Title: Uploads folder
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Uploads folder

 *  [bobooli2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobooli2/)
 * (@bobooli2)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploads-folder-11/)
 * Great plugin. However you can still access **UPLOADS folder** via a direct URL
   link (ex: [http://mysite.com/uploads/123.jpg](http://mysite.com/uploads/123.jpg))
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 *  Plugin Author [ClevelandWebDeveloper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clevelandwebdeveloper/)
 * (@clevelandwebdeveloper)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploads-folder-11/#post-7684595)
 * Hi Bobooli2,
 * Nice to hear from you. As far as I know there is no way for a plugin to block
   these files, if someone already has a direct link to the URL for the file. For
   these types of files, the best option I can think of would be to [password protect your website with htaccess](http://www.clevelandwebdeveloper.com/tutorials/password-protect-directory-using-htaccess/).

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uploads-folder-11/#post-7684595)
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