Hi @hmich,
Thank you for your feedback, and sorry for any inconvenience our plugin may have caused.
To clarify, our plugin does not protect files in the uploads folder. Instead, protected files are moved to the _pda folder, and our plugin ensures their security there.
Additionally, our plugin works properly without any extra configuration if you are using an Apache server. However, if you’re using an Nginx server, you will need to ask your hosting provider to implement our rewrite rule.
You can also contact us via our Contact Form, and we’ll be happy to assist you in getting it set up quickly.
Looking forward to your response.
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hmich
(@hmich)
interesting …
Prevent Direct Access is designed to protect all your WordPress media files such as images (PNG, JPEG), documents (PDF, DOCX, PPTX), audios, and videos (MP4, MP3) that you upload to your website under Media Library or via Media, Pages or Posts.
all good reviews should be seen as suspicious, because none of them confirms what you’re saying, they were looking for blocking outside browsing access to media files
Hi @hmich ,
Yes, our PDA plugin can protect all files uploaded through the Media Library or via Media, Pages, or Posts, as those files are stored in/under the uploads folder. However, it can’t protect the entire uploads folder itself.
While this may sound similar, there is a key difference (just a different method). This is because other plugins may require access to the uploads folder, and restricting it could cause conflicts or even bring the site down.
If you’ve protected your files with our plugin and they’re still accessible to everyone, it could be a misconfiguration somewhere. We have many customers using it without any issues, and we’d be happy to help you resolve this quickly if you contact us and let us help you.
Looking forward to your reply.
