Title: CHMOD
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# CHMOD

 *  Resolved [fisherofer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fisherofer/)
 * (@fisherofer)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-2/)
 * i need help to know what setting should to be for each directory in my wordpress
   site
    i search for a plug in to check it but i dont find it and thanks

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-2/#post-1494457)
 * For security purposes, each directory should be set to 755.
 *  Thread Starter [fisherofer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fisherofer/)
 * (@fisherofer)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-2/#post-1494508)
 * all of them ?
    i can update any plugin and i know its related to permission and
   i set it to 755 from day 1
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-2/#post-1494593)
 * Yes, directories should be 755 and files should be 644. If you want directories
   and files to be writeable, they should be 777 and 666.
 *  Thread Starter [fisherofer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fisherofer/)
 * (@fisherofer)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-2/#post-1494657)
 * can i find a topic that may help me to know what to define to any folder
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-2/#post-1494658)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/chmod-2/#post-1494658)
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