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By Abhishek Ghosh June 13, 2011 3:54 pm Updated on June 13, 2011

Prevent WordPress directory access from browser using htaccess

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Users can browse through the WordPress directories from browser. You can prevent this access from .htaccess using a simple line of code.

So, anyone can access the files and attacks against possible vulnerabilities in the plug-ins are possible if WordPress directory access from browser is not prevented.

It is not funny to show all the things you have in your server.

 

Prevent WordPress directory access from .htaccess

 

Open to the htaccess in your root directory and add the following line:

 

# Prevents directory listing Options -Indexes

 

Singular and plural differs greatly enough to show 404 error!

 

Bonus tips to prevent WordPress directory access

 

Prevent WordPress directory access from htaccessSome WordPress Security plugins can also prevent the WordPress directory access from browser. But, the users (or better to say hackers) will see a blank White page instead of Forbidden page which we will get by tweaking the .htaccess.

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About Abhishek Ghosh

Abhishek Ghosh is a Businessman, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Author and Blogger. You can keep touch with him on Twitter - @AbhishekCTRL.

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About This Article

Title: Prevent WordPress directory access from browser using htaccess
2011-06-13

Author: Abhishek Ghosh
Subjects: WordPress and SEO

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TheCustomizeWindows,

Monday, June 13th, 2011,
Vol.1(01),
p.1–7276 [IoT Ready Journal]


Source:The Customize Windows
ISSN: 0019-5847 ;
E-ISSN: 0019-5847 ;
Publisher:
jima.in

Cite this article as: Abhishek Ghosh, "Prevent WordPress directory access from browser using htaccess," in The Customize Windows, June 13, 2011, December 11, 2019, https://thecustomizewindows.com/2011/06/prevent-wordpress-directory-access-from-htaccess/.

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