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Prevent files / folders access

Prevent public access to WordPress files and folders. Protect downloads from public access, Role-based folder access, and User base folder access.

By miniOrange·Secure Files·Free
4.6(35 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 9 months ago
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As of April 2026, Prevent files / folders access is a WordPress secure files plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 35 reviews. It has been downloaded 34K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Downloads are up 35% this week.

4.6/535 reviews
1.0K+active installs
34K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019

Overview

WordPress Prevent files/ folders access provides the easiest way to protect WordPress files from public users so that your wordpress media library can be accessed only by WordPress logged in users or users with specific roles/capabilities. Your ebooks, pdfs, other important files, etc., can be protected from google indexing so that data is protected from getting stolen. Control users access to media library, Control users access to the WordPress upload folder or sub folders, and restrict all the files published on your WordPress site.

For restricted Content you can choose to redirect users to 403 forbidden page, your custom page, WordPress login page, SSO login page (if you are using OAuth or SAML SSO).

No change required or no manual work needed to create a private link to protect your w…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.635 reviews
5 ★
30
4 ★
2
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
3

Recent Reviews

Persistant Support
by jonmxm·3 months ago

I will give this a 5 star rating only because of the support. The support was very good and they where able to work through all of the issues with our site/host and they were finally able to resolve all of our issues. However, I am in the US Central time zone. It took about 4 weeks to resolve our issues because of the time delay. Again, the support was great but you will need to be patient!

SUPER
by baritono·10 months ago

Cercavo proprio un plugin di questo genere, è ottimo! Però vedo che non è aggiornato da un anno ((( L’avete abbandonato?

Resolved Install Issue
by mpisner·1 year ago

I had an issue with conflicting plugins that were keeping me from installing/activating this one. This team quickly arranged a conference call with me and their developers and helped me work through my issue. They were patient and thorough and I could not have received better support. Incredibly friendly team and I am so thankful for them.

Excellent Customer Support
by sjmccabe·1 year ago

My organization is using the Private Directory feature of Prevent files / folders access to protect PDF files that need to be accessible by our members only, and not via URL on the open Internet. While setting up the plug-in I had two issues and they were both solved within 24 hours by the developers. Thank you very much!

Amazing tech support
by candyteacher·1 year ago

It took us a couple of weeks to get this set up exactly how we wanted, but we’ve had amazing tech support every step of the way thanks to Saurabh, who has gone above and beyond to make sure all the code was working perfectly. Recommendable.

Download Trends

Today: 16Yesterday: 10This week: 100Period total: 6K

Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP5.6+ required

Version Adoption

v2.6
78.2%
v2.5
20.0%
v2.4
1.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.6.1

  • Security fixes
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

miniOrangeminiOrange
Plugin Info
Version
2.6.1
Last Updated
Jun 24, 2025
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
34K+
Added
Sep 10, 2019
Business
Free

Tags

secure filesprotect-foldersprotect uploadsmedia restrictioncontent restriction

Developer

M
miniOrange
42 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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