Add Mime Types In Wordpress

If you are having trouble uploading a specific file with wordpress. Chances are they file type might not be allowed. However there is always a way to tell wordpress to recognize the file type. You can add the following code to your theme’s function.php

function cc_mime_types($mimes) {
  $mimes['svg'] = 'image/svg+xml';
  return $mimes;
}

add_filter('upload_mimes', 'cc_mime_types');

The code above will allow you to upload svg files to wordpress. Read more about mime types here