Thanks for the update re: plugin workaround!
The “disable real mime check” plugin worked for me as well!!
Thank you! This helped me as well!
Hi everyone, i also use wordpress 4.7.1 and got the exactly same issue when updated 4.7.1
Disable Real MIME Check – Active —> Go back upload .wie —> Worked.
Thank so much
hey guys i have the same problem on wp 4.7.1 and it was fucking my mind !!!
and now after i’ve donwloaded the disable real mime check plugin its working now 😀
so thank u steven a looooooooooot :*
now, question after i imported widget can i remove that plugin?
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michaelpk.
Thank you a million. It got the job done.
I’m glad to hear the workaround plugin is working for everybody. Feel free to leave the kind soul who built it a review.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-real-mime-check/
Some very smart folks are working on a permanent solution so I will probably just wait for WordPress 4.7.2 rather than implementing a workaround directly into Widget Importer & Exporter. It’s a WordPress problem affecting uploads in general so is best of resolved in WordPress core.
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39550
This is not working for Shapely theme. This is the error message when import widgets:
Site does not support widget
@righi That message is unrelated to the issue this thread is about.
What you’re seeing means your theme does not register the widget area that the widget expects. The widget was probably exported from a site using a different theme (and therefore having different widget areas – widget areas are theme-specific.
Check the Inactive widgets area at the bottom left for your widget. You can then drag it into one of the widget areas that your current theme offers. Open a new support thread for this issue if you need further help. Thank you.
That plugin above worked beautifully, thanks for the quick fix!
I am on 4.7.2 and still having this issue. When I click on the .wie file to upload I get the message saying “You must upload a .wie file generated by this plugin // I have tried it with and without the “Disable Real MIME Check” plugin installed. Neither works.
Can confirm on 4.7.2 – with and without “Disable Real MIME Check” plugin installed and active I’m seeing the “You must upload a .wie file generated by this plugin” error. It’s shame they didn’t get this fix in 4.7.2
Any other ways around this? Much appreciated. 🙂
I am on 4.7.2 and still having this issue.
Try version 1.4.3 of Widget Importer & Exporter (released 14 hours ago), it should work with WordPress 4.7.2.
It might still have an issue with WordPress versions other than 4.7.1 and 4.7.2 (the MIME type checking issue currently affects the latest releases in older branches as well), as it negates the effect of “Disable Real MIME Check” plugin, see my comment in another thread. The fix is easy, so hopefully this will be resolved soon as well 🙂
