Title: MimeTypes Link Icons Author: eagerterrier Published: Novambor 2, 2010 Last modified: Maarec 28, 2026 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/mimetypes-link-icons.svg) # MimeTypes Link Icons By [eagerterrier](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eagerterrier/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons.3.3.2.zip) * [Details](https://rhg.wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/#description) * [Reviews](https://rhg.wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/#reviews) * [Installation](https://rhg.wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/#installation) * [Development](https://rhg.wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/) ## Description MimeTypes Link Icons is a plugin that looks for links to files and uploads in your blogs posts and adds a nice icon next to it. Optionally add the file’s file size next to the link. **Important note on v3.0 and up**: This version partially breaks backwards compatibility: the plugin now requires PHP5.1+ and WP 3.5+. Please have a look at the [changelog](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/changelog/) for more information about the changes. The icons are configurable. You can choose to display a PNG with transparent background or GIF with white matte, display the icon to the left or the right of the link and choose the icon size. Each icon is available in the following sizes: * 16x16px * 24x24px * 48x48px * 64x64px * 128x128px #### Supported File Extensions * .3g2 * .3gp * .ai * .air * .asf * .avi * .bib * .capx * .cls * .csv * .deb * .djvu * .dmg * .doc * .docx * .dwf * .dwg * .eps * .epub * .exe * .f * .f77 * .f90 * .flac * .flv * .gif * .gz * .ico * .indd * .iso * .jpg * .jpeg * .key * .log * .m4a * .m4v * .midi * .mkv * .mov * .mp3 * .mp4 * .mpeg * .mpg * .msi * .msix * .odp * .ods * .odt * .oga * .ogg * .ogv * .pages * .pdf * .png * .pps * .ppsx * .ppt * .pptm * .pptx * .psd * .pub * .py * .qt * .ra * .ram * .rar * .rm * .rpm * .rtf * .rv * .skp * .spx * .sql * .sty * .tar * .tex * .tgz * .tiff * .ttf * .txt * .vob * .wav * .wmv * .xls * .xlsx * .xml * .xpi * .zip #### Localization * Dutch – [jrf](https://wordpress.org/support/profile/jrf) Please help make this plugin available in more languages by translating it. The translation files are included in the download. See the [FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/faq/) for more info. #### Requirements Since version 3.0, the plugin now requires PHP5.2+ and WP 3.5+. The PHP filter extension needs to be enabled as well. #### Need more ? If you need support for this plugin or even want a completely different plugin programmed: hire [Toby](http://blog.eagerterrier.co.uk/) or [Juliette](http://adviesenzo.nl/)! ### Error Reporting #### The plugin is causing errors/not working the way it should! First thing to check is whether you are using the latest version, if not, please upgrade and check again. If you are getting a blank screen when saving the settings, please check that the PHP filter extension is enabled – it is enabled by default in a normal PHP installation, though some disreputable webhosting companies seem to disable it. If that’s the case, contact your webhost to get them to turn it on. You can check your server php configuration using the code snippet below: debug = true; ``` You may want to wrap this snippet in an `if( WP_DEBUG === true ) {}` and you can remove it once you’ve send us the output. Alternatively, you can (temporarily) change the variable in the plugin file, search for the following code snippet and change `false` to `true`: ``` /** * @var bool Debug setting to enable extra debugging for the plugin */ var $debug = false; ``` ## Screenshots [⌊Screenshot of the administration screen⌉⌊Screenshot of the administration screen⌉[ Screenshot of the administration screen [⌊Screenshot of the administration screen - advanced settings⌉⌊Screenshot of the administration screen - advanced settings⌉[ Screenshot of the administration screen – advanced settings [⌊Screenshot of plugin in action.⌉⌊Screenshot of plugin in action.⌉[ Screenshot of plugin in action. [⌊MimeTypes Link Icons adds icons automatically to your inline attachments.⌉⌊MimeTypes Link Icons adds icons automatically to your inline attachments.⌉[ MimeTypes Link Icons adds icons automatically to your inline attachments. [⌊Now you can get MimeTypes Link Icons to add the file size of your attachment, too.⌉⌊Now you can get MimeTypes Link Icons to add the file size of your attachment, too.⌉[ Now you can get MimeTypes Link Icons to add the file size of your attachment, too. ## Installation 1. Extract the .zip file and upload its contents to the whole `mimetypes_link_icons` folder to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. Alternately, you can install directly from the Plugin directory within your WordPress Install. 