Title: Docx upload issue
Last modified: November 23, 2017

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# Docx upload issue

 *  [Aernus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aernus/)
 * (@aernus)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/docx-upload-issue/)
 * Hello everyone,
 * I would like to know if anyone has been able to resolve the .docx issue when 
   uploading a file. Doing a website for a client of mine and I want to a contact
   form that will be able to upload a resume.
    I’m fine with letting people upload
   pdfs but docx is the most common way people send their files.
 * I’ve been testing with other formats and so far everything’s been working except
   docx. At first I thought it was just me but apparently many people have had this
   problem, however I’ve seen no answer.
 * Can anyone let me know if they’ve done this? Thanks!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdocx-upload-issue%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [barnez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
 * (@pidengmor)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/docx-upload-issue/#post-9718270)
 * I’ve been using this plugin (Contact Form 7) for years to upload doc/docx files
   without any problems. Nothing is stored on the server. The contact form includes`[
   file my-file limit:50mb filetypes:pdf|doc|docx|odt]` and by using the `[my-file]`
   shortcode the email I receive contains any attached files.
 * Question: Are you sure you are in the correct forum? The page you link to has
   a *Gravity Forms* shortcode.
 *  Thread Starter [Aernus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aernus/)
 * (@aernus)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/docx-upload-issue/#post-9719887)
 * Oh, yeah, I started testing with other plugins. Till this moment no success.
 * What I have is: [file* file filetypes:jpg|pdf|docx limit:2mb]
 * I’ve been able to upload jpg and pdfs, but whenever I try to upload a docx the
   arrows start spinning but never stop.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by [Aernus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aernus/).
 *  Thread Starter [Aernus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aernus/)
 * (@aernus)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/docx-upload-issue/#post-9719891)
 * I changed it to what [@pidengmor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
   has and still no go…
 *  [barnez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
 * (@pidengmor)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/docx-upload-issue/#post-9720106)
 * I would try:
 * a) disable all other plugins and enable a stock WordPress theme (e.g. Twenty-
   Seventeen) to rule out a conflict.
    b) check your error logs c) check with your
   host. There may be some aggressive mod sec rules in play.

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 * Last reply from: [barnez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pidengmor/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/docx-upload-issue/#post-9720106)
 * Status: not resolved