{"id":51140,"date":"2015-07-27T08:46:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=51140"},"modified":"2017-08-01T05:20:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T09:20:43","slug":"wordpress-add-additional-allowed-file-types-uploaded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wordpress-add-additional-allowed-file-types-uploaded.html","title":{"rendered":"WordPress. How to add additional allowed file types to be uploaded"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This video tutorial is going to show how to add additional file types to be uploaded in WordPress<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

WordPress. How to add additional allowed file types to be uploaded<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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    Log into WordPress admin panel, then go to Media<\/strong> -> Add New <\/strong> and try to upload audio\/ac3, video\/x-flv or image\/svg+xml file types: <\/p>\r\n

    \"WordPress-How<\/a>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    When uploading is done, you will get a message ‘Has failed to upload due to an Error. Sorry this file type is not permitted for security reasons’: <\/p>\r\n

    \"WordPress-How<\/a>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    To fix that, navigate to Appearance -> Editor<\/strong>, open custom-function.php<\/strong> file: <\/p>\r\n

    \"WordPress-How<\/a>\r\n <\/li>\r\n

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    Add the following function into the bottom of your custom-functions.php file to allow WordPress uploading additional mime types. <\/p>\r\n

    \r\n  add_filter('upload_mimes','add_custom_mime_types');\r\n\tfunction add_custom_mime_types($mimes){\r\n\t\treturn array_merge($mimes,array (\r\n            'svg' => 'image\/svg+xml'\r\n\t\t));\r\n\t}  \r\n  <\/pre>\r\n
    \"WordPress-How<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n
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    Notice that the file extension goes as the key in $mime_types associated array and the mime type goes as its value.<\/p>\r\n
    In this example, svg file extension represents files with the mime type image\/svg+xml.<\/p>\r\n
    You can find out mime types of several common file extensions on this page. <\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n
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     Go back to Media Library and try to upload image\/svg file again: <\/p>\r\n
    \"WordPress-How<\/a>\r\n  <\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
    Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n
    WordPress. How to add additional allowed file types to be uploaded<\/a><\/p>\r\n
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