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress. 3. By default the PDF icon will be the only one being searched for. It will display the 16×16 png next to your pdf links. You can activate the plugin for other file types via the settings page. ## FAQ ### Does `MimeTypes Link Icons` only convert links to uploaded documents ? No. It searches your post for any links containing the file extensions you have activated. This will be triggered by any link within the normal content area. ### I don’t want MimeTypes Link Icons to convert a particular link…. No worries 😉 Just enable the classnames setting on the settings page and add one or more classnames. The way this works is as follows: The plugin will look for the classname in your document and will remove the Mimetypes link icons (and file sizes) from all links wrapped within that class. Examples: * If you want to disable the plugin for a particular link, you may add the class“ no_mtli” to the link itself and add “no_mtli” to the list of excluded classes. * If you want to disable the plugin for a particular post – for instance post 123-, you could add the “post-123” class to the list of excluded classes. * If you want to disable the plugin for all attachment pages, you could add the“ type-attachment” class to the list of excluded classes. Just for the image attachment pages ? add the “image-attachment” class. Please note: Classnames may differ depending on your theme, so look at the html source of the relevant pages to determine which classname(s) to exclude. ### I want to format the file size differently… You can 😉 First of all, you can change the rounding precision for the file size on the settings screen. Secondly, there’s an output filter available for your use which will receive the formatted file size string which will look something along the lines of `(123.4 kB)`. To use the filter add a snippet like the following to your (child-)theme’s functions. php file: ``` function my_function( $formatted_file_size ) { // do your thing return $formatted_file_size; } add_filter( 'mtli_filesize', 'my_function' ); ``` Please note: be aware that the file size string will be added to the page via CSS, so the output of your function should be usable in a CSS string! ### Is there a way to clear the file size cache ? Yup! Just uncheck the ‘cache file sizes’ checkbox, save your settings and then check the checkbox again. The file size cache has now been cleared. ### I want to have the mimetype icons for a content area which is outside of the loop (a sidebar for instance). Can I? Yes you can. If you generate the output yourself in a template file, change: echo $my_content; to echo mimetypes_to_icons( $my_content ); or even better, if the content you want to change supplies you with an output filter– add the following to your (child-)theme’s functions.php file: add_filter( ‘name_of_output_filter’,‘ mimetypes_to_icons’, 15 ); for instance: add_filter( ‘widget_text’, ‘mimetypes_to_icons’, 15 ); Please note: the icons generated for that specific content area, will be generated in non-async mode. All other settings will be respected. ### I want to change the classes used by this plugin You can 😉 There’s an output filter available for the attachment link classes. Mind: the ` $classnames_string` variables holds all the classes – not just the MTLI classes – which the attachment link, i.e. the `` tag, has. To use the filter add a snippet like the following to your (child-)theme’s functions. php file: ``` function my_classnameFunction( $classnames_string ) { // do your thing return $classnames_string; } add_filter( 'mtli_classnames', 'my_classnameFunction' ); ``` ### I want to be able to upload more file types to my WordPress blog! This is outside of the scope of this plugin, but you should probably read [this explanation](http://itswordpress.com/featured/add-additional-file-types-to-wordpress-media-library/)( includes code sample) on how to add more file types to the WordPress allowed list in an upgrade-friendly manner. However, if you _do_ add extra file types to your blog and these file types would not (yet) be included in this plugin, you _can_ add the mimetype extensions to the list this plugin uses, by using the filter hook we provided for this purpose. To use the filter add a snippet like the following to your (child-)theme’s functions. php file: ``` function change_mimetypes( $current_mimetypes ) { // do your thing to the array // // ie $current_mimetypes[] = 'mp6'; // // or $current_mimetypes = array('mp4','pdf','zzz'); - don't forget to add your own css to your stylesheet in the format .mtli_[extension_without_dots] {background-image:url('/path/to/your/icon')} return $current_mimetypes; } add_filter( 'mtli_active_mimetypes', 'change_mimetypes' ); ``` ### I’m a plugin/theme developer and the MimeTypes