Title: Avoid free version
Last modified: May 9, 2025

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# Avoid free version

 *  [Simon Pollard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonp303/)
 * (@simonp303)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avoid-free-version/)
 * Does not work with Nginx and also as an added bonus blocked all Editor uses from
   seeing pages giving them a 404 instead.

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 *  Plugin Support [Muhammad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muhammadwpfolio/)
 * (@muhammadwpfolio)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avoid-free-version/#post-18458641)
 * Hi [@simonp303](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonp303/),
 * We’re sorry to hear about the trouble you encountered using our plugin with NGINX.
 * Prevent Direct Access (PDA) Gold is fully compatible with NGINX servers, but 
   it does require additional configuration. We’ve outlined the necessary steps 
   in our documentation here: [https://preventdirectaccess.com/docs/nginx-support/](https://preventdirectaccess.com/docs/nginx-support/)
 * Regarding the issue with Editor users seeing 404 errors, this usually happens
   due to permission settings or caching conflicts or maybe our .htaccess rules 
   aren’t inserted correctly. We’d be more than happy to help you resolve this if
   you could reach out to us via our [support form.](https://preventdirectaccess.com/support/premium-users/)
 * We appreciate your feedback and hope we can turn this experience around for you.

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