — 1 Aug 2021
  • New:*
  • French translations added *Bugs:*
  • File Upload fields not working in Repeater Fieldsets
  • Some string translations not loaded correctly
  • File saved to media library even if save to server is turned off
3.3.11 — 24 Mar 2021
  • New:*
  • Tested up to WordPress 5.7
  • Compatibility with PHP 8 *Bugs:*
  • PHP notices when using PHP 8
  • Cyrillic characters are removed from file names when uploading to Google Drive
3.3.10 — 27 Oct 2020
  • New:*
  • Advanced setting in the External File Upload action to upload files in the background *Bugs:*
  • Fix fatal error 'Uncaught NF_FU_VENDOR\Google_Service_Exception' when Google Drive connection is changed when background uploading a large file
  • Fix images not appearing when using the embed mergetag in PDFs
  • Fix files with cyrillic characters in the filename being uploaded as unnamed-file
3.3.9 — 6 Oct 2020
  • Bugs:*
  • Fix uploads taking a long time when renaming file directories
  • Fix File Upload mergetags not available in PDFs created at form submission time
  • Fix cancel button not using label defined in field display settings
3.3.8 — 7 Sept 2020
  • New:*
  • Compatibility with the PDF Submissions addon
3.3.7 — 10 Aug 2020
  • Bugs:*
  • Fix background upload jobs duplicating files when multiple file upload fields on a form
3.3.6 — 4 Aug 2020
  • Changes:*
  • Tested on WordPress 5.5
  • Default Amazon S3 ACL set to private
  • Filter 'ninja_forms_uploads_default_region' added for the default region for S3 clients *Bugs:*
  • Fix uploading of any size file in the background to external services
  • Fix background uploading not working if memory_limit defined in Gigabytes
3.3.5 — 25 June 2020
  • New:*
  • Setting to make the URLs to files upload to external service providers accessible to non-logged in users *Changes:*
  • Updated jQuery File Upload library to v10.30.1. *Bugs:*
  • Fix Google Drive file preview URL not working
  • Fix cancel button doesn't show to allow clearing upload errors
  • Fix files with non UTF8 characters not reloaded when using the Save Progress addon
3.3.4 — 10 June 2020
  • Bugs:*
  • Fix mergetags variations not rendering the correct value
  • Fix external file url redirecting to site admin home if the service is no longer connected
3.3.3 — 26 May 2020
  • New:*
  • Button to cancel a file upload, or clear an error after a failed upload *Bugs:*
  • File upload links being stripped from emails and success messages
  • Fatal error when uploading multiple files to Google Drive and renaming the file names
  • Required field validation error shows when the 'Select Files' button clicked
  • Missing file upload when submitting a form that had previously been saved with the Save Progress addon
  • Multiple file upload URLs appearing as one large broken link in emails
  • PHP notices about mergetag values when saving a form
  • Browse uploads table losing form filter when paginating or sorting
3.3.2 — 23 March 2020
  • Bugs:*
  • Some large files corrupted when uploading to Dropbox
  • Error not displayed when uploading a file larger than the maximum defined in settings
  • Fix PHP Notice: Undefined variable: mime_types_whitelist *Changes:*
  • Added new filter 'ninja_forms_uploads_tmp_dir' to change the temp directory for uploads
  • Added external service $slug parameter to the filter 'ninja_forms_uploads_should_background_upload'
3.3.1 — 9 March 2020
  • Bugs:*
  • Security flaw which could allow files with blacklisted file extensions to be uploaded
3.3.0 — 2 March 2020
  • New:*
  • Files larger than the server maximum upload size can now be uploaded
  • Large files uploaded to external services in the background, no longer holding up form submission *Bugs:*
  • Uploads and External settings page can't be saved due to missing nonce
  • File uploaded to multiple external services being uploaded with the incorrect timestamp filename prefix