Link Icons plugin is conflicting with my plugin… You can temporarily suspend this plugin by using the pause_mtli() and unpause_mtli() functions. Add the following code to your plugin where you want to suspend the plugin: ``` if( function_exists( 'pause_mtli' ) ) { pause_mtli(); } // Your code if( function_exists( 'unpause_mtli' ) ) { unpause_mtli(); } ``` Please **do** advise your users about your use of these functions as we’re not looking to get complaints from users about this plugin not working 😉 ### How can I translate the plugin? The plugin is fully translation ready and translations are much appreciated! Use the `/languages/mimetypes-link-icons.pot` file which is included in the download to create a new .po file for your language. To get your translation included in the next release of this plugin: * Send us pull request or open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/eagerterrier/MimeTypes-Link-Icons) * Open a thread in the [WP forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons) * or send the translation to us via email If you need more information, read this article on [how to translate using a .po file](https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7229529f9a6b40a35655dfd271146c079a81154f3c24bd6d5444492e494a5d4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-38502/)󠁿 [Daniel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dhoffmann/) Februari 24, 2024 This is an absolut labour saving device and must have. Please update, that this won't be marked by wordfence and others … ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/208094fb4880ca8767f0c5d975fa3b1630cd6de0709f6460da89bfa3485dbb50? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super cool !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-cool-83/)󠁿 [Picturgency](https://profiles.wordpress.org/picturgency/) Februari 11, 2023 It works great! Nice choice of icons, activation for which one we need only in the settings, default is only pdf. It's just simple and awesome! Works perfectly with Elementor builder, we don't see the icon in the builder but in front it's showing up nicely. Thx! Keep up the good work! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/30c323117b165c13167549dfbf61175c9e4c54b7aa7f664755286dc4b9da7236? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy to use and just what I was searching for](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-and-just-what-i-was-searching-for/)󠁿 [x06designs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/x06designs/) Jun 13, 2022 The plugin works out of the box and does exactly what it says: showing icons + filesizes next to uploaded files. Thank you for developing this gem! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/49179f8567920dce041b93f408fecefd75d437a90ed73e9f4828f4c27c7665f1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thanks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-2214/)󠁿 [SITEWEB44](https://profiles.wordpress.org/siteweb44/) Februari 1, 2022 Thank you for the update ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a39156d8ed783dfb65c48f412983a3863ca9175d1e3786b6f0c9b0e30c01c4d7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Error – Help me to fix this](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-1033/)󠁿 [ashwininaidu31](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ashwininaidu31/) Maarec 11, 2018 1 reply Notice: screen_icon is deprecated since version 3.8.0 with no alternative available. in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 3842 Notice: get_screen_icon is deprecated since version 3.8.0 with no alternative available. in wp-includes/functions.php on line 3842 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/535c991c094ef7d27682832c21408b482b4964efaa5d2d85afa5757dba90e47a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-4151/)󠁿 [George](https://profiles.wordpress.org/quantum_leap/) Jun 19, 2017 Just what I wanted, thanks! [ Read all 25 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “MimeTypes Link Icons” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ eagerterrier ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eagerterrier/) * [ Juliette Reinders Folmer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jrf/) “MimeTypes Link Icons” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “MimeTypes Link Icons” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mimetypes-link-icons) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mimetypes-link-icons/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/mimetypes-link-icons/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/mimetypes-link-icons/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/mimetypes-link-icons/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.3.2 * Added support for mobil file type #### 3.3.1 * Fix