Title: Documentation error (inconsistency)
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Documentation error (inconsistency)

 *  Resolved [speedy_snail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/speedy_snail/)
 * (@speedy_snail)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-error-inconsistency/)
 * Located on this page:
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions](https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
 * It says both:
 * **NOTE: If you installed WordPress yourself, you likely do not need to modify
   file permissions.**
 * **NOTE: If you installed WordPress yourself, you likely DO need to modify file
   permissions.**

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-error-inconsistency/#post-6662924)
 * How strange. Could you correct that? [https://codex.wordpress.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Changing+File+Permissions](https://codex.wordpress.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Changing+File+Permissions)
 *  Thread Starter [speedy_snail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/speedy_snail/)
 * (@speedy_snail)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-error-inconsistency/#post-6663022)
 * Thanks Andrew. I’ve updated the document now. I didn’t realise I could do that.
   So a double bonus.
 *  Thread Starter [speedy_snail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/speedy_snail/)
 * (@speedy_snail)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-error-inconsistency/#post-6663026)
 * Fixed. See my previous comment.

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [speedy_snail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/speedy_snail/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/documentation-error-inconsistency/#post-6663026)
 * Status: resolved

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