Title: Basic WP Plugin security from remote file execution
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Basic WP Plugin security from remote file execution

 *  [nick.fwmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickfwmedia/)
 * (@nickfwmedia)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-wp-plugin-security-from-remote-file-execution/)
 * In [https://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin](https://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin),
   in the Security Note under Plugin Files states to add `defined( 'ABSPATH' ) or
   die( 'No script kiddies please!' );` at the top of each WP plugin PHP file so
   that the file won’t be remotely executed.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/pinterest-pinboard-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pinterest-pinboard-widget/)

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 *  Thread Starter [nick.fwmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickfwmedia/)
 * (@nickfwmedia)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-wp-plugin-security-from-remote-file-execution/#post-7459068)
 * Could you add the security line to the top of your plugin PHP files?

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