Mp3 file type upload not permitted for security reasons

[kevinwenning]

I’ve tried a dozen different ways to solve this including editing the functions.php file and I don’t see any plugins that are compatible with my theme to modify allowed file upload types. Does X not support video and audio files upload to the WP media folder?

This is the code I added to the functions.php file and I can now upload mp4 files so I can use mp4 extension on audio files to get them into my media database but those play in a video player which just looks awful. How can I upload just an audio file.

add_filter(‘upload_mimes’, ‘add_custom_upload_mimes’);
function add_custom_upload_mimes($existing_mimes) {
$existing_mimes[‘mp3’] = ‘audio/mp3’;
$existing_mimes[‘mp4’] = ‘video/mp4’;
$existing_mimes[‘mp4a’] = ‘audio/mp4’;
return $existing_mimes;
}

[friech]

Hi @kevinwenning,

Thank you for writing, the X theme has nothing to do with the file type restriction it’s either the Wordpress or your server setup or a plugin is conflicting.

Wordpress allows .mp3 file by default, maybe yours do not try adding this to your wp-config.php file.

define('ALLOW_UNFILTERED_UPLOADS', true);

Please add this line of code before the line that says /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */:

If the issue persists, please do testing for a plugin conflict. You can do this by deactivating all third party plugins, and seeing if the problem remains. If it’s fixed, you’ll know a plugin caused the problem, and you can narrow down which one by reactivating them one at a time.

Lastly, if the issue still persists, please contact your hosting and ask what restricting the .mp3 file.

Let us know how it goes,
Cheers!