Vill du inaktivera directory browsing i WordPress?
Directory browsing kan utsätta din site för risker genom att visa viktig information för hackare, som kan användas för att utnyttja sårbarheter i din sites tillägg, themes eller till och med din webbhotell server.
I den här artikeln visar vi dig hur du inaktiverar browsing av directory i WordPress.
Vad innebär det att inaktivera Directory Browsing i WordPress?
Varje gång någon besöker din website kommer din web server att behandla denna request.
Vanligtvis levererar servern en indexfil till besökarens webbläsare, till exempel index.html. Om servern inte hittar någon indexfil kan den i stället visa alla filer och foldrar i den directory som requestats.
Detta anropas directory browsing, och det är ofta aktiverat som standard på ditt webbhotell server.
Om du någonsin har besökt en site och sett en lista med filer och foldrar istället för en webbsida, då har du sett directory browsing i action.
Problemet är att hackare kan använda directory browsing för att se filerna som utgör din website, inklusive alla teman och tillägg som du använder.
Om något av dessa themes eller tillägg har kända sårbarheter kan hackare använda denna kunskap för att ta kontroll över din WordPress blogg eller website, stjäla dina data eller utföra andra actions.
Angripare kan också använda directory browsing för att klura på den konfidentiella informationen i dina filer och foldrar. De kan till och med kopiera innehållet på din website, inklusive content som du vanligtvis tar betalt för, t.ex. download av e-böcker eller onlinekurser.
Det är därför det anses vara en bästa praxis att inaktivera directory browsing i WordPress.
Hur kontrollerar man om Directory Browsing är aktiverat i WordPress?
Det enklaste sättet att kontrollera om directory browsing för närvarande är aktiverat för din WordPress website är att helt enkelt besöka länken till /wp-includes/ folder så här: https://example.com/wp-includes/.
Du ska ersätta www.example.com med URL:en till din website.
Om du får ett 403 Forbidden eller liknande message, är directory browsing redan inaktiverat på din WordPress website.
Om du istället ser en lista med filer och foldrar betyder det att directory browsing är aktiverad för din website.
Eftersom detta gör din website mer sårbar för attacker, vill du vanligtvis blockera directory browsing i WordPress.
Så här inaktiverar du browsing i directories i WordPress
Om du vill inaktivera listning av directory måste du add to en kod i .htaccess-filen på din site.
För att komma åt filen behöver du en FTP-klient, eller så kan du använda appen för filhantering i kontrollpanelen på ditt WordPress webbhotell.
Om det är första gången du använder FTP kan du läsa vår kompletta guide om hur du ansluter till din site med FTP.
När du har anslutit till din webbplats öppnar du bara webbplatsens ”offentliga” folder och hittar .htaccess-filen. You can edit the .htaccess file by downloading it to your desktop and then opening it in a text editor like Notepad.
Längst ner i filen lägger du helt enkelt till följande kod:
Options -Indexes
Det kommer att se ut ungefär så här:
När du är klar, save din .htaccess-fil och uploada den tillbaka till din server med hjälp av en FTP-klient.
Så där, ja. Om du nu besöker samma URL http://example.com/wp-includes/ får du ett 403 Forbidden eller liknande message.
Experttips: Om du misstänker att din WordPress-webbplats kan ha blivit hackad, se vår guide om hur du fixar en hackad WordPress-webbplats. Alternativt kan du ta en titt på vår professionella reparationstjänst för hackade WordPress -webbplatser och anlita professionella WordPress-säkerhetsexperter för att rensa din website.
Vi hoppas att den här artikeln hjälpte dig att lära dig hur du inaktiverar directory browsing i WordPress. Du kanske också vill läsa vår ultimata guide till säkerhet i WordPress eller se vårt expertval av de bästa tilläggen för säkerhet i WordPress.
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Dennis Muthomi
I noticed that I have directory browsing disabled on my WordPress site, because I got a 403 error when trying to access wp-includes, yet I don’t remember ever having edited my .htaccess file to do so.
Does WordPress automatically disable directory browsing during initial installation?
WPBeginner Support
Unless there was a recent change it does not by default, it may be your hosting provider’s default settings for htaccess.
Administratör
Dennis Muthomi
That’s what I was suspecting also, thanks for clarifying that WordPress doesn’t disable directory browsing by default.
And the respond too
Dayo Olobayo
I didn’t even know that this vulnerability existed. Just checked mine and got the 403 error. which means directory browsing is disabled. Thank you.
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome
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Jiří Vaněk
Thanks for the advice. On directory browsing, or that I have it enabled, the AIO SEO plugin keeps warning me. I have currently solved the problem by making the folders have an index file that is empty. Is it possible to take this as one of the possible solutions?
WPBeginner Support
You can try that method but we would still recommend the htaccess method from our guide.
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Jiří Vaněk
Thanks for the advice, I finally used the Options -Indexes method now and AIO SEO already reports the problem as solved. Thanks again.
Ka Khaliq
After editing the htaccess file as per the provided guidelines, I do see 403 Forbidden message for /wp-includes/. But I’m unable to see edit any post. Upon editing a post, I see the same 403 Forbidden message. How to solve this?
WPBeginner Support
There may be an issue with your file permissions, we would recommend taking a look at our guide below for fixing your permissions:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-403-forbidden-error-in-wordpress/
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Ka Khaliq
The issue resolved after clearing the web history/cache.
Thanks for your time.
Dina D
Thank you so much! Clear, concise, and easy to follow. Thank you so much!
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome!
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Rabee Khan
Thank You… precise and easy to understand!
WPBeginner Support
Glad our guide was helpful!
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Kimmy
Thanks for the two-word solution! Lol. Worked perfectly!
WPBeginner Support
Glad we could help!
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Seashell
I was shocked to see the folders accessible right in the browser.
Thanks for your solution!
WPBeginner Support
Glad we could help!
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Deepak Kumar
Its work like charm. Article on wpbeginners like ready to go solution. Keep it up.
Ayo
How do I now solve the 404 error that comes after?
Pradip Singh
I am in love with this website. Every day I am surprised when I read a new article from this website. Thankfully I read this article today and immediately I implemented the advice.
WPBeginner Support
Glad you found our content helpful
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Sourabh
Will it block CDNs from accessing my website for static content?
WPBeginner Support
No, it will not.
Administratör
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
Thanks its Done
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome
Administratör
Pradeep
Thanks my friend, I just try this and it’s work.
You are the genius.
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Glad our guide was helpful
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mousam
Thank you. I applied and it worked.
You guys are the best source for learning wordpress.
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You’re welcome, glad our guide was helpful
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Kevine
Thank you very much for this. It solved my problem.
Thanks again.
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You’re welcome, glad our guide was helpful
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malika
Thank you for sharing information!
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome
Administratör
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
Administratör
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
Administratör
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.
Administratör
Rhen Castrodes
Thank you. it works
WPBeginner Support
Glad our recommendation was able to help you
Administratör
John
Thank you! It works even now in 2020.
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome
Administratör
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
Administratör
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.
Administratör
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.
Administratör
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.
Administratör
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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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.
Administratör
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