Configure the allowed file types and maximum upload sizes for images and videos attached to user reviews.
Navigation Path
| WordPress Admin → SchemaEngine AI → Settings → Media |
📎 Part of the Review System
Media Settings controls the upload rules for review attachments — images and videos that reviewers can add alongside their written review and star rating. This page has no effect unless the Enable Review toggle in Settings › General is ON and the Image / Video fields are enabled in the Review edit field checklist (Settings › Review).
📸 Why Review Media Matters for Schema #
Review images and videos are included as associatedMedia properties in schema.org Review markup. Google can index these media files and surface them in rich results — for example, showing product review photos directly within star rating snippets in Google Shopping or image search. Controlling allowed formats and file sizes here ensures that uploaded media meets quality standards, prevents excessively large files from slowing down your site, and avoids unsupported formats that may cause schema validation issues.
1. Image Upload Settings #
Controls the size limit and accepted file formats for images that reviewers can upload alongside their review submission.
Image Max Size #
| Field | Description & Example |
|---|---|
| Image Max Size | The maximum allowed file size for a single review image upload, expressed in kilobytes (KB). Default: 1024 KB (= 1 MB). To allow larger files, multiply: 2 MB = 2048, 5 MB = 5120, 10 MB = 10240. The plugin hint confirms: 1M = 1024KB. |
| Size in MB | Enter this value (KB) | Typical Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 MB | 512 | Lightweight images, product thumbnails |
| 1 MB | 1024 | Default — standard quality review photos |
| 2 MB | 2048 | Higher quality product images |
| 5 MB | 5120 | Large format or high-resolution photos |
| 10 MB | 10240 | Maximum for professional review images |
Supported Image Type #
A checklist of image file formats that reviewers are allowed to upload. Only the checked formats will be accepted by the review submission form. All four formats are enabled by default.
| Format | Details | Format | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☑ .jpg | JPEG — most common photo format. Lossy compression, small file sizes. Ideal for product and lifestyle photos. | ☑ .jpeg | JPEG alternate extension — identical to .jpg. Some cameras and devices save JPEG files with this extension. |
| ☑ .png | PNG — lossless compression. Supports transparency. Best for screenshots, graphics, and images with text. | ☑ .gif | GIF — supports animation. Limited to 256 colours. Useful for short animated review clips or simple graphics. |
💡 When to restrict image types
The default (all four enabled) suits most sites. Uncheck .gif if you want to prevent animated review images. Keep .jpg and .jpeg both checked since they refer to the same format and different systems may use either extension. Removing .png may frustrate reviewers uploading screenshots.
| Field | Validation | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Image Max Size | ○ Optional | Default: 1024 KB. Reduce if server storage or bandwidth is limited. Increase if reviewers complain about upload rejections for standard photos. |
| Supported Image Type | ○ Optional | At least one format should remain checked. Unchecking all formats disables image uploads entirely on the review form. |
2. Video Upload Settings #
Controls the size limit and accepted file formats for videos that reviewers can upload alongside their review submission. Video reviews provide richer user-generated content and are included as VideoObject in schema markup when present.
Video Max Size
| Field | Description & Example |
|---|---|
| Video Max Size | The maximum allowed file size for a single review video upload, expressed in kilobytes (KB). Default: 2048 KB (= 2 MB). Videos are significantly larger than images — adjust this based on your server capacity and the type of review videos your users submit. The plugin hint confirms: 1M = 1024KB. |
| Size in MB | Enter this value (KB) | Typical Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| 2 MB | 2048 | Default — short low-resolution clips |
| 5 MB | 5120 | Short mobile-recorded review clips (30s) |
| 10 MB | 10240 | Medium-length review videos (60s, 720p) |
| 25 MB | 25600 | Longer or higher-quality review videos |
| 50 MB | 51200 | High-resolution video reviews (requires adequate server storage) |
Supported Video Type #
A checklist of video file formats that reviewers are allowed to upload. All nine formats are enabled by default, providing broad compatibility with videos recorded on phones, cameras, and desktop software.
| Format | Details | Format | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☑ .mp4 | MPEG-4 — most widely used video format. Excellent compression and quality. Default format for most modern phones and cameras. | ☑ .m4v | iTunes Video — Apple’s variant of MP4. Used by iOS and macOS. Identical playback to .mp4 in most contexts. |
| ☑ .mov | QuickTime Movie — Apple’s native format. High quality, larger file size. Common on iPhones and Macs. | ☑ .wmv | Windows Media Video — Microsoft format. Common on older Windows systems and some camcorders. |
| ☑ .avi | Audio Video Interleave — older Windows format. Larger file sizes, widely compatible. Common from older digital cameras. | ☑ .mpg | MPEG Video — older compressed video standard. Still used by some camcorders and broadcast devices. |
| ☑ .ogv | Ogg Video — open-source format. Used primarily in web and Linux environments. | ☑ .3gp | 3GPP — mobile video format. Used by older Android and feature phones for low-resolution video recording. |
| ☑ .3g2 | 3GPP2 — CDMA mobile format. Variant of 3GP used by CDMA network devices. Common on older smartphones. |
| 💡 Server upload limits may override these settings The Video Max Size setting in SchemaEngine AI controls the plugin-level validation. However, your web server (PHP and Nginx/Apache) also has its own upload size limits — typically controlled by upload_max_filesize and post_max_size in php.ini. If reviewers cannot upload videos within your configured size limit, check your server’s PHP configuration. Both limits must be large enough to allow the upload. |
| 💡 When to restrict video types The default (all nine enabled) is appropriate for most sites — it accepts uploads from the widest range of devices. If storage is a concern, keep only .mp4 and .mov enabled, as these cover the vast majority of modern phones and are the most efficiently compressed. Removing .avi, .mpg, and .wmv reduces support for older devices but saves significant storage since these formats produce larger files. |
| Field | Validation | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Video Max Size | ○ Optional | Default: 2048 KB (2 MB). Increase if reviewers need to upload meaningful video content. Monitor server disk usage after increasing. |
| Supported Video Type | ○ Optional | At least one format should remain checked. Unchecking all formats disables video uploads entirely on the review form. |
💾 Save Changes
After updating any setting on this page, click the Save Change button in the bottom-right corner. Both Image Upload Settings and Video Upload Settings are saved in a single action.
