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apply_filters( 'upload_mimes', array $t, int|WP_User|null $user )

Filters list of allowed mime types and file extensions.

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Parameters Parameters

$t: (array) Mime types keyed by the file extension regex corresponding to those types.
$user: (int|WP_User|null) User ID, User object or null if not provided (indicates current user).

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File: wp-includes/functions.php

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wp-includes/functions.php: get_allowed_mime_types()	Retrieve list of allowed mime types and file extensions.

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Version	Description
2.0.0	Introduced.

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Contributed by Jb Audras — 2 years ago
(example taken from @dotmastaz’s feedback)
Allow SVGZ mime type:
```
<?php
function svgz_mime_types( $mimes ) {
        // SVGZ allowed mime types.
        $mimes['svgz'] = 'application/x-gzip';
        return $mimes;
}
add_filter( 'upload_mimes', 'svgz_mime_types' );
?>
```
And if you want to know what is your real file mime type, you can use this service: https://wp-check-mime-type.com/.
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Contributed by Mahesh Waghmare — 4 years ago

Add MIME types.

function my_custom_mime_types( $mimes ) {
	
	// New allowed mime types.
	$mimes['svg']  = 'image/svg+xml';
	$mimes['svgz'] = 'image/svg+xml';
	$mimes['doc']  = 'application/msword'; 

    // Optional. Remove a mime type.
    unset( $mimes['exe'] );

	return $mimes;
}

add_filter( 'upload_mimes', 'my_custom_mime_types' );

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Allow SVGZ mime type:

 &lt;?php function svgz_mime_types( $mimes ) {         // SVGZ allowed mime types.         $mimes['svgz'] = 'application/x-gzip';         return $mimes; } add_filter( 'upload_mimes', 'svgz_mime_types' ); ?>

And if you want to know what is your real file mime type, you can use this service: https://wp-check-mime-type.com/. — By dotMastaz — 2 years ago

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Contributed by Justin Kopepasah — 6 months ago

Filter the upload mime types to allow JSON files.

<?php
/**
 * Allow JSON file uploads to WordPress media library.
 *
 * Filters the uploads mime types to allow JSON files.
 *
 * @param array $types Currently allowed types.
 *
 * @return array Filtered types.
 */
add_filter(
	'upload_mimes',
	function( $types ) {
		return array_merge( $types, array( 'json' => 'text/plain' ) );
	}
);

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