Title: Doesn’t work
Last modified: October 2, 2018

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# Doesn’t work

 *  [lucy_jo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucy_jo/)
 * (@lucy_jo)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-2000/)
 * Great idea, and would have suited what I am looking for. However, getting the
   following error when uploading private media:-
 * Please check the following URL to make sure it is private for non-logged in users.
   It appears to be viewable to the public (it does not return a HTTP status code
   of 403).
 * I Tried rewriting htaccess.
 * When logged in as a subscriber – who is opted to view and upload private media,
   they are not able to view or upload.

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 *  Plugin Author [webheadcoder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webheadllc/)
 * (@webheadllc)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-2000/#post-10743556)
 * Hi,
 * What does the subscriber see when they visit the url of the private media?
 * Also when viewing the settings page, Settings -> WP Private Media, What do you
   see under the “Status” header at the top of the page?
 *  Thread Starter [lucy_jo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucy_jo/)
 * (@lucy_jo)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-2000/#post-10784800)
 * Anyone can see the private media, logged in or not.
 * Status
    All good! Your .htaccess file looks good.
 *  Plugin Author [webheadcoder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webheadllc/)
 * (@webheadllc)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-2000/#post-10790564)
 * Thanks for the reply.
 * Unfortunately I’m finding a lot of servers cache or don’t look at the .htaccess
   file on every single request. I’m pretty sure there’s no way around this besides
   doing some server configurations that might compromise loading times. So I think
   I’ll be deleting this plugin soon.
 *  Thread Starter [lucy_jo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucy_jo/)
 * (@lucy_jo)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-2000/#post-10790665)
 * That would be a total shame. Keep at it, if you can.
    Many thanks anyway.

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 * Last reply from: [lucy_jo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucy_jo/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-2000/#post-10790665)
 * Status: not resolved