3.2.6 — 21 January 2020
  • Bugs:*
  • Unknown upload error when the same form appears twice on a page
3.2.5 — 16 January 2020
  • Bugs:*
  • Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pcntl_signal() on some install
3.2.4 — 9 January 2020
  • Bugs:*
  • Select File button not working on Internet Explorer 11 still
3.2.3 — 8 January 2020
  • Changes:*
  • Added new filter 'ninja_forms_uploads_s3_acl' to change the Amazon S3 ACL to 'private' when uploading to buckets that are set as private *Bugs:*
  • Drag and dropping files when using multiple File Upload fields results in uploads to all fields
  • Google Drive connection getting disconnected incorrectly for some users
  • Select File button not working on Internet Explorer 11
  • Fatal errors on installs using PHP less than 7.1
  • Translatable string containing file size data could not be translated
3.2.2 — 28 November 2019
  • Bugs:*
  • Fatal error on some installs running plugins with the Google API SDK
3.2.1 — 25 November 2019
  • Bugs:*
  • Fatal error Uncaught Error: Call to undefined method Composer\Autoload\ClassLoader::setClassMapAuthoritative()
  • Fatal error intermittently after connecting to Google Drive
  • Google Drive account disconnect when issue connecting to API
3.2.0 — 5 November 2019
  • New:*
  • You can now use mergetags in the 'Rename Uploaded File' field setting
  • Different mergetags for File Upload fields can now be selected, eg. {field:my_field_key:link}
  • New mergetag for the filename of the file, eg. {field:my_field_key:filename}
  • New mergetags for when the file has been added to the media library, eg. {field:my_field_key:attachment_url}, {field:my_field_key:attachment_embed} *Changes:*
  • Ability to set Amazon key and secret and other settings as constants: 'NF_FU_AMAZON_S3_ACCESS_KEY' and 'NF_FU_AMAZON_S3_SECRET_KEY' *Bugs:*
  • Nonce error when submitting a form on a page that has been cached
  • Fatal error caused when running UpdraftPlus or BackupBuddy plugin
3.1.2 — 17 October 2019
  • Changes:*
  • Use the external service name not the slug in the uploads browser table
  • Make the external service 'Connect' button stand out from the 'Disconnect' button *Bugs:*
  • Fatal error caused when running the EDD Amazon S3 plugin
  • Mergetag output blank when running the Conditional Logic plugin
3.1.1 — 10 October 2019
  • Bugs:*
  • Fatal error when uploading to Dropbox on installs with legacy Dropbox API tokens
  • Fatal error due to memory exhaustion on some installs due to large Google SDK
3.1.0 — 8 October 2019
  • New:*
  • Google Drive support
  • Full integration with Layout & Styles addon
  • Adds support for File Upload field to the realistic form builder
  • New minimum file size field setting
  • Add 'View Submission' link for each upload in the 'Browse Uploads' screen *Bugs:*
  • Fixes mergetag string literal sent to actions when there are no files uploaded
  • Fixes Undefined index: type PHP notice due to mergetag code
  • Fixes links showing in submission table and 'Browse Uploads' screen for files that didn't exist
3.0.27 — 1 July 2019
  • Changes:*
  • New filter: 'ninja_forms_upload_mime_types_whitelist' to amend the mime types global upload whitelist
  • New filter: 'ninja_forms_upload_check_mime_types_whitelist' to stop checking the global mime types whitelist
  • New translation pack for Polish, props [DreadsSupp](https://github.com/DreadsSupp)
3.0.26 — 15 May 2019
  • Bugs:*
  • Fixes 'No field ID supplied' error message when post_max_size PHP config value is lower than upload_max_filesize.
3.0.25 — 8 May 2019
  • Bugs:*
  • Nonce errors should no longer occur when multiple instances of the same form exist on a page.
3.0.24 — 22 April 2019
  • Bugs:*
  • Fixes the bypassing of a required file upload field if a previously uploaded file is deleted. *Changes:*
  • Updated jQuery File Upload library to v9.30.0.
