Title: Doesn’t work with custom plugin folder name
Last modified: June 13, 2024

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# Doesn’t work with custom plugin folder name

 *  [synthezoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/synthezoid/)
 * (@synthezoid)
 * [1 year, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-with-custom-plugin-folder-name/)
 * This appears to assume all installs have the default plugin folder name. Some
   people change this for security. I get all kinds of errors unless I confine the
   search to specific theme folders. 
   PHP Error log:
 * DATE: 12-Jun-2024 22:21:44
   MESSAGE TYPE: Fatal errorPROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Uncaught
   UnexpectedValueException: RecursiveDirectoryIterator::__construct(/home/user/
   public_html/site/wp-content/plugins/my-function-additions): Failed to open directory:
   No such file or directorySCRIPT NAME: class-directory-iterator.phpLINE: 151SCRIPT
   LOCATION: home/user/public_html/site/wp-content/pluginfoldercustomname/string-
   locator/includes

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 * Last reply from: [synthezoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/synthezoid/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-with-custom-plugin-folder-name/)
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