{"id":461,"date":"2023-09-13T09:21:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T09:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unmaskwp.com\/?post_type=snippets&#038;p=461"},"modified":"2024-05-07T23:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T23:17:11","slug":"how-to-allow-epub-file-uploads-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"snippets","link":"https:\/\/unmaskwp.com\/snippets\/how-to-allow-epub-file-uploads-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Allow EPUB File Uploads in WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to allow EPUB file uploads on your WordPress website? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress allows you to upload audio, video, and image file formats by default. 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