File Uploads Addon
The file uploads addon adds an upload icon to comment boxes, which allows the user to upload a file with their comment.
Supported File Types
A standard WordPress installation typically allows uploading these file types:- Images
.jpg.jpeg.png.gif.ico
- Documents
.pdf(Portable Document Format; Adobe Acrobat).doc,.docx(Microsoft Word Document).ppt,.pptx,.pps,.ppsx(Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation).odt(OpenDocument Text Document).xls,.xlsx(Microsoft Excel Document).psd(Adobe Photoshop Document)
- Audio
.mp3.m4a.ogg.wav
- Video
.mp4,.m4v(MPEG-4).mov(QuickTime).wmv(Windows Media Video).avi.mpg.ogv(Ogg).3gp(3GPP).3g2(3GPP2)
Adding File Types
It's possible to allow additional file types through WordPress'upload_mimes filter.
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' );
https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/upload_mimes