Unable to use .EPUB or .MOBI file formats directly for Digital Products

  • Resolved honeybadger19

    (@honeybadger19)


    9 years, 8 months ago

    It seems that WooCommerce now disallow .EPUB or .MOBI file formats to be used directly in a product’s Downloadable Files input.

    How do I enable WooCommerce to allow .EPUB or .MOBI?

    I know I can simply compress those files into .ZIP and use that in the Downloadable Files instead. But it’s a hassle for customers as they need to extract them first to use their ebook!

    Also, some Windows customers would simply double-click .ZIP files, thinking by doing so they have extracted it, but in reality they’re just viewing inside the ZIP file.

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  • Hi,

    I had the same issue after updating WordPress and Woocommerce when trying to sell .FLAC audio files. I believe it is an issue with WordPress itself restricting the file types you can upload and this in turn has an affect on what Woocommerce will allow you to upload or link to as a downloabable product.

    After searching I found a solution that worked for me. I added this code to my theme’s functions and it has solved the problem for me. You can edit it to suite your .EPUB and .MOBI downloads.

    function my_myme_types($mime_types){
    $mime_types['flac'] = 'audio/flac';
    return $mime_types;
}
add_filter('upload_mimes', 'my_myme_types', 1, 1);

    Thanks apickettUK.

    Needed that fix for flac files ??

    lala5

    (@lala5)

    Hi there, and what do I have to fill in here to make EPUB (e-book) work in stead of flac??

    function my_myme_types($mime_types){
    $mime_types[‘flac’] = ‘audio/flac’;
    return $mime_types;
    }
    add_filter(‘upload_mimes’, ‘my_myme_types’, 1, 1);

    lala5

    (@lala5)

    and where exactly in the theme’s functions does it have to be added?

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