Title: Error message wp-content/banners
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Error message wp-content/banners

 *  Resolved [akedv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ak71/)
 * (@ak71)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/)
 * Hi,
 * there is an error message on sites where a different foldername instead of wp-
   content is being used:
 * AdRotate has detected one issue that requires your attention:
    » Your AdRotate
   Banner folder is not writable or does not exist. Set up your banner folder.
 * so the wp-content folder name seems to be hardcoded somewhere, not good…
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/adrotate/)

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 *  [Theunknown1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deexgnome/)
 * (@deexgnome)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-7185261)
 * Jeah same error message here.. can’t get rid of it.
 *  Plugin Author [Arnan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adegans/)
 * (@adegans)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-7185293)
 * If you see that message, AdRotate can’t read or find that folder.
 * Create a folder named ‘banners’ in wp-content and make sure it’s readable for
   plugins.
    usually mimicking the wp-content permissions works just fine. Otherwise
   0644 for permissions should do.
 *  Thread Starter [akedv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ak71/)
 * (@ak71)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-7185296)
 * I know that works, but for security reasons some people change the name of the
   wp-content folder to something else, and a well programmed plugin should cope
   with that flawless.
 * would be great if you could fix that hardcoded wp-content path in your plugin!
 *  Plugin Author [Arnan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adegans/)
 * (@adegans)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-7185297)
 * In AdRotate Pro you can move the banner folder to any location on your domain.
   
   In AdRotate Free it has to stay in wp-content, where-ever you put the wp-content
   folder is up to you.
 * The path is set/determined with WordPress functions, so not hardcoded.
 *  [Theunknown1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deexgnome/)
 * (@deexgnome)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-7185301)
 * This is sadly very annoying, because i renamed the wp content folder for security
   purposes.
 *  Plugin Author [Arnan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adegans/)
 * (@adegans)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-7185312)
 * Hmm, i’ll look into that to make it more flexible.
 *  [pertamaxxx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pertamaxxx/)
 * (@pertamaxxx)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-7185335)
 * same problem with the folder, pls fix this … thanks.
 *  [eleb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eleb/)
 * (@eleb)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-8600173)
 * Hello,
 * To fix this problematic issue with no further changes to your configuration, 
   additional creation of folders, or anything you **don’t** want to do, remove 
   this piece of code:
 *     ```
       if(!is_writable(ABSPATH.$adrotate_config['banner_folder'])) {
       $error['banners_folder'] = __('Your AdRotate Banner folder is not writable or does not exist.', 'adrotate-pro').' <a href="https://ajdg.solutions/manuals/adrotate-manuals/manage-banner-images/?utm_campaign=adrotate-manual&utm_medium=dashboard-notification&utm_source=adrotate-free" target="_blank">Set up your banner folder</a>.';
       }
       ```
   
 * From line 680 (aprox) in file wp-content/plugins/adrotate/adrotate-output.php
 * Hope this helps. Cheers!
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by [eleb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eleb/).
 *  [pertamaxxx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pertamaxxx/)
 * (@pertamaxxx)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-wp-contentbanners/#post-8602330)
 * Works great now with the latest version … thank you 🙂

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