WordPress Ideas » Topic: Stop directory listing by default http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic/stop-directory-listing-by-default WordPress Ideas » Topic: Stop directory listing by default en-US Wed, 23 May 2012 04:07:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1 Stephanie Leary on "Stop directory listing by default" http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic/stop-directory-listing-by-default#post-16433 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:54:30 +0000 Stephanie Leary 16433@http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/ This was done a version or two ago, and now all directories contain an empty index.php file.

]]> RogueHand on "Stop directory listing by default" http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic/stop-directory-listing-by-default#post-7538 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:14:24 +0000 RogueHand 7538@http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/ Just makes good sense. Otherwise it's like buying a new car without seat belts.

]]> NickDC on "Stop directory listing by default" http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic/stop-directory-listing-by-default#post-6344 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:28 +0000 NickDC 6344@http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/ Currently, a default installation of WordPress allows the /wp-content/plugins/ and /wp-content/themes/ folders to be listed in the web browser.

Please could WordPress include a blank index.html file in these and other affected folders by default? It could help prevent malicious visitors discovering and exploiting plugins and themes that are known to be vulnerable.

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