The issue
A while ago I noticed that WordPress does not support JFIF out of the box. Sometimes I download JFIF files from other sites to use them inside WordPress but till now it did not work.
The solution I don’t like
Some people described to add support for this format to alter the theme file or even wpconfig.php, I don’t like both of these solutions.
The solution I like
I like to be able to see modifications that I did for my sites in an easy way, so a long time ago I decided to use the Code Snippets plugin for that.
I has a 5 star review and is updated on a regular basis.
As you can see it is possible to create all kind of snippets to tweak WordPress, I love that! All by avoiding theme tweaks.
Let me show you how I added support for JFIF file types.
You need to add a new snippet and paste below code:
add_filter('mime_types', 'dd_add_jfif_files');
function dd_add_jfif_files($mimes){
$mimes['jfif'] = "image/jpeg";
return $mimes;
}Just enable it to use it globally and you are fine!
What can you do more?
There is much more you can do with it. Below some ideas:
- hide the currency symbol in WooCommerce (increase conversion);
- show extra discounts;
- manipulate other stuff.
There are endless possibilities!
