get_allowed_mime_types()WP 2.8.6

Retrieve list of allowed mime types and file extensions.

1 time — 0.000001 sec (speed of light) | 50000 times — 0.89 sec (very fast) | PHP 7.3.12, WP 5.4.1
Hooks from the function

Return

String[]. Array of mime types keyed by the file extension regex corresponding to those types.

Usage

get_allowed_mime_types( $user );
$user(int|WP_User)
User to check.
Default: current user

Examples

0

#1 Get a link to a file icon by its type

Let's create a function that will return a link to a file icon, based on the file extension passed. Use function wp_mime_type_icon( $mime ) to get a link to the icon.

function get_icon_by_file_extension( $file_ext ) {

	$mimes = get_allowed_mime_types();

	foreach ( $mimes as $type => $mime ) {

		if ( strpos( $type, $file_ext ) !== false ) {
			return wp_mime_type_icon( $mime );
		}
	}
}

echo '<img src="'. get_icon_by_file_extension('mp4') .'" />';

Outputs: <img src="/core/wp-includes/images/media/video.png" />

0

#2 Array of allowed files (extensions) and their mime types

From wp_get_mime_types():

array(
	// Image formats
	'jpg|jpeg|jpe'                 => 'image/jpeg',
	'gif'                          => 'image/gif',
	'png'                          => 'image/png',
	'bmp'                          => 'image/bmp',
	'tif|tiff'                     => 'image/tiff',
	'ico'                          => 'image/x-icon',

	// Video formats
	'asf|asx'                      => 'video/x-ms-asf',
	'wmv'                          => 'video/x-ms-wmv',
	'wmx'                          => 'video/x-ms-wmx',
	'wm'                           => 'video/x-ms-wm',
	'avi'                          => 'video/avi',
	'divx'                         => 'video/divx',
	'flv'                          => 'video/x-flv',
	'mov|qt'                       => 'video/quicktime',
	'mpeg|mpg|mpe'                 => 'video/mpeg',
	'mp4|m4v'                      => 'video/mp4',
	'ogv'                          => 'video/ogg',
	'webm'                         => 'video/webm',
	'mkv'                          => 'video/x-matroska',

	// Text formats
	'txt|asc|c|cc|h'               => 'text/plain',
	'csv'                          => 'text/csv',
	'tsv'                          => 'text/tab-separated-values',
	'ics'                          => 'text/calendar',
	'rtx'                          => 'text/richtext',
	'css'                          => 'text/css',
	'htm|html'                     => 'text/html',

	// Audio formats
	'mp3|m4a|m4b'                  => 'audio/mpeg',
	'ra|ram'                       => 'audio/x-realaudio',
	'wav'                          => 'audio/wav',
	'ogg|oga'                      => 'audio/ogg',
	'mid|midi'                     => 'audio/midi',
	'wma'                          => 'audio/x-ms-wma',
	'wax'                          => 'audio/x-ms-wax',
	'mka'                          => 'audio/x-matroska',

	// Misc application formats
	'rtf'                          => 'application/rtf',
	'js'                           => 'application/javascript',
	'pdf'                          => 'application/pdf',
	'swf'                          => 'application/x-shockwave-flash',
	'class'                        => 'application/java',
	'tar'                          => 'application/x-tar',
	'zip'                          => 'application/zip',
	'gz|gzip'                      => 'application/x-gzip',
	'rar'                          => 'application/rar',
	'7z'                           => 'application/x-7z-compressed',
	'exe'                          => 'application/x-msdownload',

	// MS Office formats
	'doc'                          => 'application/msword',
	'pot|pps|ppt'                  => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint',
	'wri'                          => 'application/vnd.ms-write',
	'xla|xls|xlt|xlw'              => 'application/vnd.ms-excel',
	'mdb'                          => 'application/vnd.ms-access',
	'mpp'                          => 'application/vnd.ms-project',
	'docx'                         => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',
	'docm'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12',
	'dotx'                         => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template',
	'dotm'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12',
	'xlsx'                         => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet',
	'xlsm'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12',
	'xlsb'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12',
	'xltx'                         => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template',
	'xltm'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-excel.template.macroEnabled.12',
	'xlam'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-excel.addin.macroEnabled.12',
	'pptx'                         => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation',
	'pptm'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroEnabled.12',
	'ppsx'                         => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow',
	'ppsm'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroEnabled.12',
	'potx'                         => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template',
	'potm'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroEnabled.12',
	'ppam'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.addin.macroEnabled.12',
	'sldx'                         => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slide',
	'sldm'                         => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slide.macroEnabled.12',
	'onetoc|onetoc2|onetmp|onepkg' => 'application/onenote',

	// OpenOffice formats
	'odt'                          => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text',
	'odp'                          => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation',
	'ods'                          => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet',
	'o dg'                          => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics',
	'odc'                          => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart',
	'odb'                          => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database',
	'odf'                          => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula',

	// WordPerfect formats
	'wp|wpd'                       => 'application/wordperfect',

	// iWork formats
	'key'                          => 'application/vnd.apple.keynote',
	'numbers'                      => 'application/vnd.apple.numbers',
	'pages'                        => 'application/vnd.apple.pages',
)

Changelog

Since 2.8.6 Introduced.

get_allowed_mime_types() code WP 6.4.3

function get_allowed_mime_types( $user = null ) {
	$t = wp_get_mime_types();

	unset( $t['swf'], $t['exe'] );
	if ( function_exists( 'current_user_can' ) ) {
		$unfiltered = $user ? user_can( $user, 'unfiltered_html' ) : current_user_can( 'unfiltered_html' );
	}

	if ( empty( $unfiltered ) ) {
		unset( $t['htm|html'], $t['js'] );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the list of allowed mime types and file extensions.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 *
	 * @param array            $t    Mime types keyed by the file extension regex corresponding to those types.
	 * @param int|WP_User|null $user User ID, User object or null if not provided (indicates current user).
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'upload_mimes', $t, $user );
}