3.0.23 — 11 April 2019
  • Bugs:*
  • Critical security flaws which could allow file extensions to be changed and files to be traversed (Props [Jasper Weijts, Onvio](https://www.onvio.nl))
3.0.22 — 30 November 2018
  • Changes:*
  • Attachment ID mergetag variation to be used when saving file upload to the media library, eg. {field:file_upload_22:attachment_id}
3.0.21 — 29 November 2018
  • Bugs:*
  • Form cannot be submitted if there was an error uploading a file, even after deleting it
  • PHP Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable
3.0.20 — 11 October 2018
  • Bugs:*
  • Critical security flaw which could allow file extensions to be changed and files to be executed (Props [Frank Spierings from Warpnet](https://www.warpnet.nl/))
  • Non UTF8 characters in the %filename% tag
  • Embed mergetag variant not working if install was without Conditional Logic addon
  • Animate CSS class clashing with other theme and plugin styles
3.0.19 — 26 April 2018
  • Changes:*
  • Compatibility with form templates in Ninja Forms 3.2.23
  • Use file extension whitelist to restrict the file upload select box *Bugs:*
  • upload_max_filesize php.ini config defined in units other than MB not working
  • Dropbox connection removed if site cannot access Dropbox temporarily
3.0.18 — 27 March 2018
  • Changes:*
  • Compatibility with Auto complete support in Ninja Forms 3.2.17 *Bugs:*
  • Fatal error when Amazon Web Services plugin installed but not activated
  • Timeout when adding new forms on certain installs
3.0.17 — 18 November 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • Dropbox connection redirect 404ing on some installs
  • Only the first 'Select Files' button text is used for multiple fields *Changes:*
  • Filter added for the cron time when deleting the temp file
  • Filter added for the default 'Select Files' button text
3.0.16 — 13 October 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing uploads from being re-saved when using the Save Progress add-on.
3.0.15 — 1 Aug 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • Fix external URLs not sent to Zapier when using Zapier addon
  • Fix field max upload size bigger than server limit
3.0.14 — 11 Aug 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • Fix Dropbox file uploaded with full server path when having no custom upload path
3.0.13 — 10 Aug 2017
  • Features:*
  • German translation file, thanks @christophrado! *Changes:*
  • Added original filename to `ninja_forms_uploads_[external service]_filename` filter
  • Added more information to the help bubble for file renames to describe creating directories *Bugs:*
  • Fix isset weirdness when checking for old NF format of file value
  • Fix method not exists when creating table if using older version of NF core.
  • Fix custom upload path not replacing %field_ shortcodes
  • Fix custom upload path not working for external (Dropbox/S3) file paths
  • Fix %formtitle% not being replaced in field rename if no custom upload path
3.0.12 — 28 July 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • Dropbox uploads failing when custom path defined
3.0.11 — 25 July 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • File Uploads table not created on fresh installation
  • jQuery File Upload JavaScript files clashed with Calendarize plugin
3.0.10 — 12 July 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • File Uploads should work properly with non-standard WordPress databse prefixes.
3.0.9 — 06 July 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • File Uploads should now work properly with Multi-Part Forms.
  • Fixed a bug with non-English characters and file name encoding.
3.0.8 — 26 June 2017
  • Changes:*
  • Supports Dropbox API v2
  • Custom name of file now supports changing path with field specific data *Bugs:*
  • File appeared even if upload failed
3.0.7 — 5 June 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • Amazon S3 uploads unable to use bucket in newer regions
  • File not deleted from server when File Upload deleted in admin
  • All File Uploads fields on form used the same nonce
  • NF 2.9 submissions not displaying in admin
  • File Upload field CSS too generic causing clashes with themes
  • PHP notice on uploads table when submission from non-logged in user
  • All Fields mergetag not using external URL
  • Missing mergetag variations used for Post Creation
  • Similar file extensions allowed even when not on file type whitelist for field
3.0.6 — 12 April 2017
  • Bugs:*
  • Fixed the description text for custom file upload paths.
  • Fixed PHP warnings related to uploading a file to a remote server.
  • Links to uploaded files should now always show properly.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause unexpected output when displaying a form.
3.0.5 — 07 December 2016
  • Bugs:*
  • Fixed a bug that could cause file upload fields to fail with Ninja Forms versions > 3.0.17.
3.0.4 — 3 November 2016
  • Bugs:*
  • Fixed a bug with the Max File Upload Size setting.
  • Whitelisting file types should now work as explained in the help text.
  • File names can now be based upon the values of other fields using merge tags. *Changes:*
  • Added missing help text to the admin.

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