Title: import error message
Last modified: November 6, 2020

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# import error message

 *  Resolved [tasha34](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasha34/)
 * (@tasha34)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-message-2/)
 * I keep getting this message” Problem uploading file to import. Error details:‘
   Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons.” Whenever I try 
   to import my mailchimp list.

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 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-message-2/#post-13635517)
 * Good afternoon [@tasha34](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasha34/),
 * This is not a problem from this plugin.
 * Try adding to your wp-config.php this line:
 * define(‘ALLOW_UNFILTERED_UPLOADS’, true);
 *  [zory0809](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zory0809/)
 * (@zory0809)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-message-2/#post-13692209)
 * I have the same error, and I added that line of code but it still doesn’t work
   for me. what I do?
 *  Thread Starter [tasha34](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasha34/)
 * (@tasha34)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-message-2/#post-13692923)
 * I ended up instead going with mailpoet which had a more easier way to import 
   my subscribers in. You don’t have to change or manipulate anything.
    But I was
   just doing my subscribers. For anything else…
 *  Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * (@carazo)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-message-2/#post-13693486)
 * [@tasha34](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasha34/), [@zory0809](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zory0809/),
 * Good morning, sorry but all this filters are not responsability of this tool.
 * This would work in an standard WordPress installation. Could you check if you
   have some security plugin or something else that is creating this restriction?

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 * Last reply from: [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-message-2/#post-13693486)
 * Status: resolved