¿Desea desactivar la navegación por directorios en WordPress?
La navegación por directorios puede poner en peligro su sitio al mostrar información importante a los piratas informáticos, que pueden utilizarla para explotar vulnerabilidades en los plugins, temas o incluso en el servidor de alojamiento de su sitio.
En este artículo, le mostraremos cómo puede desactivar la navegación por directorios en WordPress.
¿Qué hace desactivar la navegación por directorios en WordPress?
Cada vez que alguien visita su sitio web, su servidor web procesa esa solicitud.
Normalmente, el servidor entrega un archivo índice al navegador del visitante, como index.html. Sin embargo, si el servidor no puede encontrar un archivo índice, puede mostrar en su lugar todos los archivos y carpetas del directorio solicitado.
Esto se llama navegación por directorios, y suele estar activado / activo por defecto en su servidor de alojamiento.
Si alguna vez has visitado un sitio y has visto una lista de archivos y carpetas en lugar de una página web, entonces has visto la navegación por directorios en acción.
El problema es que los piratas informáticos pueden utilizar la exploración de directorios para ver los archivos que componen su sitio web, incluidos todos los temas y plugins que utiliza.
Si alguno de estos temas o plugins tiene vulnerabilidades conocidas, los piratas informáticos pueden utilizar este conocimiento para tomar el control de su blog o sitio web de WordPress, robar sus datos o realizar otras acciones.
Los atacantes también pueden utilizar la exploración de directorios para ver la información confidencial dentro de sus archivos y carpetas. Incluso podrían copiar el contenido de su sitio web, incluido el contenido por el que normalmente cobraría, como descargas de libros electrónicos o cursos en línea.
Por eso se considera una buena práctica desactivar la navegación por directorios en WordPress.
¿Cómo marcar / comprobar si la navegación por directorios está activada en WordPress?
La forma más sencilla de comprobar si la navegación por directorios está activada en su sitio web de WordPress es simplemente enlazando la carpeta /wp-includes/ de la siguiente manera: https://example.com/wp-includes/.
Sustituya www.example.com por la URL de su sitio web.
Si recibe un mensaje 403 Forbidden o similar, entonces la navegación por directorios ya está desactivada en su sitio web WordPress.
Si en cambio ve un anuncio / catálogo / ficha, significa que la navegación por directorios está activada / activada para su sitio web.
Dado que esto hace que su sitio web sea más vulnerable a los ataques, normalmente querrá bloquear la navegación por directorios en WordPress.
Cómo desactivar la navegación por directorios en WordPress
Para desactivar el anuncio / catálogo / ficha, deberá añadir código al archivo .htaccess de su sitio.
Para acceder al archivo, necesitará un cliente FTP o puede utilizar la aplicación de gestión de archivos del panel de control de su alojamiento WordPress.
Si es la primera vez que utiliza FTP, puede consultar nuestra guía completa sobre cómo conectarse a su sitio utilizando FTP.
Tras conectarte a tu sitio, abre la carpeta “pública” de tu sitio web y busca el archivo .htaccess. Puede editar el archivo .htaccess descargándolo en su escritorio y abriéndolo en un editor de texto como el Bloc de notas.
En la parte inferior del archivo, añada el siguiente código:
Options -Indexes
Será algo parecido a esto:
Una vez que haya terminado, guarde su archivo .htaccess y vuelva a subirlo a su servidor utilizando un cliente FTP.
Ya está. Ahora, si visita la misma URL http://example.com/wp-includes/, obtendrá un mensaje 403 Forbidden o similar.
Consejo de experto: Si sospechas que tu sitio web WordPress puede haber sido hackeado, consulta nuestra guía sobre cómo corregir un sitio web WordPress hackeado. Alternativamente, puedes echar un vistazo a nuestro servicio profesional de reparación de sitios WordPress hackeados y contratar a expertos profesionales en seguridad WordPress para limpiar tu sitio web.
