/* Disallow Uploading of Specific File Types */
function wpflt_disallow_custom_file_types( $mimes ) {
unset( $mimes['exe'] );
unset( $mimes['otf'] );
unset( $mimes['psd'] );
unset( $mimes['ppt'] );
unset( $mimes['webp'] );
return $mimes;
}
add_filter( 'upload_mimes', 'wpflt_disallow_custom_file_types' );If you want to disallow some specific file type from being uploaded to media folder in WordPress, add the above code to your child theme’s functions.php.
Examples:
To disable uploading of PNG image file types, add the below line to the above code.
unset( $mimes['png'] );Disable Uploading of PDF files to WordPress Media folder
unset( $mimes['pdf'] );Warning 🙂
However, users/ admins can upload and place restricted files in any other directory inside the public_html (with necessary permissions). Viewers can download those files if links are provided and files are accessible.
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