Title: request on method Last modified: March 8, 2024 --- # request on method * Resolved [Mauro Vicariotto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrosfy/) * (@mrosfy) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request-on-method/) * Good morning and thank you for your commitment to protecting us from malicious squatters. I have an important question for us before using your plugin.The site I would like to protect is a Child Theme based on WordPress Twentyseventeen, but it does not follow the canonical rules of wp: it is in fact based on a complex network of scripts and codes that intersect several times between the pages, and of attachments that are not only media but also data files (such as Excel) which are then converted into DOM outputs and downloadable in PDF.The codes are therefore not only “enqueued” in functions.php but sometimes also embedded directly in the html headers (through php templates of specific pages) or even links copied into the body of the pages.The permalinks (like attachments) are already all inhibited, with a redirect to 404, but not the URLs of the internal network.Without going further, my concern is that your exceptional plugin (if it had been designed only for conventional use of the WordPress base) once applied works perfectly but, in our case, could interrupt the chain of internal codes.Not knowing the method used by your plugin, I kindly ask you about its operating principle: if for example it were to work by rewriting all the URLs, or moving the files and codes into protected folders (therefore changing all the paths) it could have a serious problem for us. side effect (and we’ve been working on the site review for 13 months, so we don’t want to take any risks).For example, if it is based on URL encryption, or on the creation of protected folders, but with internal decryption and redirection for file management by the site engine, then we can use it easily.I apologize for the long thread, and I hope I was able to explain myself.Thank you very much in advance for your reply. Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Author [WP Folio Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buildwps/) * (@buildwps) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request-on-method/#post-17486310) * Hi [@mrosfy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrosfy/), * Thank you for reaching out to us. * Yes, it was a long thread, and I’m not entirely confident that I understood you correctly. Allow me to summarize it here. Please feel free to inform me if there are any wrong. * **You’re looking for a protection method (protect folder) that doesn’t change the URL or move the file. ** * If it’s correct, I think our plugin ([Folder Protection feature](https://preventdirectaccess.com/docs/folder-protection/)) can meet your requirements. * ![](https://i0.wp.com/preventdirectaccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pda- folder-protection-settings.png?ssl=1) * You will need our [PDA Gold plugin](https://preventdirectaccess.com/pricing/) and [PDA Access Restriction](https://preventdirectaccess.com/extensions/wordpress-restrict-page-file-access/)( AR) extension to use the Folder Protection feature. * I also recommend cloning your site to a staging environment for testing purposes to ensure everything works properly before implementing it on the live site. * We also have a great dev team to help you if you meet any issue. * Awaiting your reply. * Thread Starter [Mauro Vicariotto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrosfy/) * (@mrosfy) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request-on-method/#post-17486980) * Hello and thank you for prompt reply. * Which part you’re not confident to have understood? Because if you don’t understand well my doubts you can’t say it is safe for us. * F.e. when I say “uncommon methods” I mean that some external codes are embedded directly in “pages” (the admin interface which creates the “html pages” via templates( all modified)), so if the links are encrypted not sure they can be read) .. * or we never “attach” a media in a page but always embed via css or directly in the page (using the url’s in css or js) .. * even some our php functions get some html code pieces in which embedded some media or file via plain url .. * then there are some complex codes that call some external files like Excel and convert in html table, then to pdf output .. * etc. - This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by [Mauro Vicariotto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrosfy/). * Plugin Author [WP Folio Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buildwps/) * (@buildwps) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request-on-method/#post-17510816) * Hi [@mrosfy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrosfy/), * Sorry for the late response, I need the confrim from our dev team. * Our plugin mainly works by rewriting all the URLs, or moving the files and codes into protected folders (therefore changing all the paths). * So it may not be suitable for your case. * However, you can try our [PDA Free plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/) first to see if it meets your needs. * Alternatively, you may want to consider purchasing our [PDA Gold plugin](https://preventdirectaccess.com/pricing/). If it doesn’t work for you, we offer a **full refund** within 30 days. * We look forward to your response. * Thread Starter [Mauro Vicariotto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrosfy/) * (@mrosfy) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request-on-method/#post-17511863) * Thank you for your reply. Sorry to say that it is not safe for us to apply your( great) plugin: our structure is really too complex, mainly “just based on wp but with totally tweaked structure”. In any case your plugin is wonderful .. pity. * Plugin Author [WP Folio Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buildwps/) * (@buildwps) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request-on-method/#post-17512666) * Hello [@mrosfy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrosfy/), * We are sorry too! Feel free to reach back should you need further assistance. * Thank you! 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