Title: [Plugin: Custom Upload Dir] Uploads folder OUTSIDE wordpress
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Custom Upload Dir] Uploads folder OUTSIDE wordpress

 *  Resolved [erick_paper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erick_paper/)
 * (@erick_paper)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-upload-dir-uploads-folder-outside-wordpress/)
 * Hi.
 * I have my wordpress in my site in–
 * > `public_html/wp`
 * Which means the default uploads folder is–
 * > `public_html/wp/wp-content/uploads`
 * However I want it to be in–
 * > `public_html/media`
 * How do I enter this path?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-upload-dir/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-upload-dir/)

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-upload-dir-uploads-folder-outside-wordpress/#post-2439873)
 * I’m not convinced that plugin does what you want it to. A cursory glance at the
   instructions seems to indicate that it simply adds additional options to the 
   preexisting base uploads directory. Take a minute to read the documentation and
   see if it makes any more sense.
 * I’m not so sure that you can easily move your uploads directory outside of your
   WordPress root directory. There might be something inspiring in one of these 
   sources: [move uploads directory outside of root wordpress](http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=move+uploads+directory+outside+of++root+wordpress&pbx=1&oq=move+uploads+directory+outside+of++root+wordpress&aq=f&aqi=q-w1&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=2179l7155l0l7318l19l17l0l0l0l4l332l3226l0.8.7.1l16l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=37728b9b33f63bfa&biw=1680&bih=930)
 *  Anonymous User 92042
 * (@anonymized-92042)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-upload-dir-uploads-folder-outside-wordpress/#post-2440044)
 * ClaytonJames is correct that your request is outside the scope of what this plugin
   does, but it’s really easy nonetheless. Just set your upload folder to “../media”
   and the URL to your upload directory to “/media”. That’s it. I’ve done this on
   about a dozen sites and it works fine.

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 * Last reply from: Anonymous User 92042
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-upload-dir-uploads-folder-outside-wordpress/#post-2440044)
 * Status: resolved