How to upload APK file in WordPress 2025? (simple method)

How to upload APK file in WordPress 2022?

In this post, you will learn how to upload APK file in WordPress without using any plugin or FTP client.  This method also works for additional file types such as SVG, ZIP to be uploaded in WordPress.

 

 

For security purposes, WordPress only allows a limited set of file types to be uploaded in WordPress media.

Those certain file types are mainly associated with documents, images, audio, and video.

 

When you try to upload a file having an extension other than these, you will get an error as below.

Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons.

However, you can exceptions to the security and allow whichever file type you want to be uploaded to your WordPress site.

But now that you are here, you don’t need to worry as you will be able to fix this is a minute.

Below is a summary of the steps you need to follow to allow APK files to be uploaded in WordPress.

Step 1

Login to your WordPress Dashboard.

Step 2

Go to Appearance >> Editor

Step 3

From the theme directory, locate the functions.php file. You will be adding the code to create an exception here.

It is important to know that functions.php is the file behind the characteristics and functionality of your website.

Go ahead and copy-paste the below code snippet to the bottom of the functions.php file

add_filter('upload_mimes', 'allow_custom_mimes');

function allow_custom_mimes ( $existing_mimes=array() ) {
// ' with mime type 'application/vnd.android.package-archive'
$existing_mimes['apk'] = 'application/vnd.android.package-archive';
return $existing_mimes;
}

 

 

Step 4

Click on Update File, and that’s it.

You are done.

Now go ahead and try to upload a .apk file to WordPress, and you will be able to upload it without any issue.

 

Conclusion: How to upload APK file in WordPress 2022

I hope you liked this post and found it helpful.

Let us know in the comments if you face any issues.

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Bonus : Additional File Types (Updated 2022)

For file types other than APK, you just need to replace

[code type=”javascript”]

$existing_mimes[‘apk’] = ‘application/vnd.android.package-archive‘;

[/code]

with the respective line of code as per the file type.

For example it will be done this way for PDF

[code type=”javascript”]

$existing_mimes[‘pdf’] =’application/pdf‘;

[/code]

Here is the list that will help you do it for other file types

How to upload pdf file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload svg file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload html file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload exe file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload xml file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload JSON file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload zip file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload PHP file in WordPress?

Well, this is tricky because WordPress itself is written in PHP.

The best way is to create a WordPress Page and set its template (from the right-hand side of the edit page screen in WordPress to the PHP file you want to upload.

 

How to upload swf file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload css file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload csv file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload js file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload rar file in wordpress ?

 

How to upload excel file in wordpress ?