ClikIT has announced its acquisition of the Infinite Uploads and Big File Uploads plugins from UglyRobot, LLC, owned by Aaron Edwards, the former CTO of WPMU DEV. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
Infinite Uploads is a versatile WordPress plugin offering cloud storage, video hosting, and CDN delivery to enhance media management and site performance. Big File Uploads, on the other hand, simplifies the process of uploading large media files directly to the WordPress media library without requiring FTP or SFTP.
Blake Whittle, owner of ClikIT, shared that his team had been seeking an acquisition opportunity since December 2023. Discussions with Aaron Edwards had been ongoing for several months before finalizing the deal.
About the acquisition, Blake said, ““As websites become more complex and WordPress developers continue to innovate, we aim to solve the challenges of storing large amounts of media, such as images and PDFs, while making video streaming effortless with Infinite Uploads. We’re also leveraging Big File Uploads, used by over 100,000 websites, to simplify the process of uploading large files and bypassing web host limits. Our goal is to make managing WordPress websites as seamless as possible, and these plugins move us closer to that goal.””
“Existing customers will not notice any changes in billing, their portal, support emails, or even the description on their credit card statements. Much of the Infinite Uploads infrastructure was separate from UglyRobot’s other assets, meaning we didn’t need to decouple or migrate any data. The only noticeable change will be that support responses will now come from our team—and we’re dedicated to providing support that goes above and beyond.”, Blake promised.
ClikIT plans to relaunch Infinite Uploads’ affiliate program, improve support response times, optimize CDN caching, and further integrate the plugin into the ClikIT brand.
When asked on X if he was stepping away from WordPress, Aaron Edwards responded, “Pretty much! I still have small Imajinn AI plugin. Excited to see what @BlakeWhittle7 and team do with @infiniteuploads now. It’s in good hands and has so much potential!”
