Uploading non-media files?

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I want to add files on WordPress that are non images, embedded video and the like. However when I try this using the upload media feature I get the following error.

“File type does not meet security guidelines.”

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Is there a way to do this using WordPress?

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  1. There are two ways that error can be triggered ( source ):

    • user does not have unfiltered_upload capability;

    • WP does not like file type or extension.

    Latter is checked by wp_check_filetype_and_ext() function ( source ) that filters return through wp_check_filetype_and_ext hook to allow validation of additional file types.

  2. Extending @Rarst Answer, I’ve tried the filter wp_check_filetype_and_ext and this is how it can be used to allow PHP file types:

    add_filter( 'wp_check_filetype_and_ext', 'file_and_ext_wpse_9289', 10, 4 );

function file_and_ext_wpse_9289( $types, $file, $filename, $mimes )
{
    if( false !== strpos( $filename, '.php' ) )
    {
        $types['ext'] = 'php';
        $types['type'] = 'text/x-php';
    }
    return $types;
}

    However, the easiest way is using the filter upload_mimes:

  3. I got the same error when I was trying to upload .java source files.

    Use your favorite text editor and open file wp-includes/functions.php.
    Search for 'mpeg', the second occurrence will get you inside a
    function called get_allowed_mime_types.
    I added 'java' to the line that had 'txt|asc|c|cc|h'. Now the file
    upload is working fine for .java files.