Esperamos que este artículo te haya ayudado a aprender cómo desactivar la navegación por directorios en WordPress. También puedes consultar nuestra guía definitiva sobre seguridad en WordPress o nuestra selección de los mejores plugins de seguridad para WordPress.
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Ayo
How do I now solve the 404 error that comes after?
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WPBeginner Support
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Sourabh
Will it block CDNs from accessing my website for static content?
WPBeginner Support
No, it will not.
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sami
Does this method affect google crawling .. is it SEO friendly?
WPBeginner Support
It should not affect search engines crawling your site.
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Meera Shaikh
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You’re welcome
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malika
Thank you for sharing information!
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome
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Jonthan
So is it ok to have this code on .htaccess file even when an index.php file is present in the root folder.
Kindly respond.
WPBeginner Support
Yes
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Teresa Cuervo
Do you need Filezila to do this or can you go to the FTP via Cpanel and do this?
Thank you
WPBeginner Support
You can use either, not all hosts have a file manager is why we show Filezilla
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michael
Hello
does this action affect pages indexing on search engines?
and does it make some problems for indexed pages of my WordPress website?
Thanks
WPBeginner Support
No, it would not affect that negatively.
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Rhen Castrodes
Thank you. it works
WPBeginner Support
Glad our recommendation was able to help you
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John
Thank you! It works even now in 2020.
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome
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Shams
Amazing post,
Just have simple question, I added this code and it’s working, the question is Google indexes those page e.g sitecom/wp-contents/2019/2, will Google remove those pages automatically now as these are 404. Or I should remove it in Search Console?
Thanks
WPBeginner Support
This code should not make your direct links to images and files turn into 404s
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Bill
Hello!
I recently applied this rule
and at the same day the front page of my blog
got vanished from google index.
Do you see any connection?
WPBeginner Support
Adding this to your htaccess should not affect your indexing, there are multiple reasons and you would want to check your Google Search Console for what it says about your home page.
Administrador
Ionel G
Thanks for all the tips that you provide!
I am still wondering how can you hide the wp-content & wp-include folder from sources? I hate it when someone goes right click and source it can see all of my plugins :). Do you have any script for this?
Thank you in advance!
WPBeginner Support
We do not have a recommended method for that at the moment, the most common reason you can’t see those folders in dev tools is a site’s cache.
Administrador
Mayur
Could you please tell me How can i disable WordPress in sub folder like my WordPress install on [www.mydomain.com] and i want to disable wordpress in [www.mydomain.com/customscript]
WPBeginner Support
You may want to first take a look at creating a custom page template: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/how-to-create-a-custom-page-in-wordpress/
Otherwise, you would need to create a folder with that name and inside that folder add an index.html file for a nonWordPress page to appear.
Administrador
Rafael
Thank you. Worked perfectly for all browsers.
Dipankar
but wp-content is showing . how to remove it as well.
Deatram
I disabled directory browsing, but still someone can see my directory when they use developer tools in chrome browser. How do I disable in that as well?
Faeze
I added the line that you said in .htaccess but it showes my directories yet .
What should I do now??
Nathan
When I click “Save Changes” on the Permalink Settings page the .htaccess file is updated, erasing the “Options -Indexes” code that I inputted. The code works fine, but I am concerned I will unknowingly delete it while performing some other task. Are there any other dashboard settings changes that I should know about that may affect the .htaccess file and erase the code? Thanks
Tôi Sống
Awesome, it work very good!
Baggio
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Thanks guys!
daniel
Hey! It doesnt seem to work. if i pull an image to another page its opened with a link of: example.com/wp-content/uploads/…
Any idea? thanks!
WPBeginner Support
Hey Daniel,
Your images and files inside directories can still be directly accessed. However, server will not let someone directly browse a directory and see its contents.
Administrador
Axel Jebens
I would appreciate if you could iterate on this. I had a hard time when trying to get a solution for this issue. There are some ideas based on a htaccess redirecting to a php file that first checks if the user is logged on. Is there any plugin which provides such a function?
