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<p class="MsoNormal">I need to know the best way to add/remove items from the list of acceptable file types (file extensions) that are permitted in WordPress 3.x.x.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Standard WordPress (non-multisite): It does not have any options to add/remove file from the WP Dashboard.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">WP MultiSite Installation: If you go into the network admin Dashboard, it has a field that has a list of acceptable file types here: Dashboard -> Settings -> Network Settings -> “Upload file types”. However, adding a new file type
to this list does not seem to enable me to upload a file of this type to any of the sites on this WP network. What am I missing?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Why would WordPress have this option listed in the Network configuration on Multisite installations and then not utilize it? And where is this option on a normal WordPress install?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The online WordPress codex seems to be silent on this: <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_Files">
http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_Files</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>What is the correct way to accomplish this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>And if it cannot be accomplished without using (or writing a plugin), let me know which Plugins you have used and why. Below are some plugins that I found (not tested yet) that seem like they might accomplish this. Does anyone have
experience using them on a WP multisite network? A major concern is that I do not want to be able to set them network-wide – and not have to do any configuration changes on individual sites.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below are some Plugins that appear like they might do the job.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ap-extended-mime-types/">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ap-extended-mime-types/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/manage-upload-types/">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/manage-upload-types/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-more-files-extensions/">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-more-files-extensions/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/uploads/">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/uploads/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In the database for WP Multi-sites, you can run this query to see the same list of upload filetypes as in the Network Settings:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">SELECT meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_sitemeta WHERE meta_key="upload_filetypes";<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, I’ve not found anything like this on a single-site WordPress installation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some people suggest modifying the function.php file in your WordPress theme to do it. While others have said to modify WordPress core (wp-includes/functions.php – add the filetypes in the “get_allowed_mime_types() function). However,
I’d rather not modify my theme (what if we want to change themes?) or WordPress core (what about upgrades) – as this just adds complications.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know how you accomplish this – as I want to best method for the long-run – one that won’t end up causing problems in the future.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dave<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David K. Whisler
<b>| </b>Oracle & MySQL DBA/Developer, WordPress & Joomla Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">UNC Charlotte
<b>| </b>The William States Lee College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>| </b>Charlotte, NC 28223<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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