Want to upload more file types to your WordPress media library?
You must have noticed that WordPress doesn’t let you upload all file types via media uploader due to security reasons. You can only upload certain files, like images (.jpg, .png and .gif), documents (.doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf), audio files (.wav, .mp3, .mp4) and videos (.mpg, .mov, .wmv).
But at times you might want to upload more file types to your WordPress site, like .bmp images, .psd, .ai, .page documents, etc.
Let’s check out how to securely upload additional file types to your WordPress media library.
How to Enable Additional File Upload Support in WordPress
You can extend your WordPress media library support for more file extensions in 2 ways.
- Method 1: Upload Additional File Type With a Plugin
- Method 2: Upload Additional File Type Without a Plugin
Method 1: Upload Additional File Type With a Plugin
To enable additional file upload support in WordPress with a plugin, you’ll first need to install and activate the free File Upload Types plugin.
With this plugin, it’s easy for you to extend your website’s support for more file types.
The plugin works by letting you adjust the internal file whitelist. You can manually control which types of file extensions your site can upload.
Configuring the File Upload Types Plugin
Once the plugin is installed and activated on your WordPress website, go to Settings » File Upload Types
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This article was written by Editorial Team and originally published on IsItWP – Free WordPress Theme Detector.