Ünal Hoca
Thank you
Khalid Mahmud
Thank you. It’s working…….
Kim
Sorry to late ask. I want to know, are these techniques safe to use regarding SEO score ? Hope you answer !
WPBeginner Support
Yes, they are.
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Kimmy
Still works pretty well. Awesome, simple, and working. Thanks!
Charles
I have been writing this same code for weeks now but my directory remains visible to users. Pls what am doing wrong? Or could it be that my site is still loading from cached contents? Everybody says it is working but my own experience is different. Any help will be appreciated! Thanks in anticipation of your reply.
Kimmy
What part are you having trouble on? What is your hosting provider btw?
Lily
Thank you. Worked like a charm!
Prakash
This Above Trick Is Not Working Man….
Mike
Is there a way to allow viewing a directory but just hide the Parent Directory link for a specific page? This would be a network share folder that multiple people would access, and have sub folders which would still require a parent directory listing. I just don’t want anyone going above the shared folder.
Christian Nastari
This didn’t work for me. I tried before and after #END WordPress and didn’t work. I also tried “Options All -Indexes”, but didn’t work either
hrwhisper
very helpful, thank you very much
nitai
Really great. today I just faced and thinking how can I disallow like joomla and I found the exact solution.
Rob Myrick
This was very helpful and quick – thank you
Anita in SD
Thanks so much, was dismayed to see images from my site going to a parent directory :0. This was very helpful and worked well.
Blessings – A
Heather Jacobsen
Thanks for this tutorial. It worked great for hiding my uploads from anyone just wanting to browse that directory. One question, though. Does this by chance turn off the ability of search engines to browse my website. Sorry if it seems like a dumb question. I am a newbie, after all.
Wasil Burki
I added the Options -Indexes code to the htaccess file, however now I am not able to access the site I get a 503 error. Am I doing something wrong? Need help bad!! Thanks
Ted
The problem I have is that I can see the directory of this wordpress site, so if you are using this solution then it doesn’t work… (theme wpbv4)
Rahul
Thank you so much for the tutorial!
I was very concerned when I discovered some of my theme directories could be browsed. All good now, thanks to your tutorial. I never knew .htaccess packed in so much punch.
KeelAha
Hello Syed Balkhi
I just noticed that one of your site list25.com having directory browsing enabled on following folder.
Not sure if that is important to you.
http://list25.com/wp-includes/
Have a great weekend and keep doing your good work.
regards
KeelAha
WPBeginner Support
Disabled it, thanks
Administrador
Logan
Why do I get a blank page, and not an error when I try to access the ../wordpress/wp-content/ or ../wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ ?
WPBeginner Support
It may depend on your theme or your hosting environment. Try enabling directory browsing and then access these directories. If you still get a blank page then this means that those directories have a blank index.php file in them.
Administrador
Charlie Sasser
I tested this before I made any changes with a location that didn’t have an index.php or .htm file and yes you can see all of the files. I added the suggested line at the end of the .htaccess. The location now creates a 403 error from the host and not a 404 error from WordPress. I’m running WP 3.8. Is this the expected behavior?
Bern
I have the same issue it shows 403 error not 404. Did you solve this problem?
Christian
Same issue appear, what to do now? using latest version of wordpress.
Abhisek
Better WordPress Security plugin takes care of that.
Govinda
How do I do it in Better Wp security.
I have installed the plugin, but not able to find this feature
Costin
Hi,
Could you please tell me if “Options All -Indexes” is the same or better?
Thank you!
WPBeginner Support
Its the same.
Administrador
David Trees
Thanks for this important information.
Do you mean;
Here
Options -Indexes
# END WordPress
OR
# END WordPress
Options -Indexes
Thanks for your reply.
Cheers
David
WPBeginner Support
Both should work the same but we meant the later one after the END WordPress
Administrador
Ivan R Linares
Thank you, worked like a charm!