security issue #### 3.2.15 * Add .pages extension #### 3.2.14 * Add ability to only show file sizes for files over a certain Kb threshold #### 3.2.13 * Update to testing version 6.4.3 #### 3.2.12 * Missing mime icons #### 3.2.11 * [New file extension] Added support for additional file extension: .pptm * Performance on CSS – only load what we need * [Bug fix] plugins that used `rel` for other uses conflicted with mtli. Swapped for `data-mtli` #### 3.2.10 * [New file extension] Added support for additional file extension: .msix #### 3.2.9 * WP compatibility update #### 3.2.7 * ¯(°_o)/¯ #### 3.2.7 * Added support for ACF plugin #### 3.2.6 * Added support for PHP7 (thanks to @marol87) * Allow for the new wp_installing() function #### 3.2.5 * [New file extension] Added support for additional file extension: .key #### 3.2.4 * Code enhancements #### 3.2.3 * Minor tweak #### 3.2.2 * Added the priority of 15 to pause_mtli() and unpause_mtli() functions, to match the initial add_filter setup * Renamed folder after typo #### 3.2.1 * [Bug fix] Prevent double adding of styles if/when the main function is called several times * [Speed] Lower Curl connect time-out, so page loading will be faster if no connection can be made to retrieve the file size of a file. * Added note about filter extension requirement to this readme file. * Minor code tweaks #### 3.2 * [Bug fix] filters on plugins_url() could not be applied, fixed * [Bug fix] for upgrade routine not running on (re-)activation of the plugin * [Bug fix] Small optimization in link matching regex which should prevent an edge case bug. Thanks [ts_sklett for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-icon-when-a-link-and-text-present-repro-steps-included). * [Bug fix] Fix icon spacing issue as reported by [blitz fahrradmanufaktur](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-produces-space-above-linked-images) * [New file extensions] Added support for additional file extensions: .cls, .f,. f77, .f90, .py, .rar, .sty And further: * Fully leveraged the Options API * Upped the minimum WP level to fully take advantage of new functions and APIs * Tested up to WP 3.8-beta * Code style validated against WordPress standards * Added API documentation * One time only force update of internal domains option * Improved charset support for settings page * Small improvements in validation * Removed auto-deactivation if run on old versions (was buggy) * Various small code tweaks #### 3.1.3 * [Bug fix] typo in code introduced in 3.1.1, thanks [Nnet and boca jo for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2-errors-for-each-link-after-upgrading-to-312) #### 3.1.2 * [Bug fix] zip packages for tags weren’t working properly #### 3.1.1 * [Bug fix] The new mimetype filter hook was called before the theme (and therefore the functions.php file) was loaded. * [Security] Added some extra security measures #### 3.1.0 * [New feature] Added extensibility to classnames and file types, meaning that users can add a filter hook to edit/add their own styles * [New feature] Added debug mode to async replacement * * [Bug fix] Settings links on plugin page didn’t work, thanks [sndu for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-server-error-on-settings-icons-not-displaying) * [Bug fix] Error in filesize retrieval if internal domain was not set correctly, thanks [PsychicSmurf for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-filesize-functionfilesize-stat-failed) * [Misc] Added internal debugging variable and some debugging code to help determine problems with filesizes and paths. See the Error reporting section in the readme file for info on how and when to use this. #### 3.0 by jrf * [New file extensions] Added additional file extensions which are within the WP allowed file types list: .jpeg .pps, .ppsx, .m4a, .wav, .avi, .3gp, .3g2 * [New file extensions] Added several additional file extensions based on user requests: [.pub](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ms-publisher), [.eps](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/eps-support), [.rtf and .exe](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-mimetypes-link-icons-new-feature-request-self-add-new-mime-types) * [New file extensions] And some more: .tiff, .ico, .ttf, .qt, .air, .msi, .sql,. flv * [New feature] [Ability to disable this plugin for more than one classname](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request-disable-for-multiple-classnames) * [New feature] Caching of the results of (slow) file size retrievals. This will make page loading a lot faster for pages with lots of file links. Will automatically be turned on, you can turn it off and/or fine tune the cache duration via the settings page. Default cache duration: 1 week. * [New feature] Set the rounding precision (number of digits after the decimal point) for