Downloads folder still not protected

Wow, I really appreciate your timely response Pippin! I added the code you sent me the link to at the bottom of the functions.php file in my wp-content > wp-themes folder, but it still doesn’t prevent the loading of the http://mydomain.com/downloads/ page. I tried clearing the cache as well (Safari browser). Was that the correct file to edit?

Thank you!

Thank you again Pippin. That didn’t seem to resolve the issue either?!? I added the two lines of code at the bottom of the wp-config.php file that is within the public_html folder, but it still doesn’t prevent the loading of the page at http://mydomain.com/downloads/

Some other items that I don’t know if they would have an impact:
– I reverted the change to the functions.php file that didn’t resolve my issue
– I deleted the redirect previously created (as per referenced link in my original posting) since I got the impression from the forums that the most current version of the plugin should take care of that aspect
– I have an SSL certificate that currently applies to the entire site vs. to specific areas/pages

Hello Pippin,

I sent you the exact URL for my site using your contact form at https://pippinsplugins.com/contact/

I can appreciate having an archive view of the products published on my site, but I don’t want people to easily access the free products. Someday I plan to have more than one software program available for sale and I also don’t want to show downloads for the different programs at the same time.

Thank you,
Sarah