[Resolved] Local Font Upload ttf file denied

[Melanie Swan]

Hello,

I was following the tutorial how to host fonts on GP locally. Unfortunately the ttf file was not allowed due to security reasons. All other files I could upload. Is there something new in WP?

I am on PHP 7.4. Newest GP, Newest WP

Thanks.

[Leo]

Hi there,

Are you using any security plugins?

If not then I’d recommend checking with your hosting support.

[Melanie Swan]

Thanks

[Leo]

No problem 🙂

[Rostyslav]

I have the same problem. Called to my hosting and they are not blocking that file. I installed wordpress in local and its also not working. ttf file denied.

[Rostyslav]

I had to temporarily add the following code to wp-config.php:

define('ALLOW_UNFILTERED_UPLOADS', true);

And then of course deleted it as soon as I had uploaded the font.

[David]

Hi there,

glad to hear you found a solution to the issue.
As a general note – if you have .woff and .woff2 variants of the font then .ttf isn’t really required.

[Oliver]

I´m having the same problem. Is there a way to add that code define('ALLOW_UNFILTERED_UPLOADS', true); with a snippet?

[David]

Hi there,

that code needs to go in the wp-config theres no snippet alternative for that.
Is it only the ttf file you’re having an issue with ?

[Oliver]

Hi David,
I´m sorry for the late reply, I was not home. It won´t allow me to upload the tff, woff and woff2 files, either using the media uploader nor through ftp connection. I can only upload the html and eot files from the unzipped folder. My hosting provider shouldn´t be the issue as they themselves have a couple of blog posts where they recommend their clients to self-host google fonts.

[Fernando]

Hi Oliver,

Are you not able to access the wp-config through FTP? If not, can you reach out to your Hosting Provider for assistance with regards to accessing that file?

[Oliver]

Hi Fernando, I didn´t know I should look for a config.php file and edit it, I thought that was something that could be done in the theme file editor.
Just to be sure, I connect via ftp, search for config.php, download a copy and add the code define('ALLOW_UNFILTERED_UPLOADS', true);, with notepad, upload the edited file after removing the original, upload the fonts, and edit the config.php to remove define('ALLOW_UNFILTERED_UPLOADS', true); and replace the newly edited file after deleting the file with the code.

[Rostyslav]

You can also use a plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/file-upload-types/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-extra-file-types/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/enhanced-media-library/

[Fernando]

Yes, that’s correct. You may learn more about the process here: https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/sorry-this-file-type-is-not-permitted-for-security-reasons/#how

You may also try Rotyslav’s suggestion if you don’t want to do it that way.

[Oliver]

Thanks a lot both of you guys, have a nice day.

[Author]

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