file sizes, small files (b) will always round to 0 decimals. * [New feature] [Output filter for file size string](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-and-a-simple-suggestion) See the [FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/faq/) for more info. * [New feature] [Ability to have mimetype icons for content outside of the loop](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mimetypes-link-icons-outside-loops) See the [FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/faq/) for info on how to use this. * [Usability] Added ‘check all’/’uncheck all’ togglers for the file types to the settings page * [Usability] Compacter options screen – file types now display in two columns * [Usability] Added help tab to the settings page * [Usability] Added proper settings link on plugins page, credits now link to the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/eagerterrier/MimeTypes-Link-Icons) * [Usability] Added clean uninstall routine * [Compatibility] Added pause_mtli() and unpause_mtli() functions for use by other plugins in case of (page specific) conflicts. See the [FAQ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/faq/) for info on how to use this. * [Bug fix] Images didn’t display if wp-content and/or the plugins directory was in a non-standard location. * [Bug fix] Added epub css styling * [Bug fix] File size now complies with the localized number format style * [Bug fix] Curl settings error when in safe_mode – thanks [wolkenkrieger for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-in-223) * [Bug fix] If file size is unknown or file size retrieval failed completely, no file size indication will be shown (it used to show ‘unknownb’ or ‘b’) * [Bug fix] Links are now matched in a case-insensitive manner, so that both document. DOC as well as document.doc will be matched (was only lowercase) * [Bug fix] If a link already had a class attribute, a second one used to be added. Most browsers don’t handle this well. Fixed so that additional class will be added to the existing class attribute. * [Bug fix] If file size showing would be on and the link had the disabled classname set, the icon would not show, but the file size still did – thanks [Leanne for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-size-showing). * [Bug fix] File size showing in async mode would never work * [Bug fix] Classes to avoid where not being applied when not in async mode / would force async mode – thanks [John Percival for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/async-replacement-causing-jquery-problems) * [Bug fix] File size not always showing on attachments.php page – thanks [aluizioll for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-size-not-being-displayed-in-attachmentphp) * [Bug fix] Padding was too easily overruled by CSS from other plugins – thanks [MGmirkin for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-incompatibility-with-links-shortcode-plugin-not-sure-which-is-causing) * [Bug fix] File size was retrieved twice for each file… oops. * [Bug fix] Hopefully fixed bug in retrieval of file size – thanks [brigerard and digitalnordic for reporting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-version-223) * [Bug fix] File size retrieval should now also work for (most) relative paths * [Localization] Added .pot file to enable translations of this plugin * [Code improvements] Complete rewrite in OO style including implementation of the Settings API * [Code improvements] Implemented lean loading as much as possible * [Code improvements] Greatly improved input validation for the options page * [Misc] Added GPL license information ## Meta * Version **3.3.2** * Last updated **7 mac óll ago** * Active installations **8,000+** * WordPress version ** 3.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.10** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/), arde [Ukrainian](https://uk.wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/mimetypes-link-icons) * Tags * [file icons](https://rhg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/file-icons/)[icons](https://rhg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/icons/) [mime type](https://rhg.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mime-type/) * [Advanced View](https://rhg.wordpress.org/plugins/mimetypes-link-icons/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 26 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ eagerterrier ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eagerterrier/) * [ Juliette Reinders Folmer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jrf/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 1 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/mimetypes-link-icons/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? 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