Title: Prevent Direct Access &#8211; Protect WordPress Files
Author: WP Folio Team
Published: <strong>27 An t-Samhain 2015</strong>
Last modified: 6 An Giblean 2026

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# 󠀁[Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/)󠁿

 By [WP Folio Team](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buildwps/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/prevent-direct-access.2.8.8.7.zip)

 * [Details](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/#installation)
 * [Development](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/#developers)
 * [Advanced View](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/advanced/)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/)

## Statistics

#### Active versions

#### Downloads Per Day

#### Downloads history

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## Advanced Options

This section is intended for advanced users and developers only. They are presented
here for testing and educational purposes.

#### Previous Versions

Previous versions of plugins may not be secure or stable. They are not recommended
for use on production websites.

Please select a specific version to download.

 [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/prevent-direct-access.zip)

## Meta

 *  Version **2.8.8.7**
 *  Last updated **2 sheachdain ago**
 *  Active installations **10,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6.1 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/) agus [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/prevent-direct-access/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/prevent-direct-access)
 * Tags
 * [copy protection](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/copy-protection/)[downloads](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/downloads/)
   [protection](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/protection/)[uploads](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/uploads/)

## Ratings

 4.7 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  262 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  3 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  3 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  4 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  20 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/reviews/)

## Support

Issues resolved in last two months:

     3 out of 3

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-direct-access/)

## Contributors

 *   [ WP Folio Team ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buildwps/)
 *   [ gaupoit ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gaupoit/)
 *   [ rexhoang ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rexhoang/)
 *   [ Protect WordPress Media Files Support ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpdafiles/)