Title: [Plugin: WP Super Cache] Allow tighter permissions
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP Super Cache] Allow tighter permissions

 *  [kelson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kelson/)
 * (@kelson)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-allow-tighter-permissions/)
 * Right now, WP Super Cache doesn’t let you change your settings unless wp-content
   is writable by the web server. However, the only files it needs to change are
   wp-content/wp-cache-config.php and the contents of wp-content/cache.
 * The plugin should allow you to change settings based on those permissions, rather
   than requiring all of wp-content to be writable (which, IMO, is a security risk).

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 *  [Alvaro Degives-Mas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nv1962/)
 * (@nv1962)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-allow-tighter-permissions/#post-791482)
 * Yup, I’m mystified by that, too – all the more given the IMHO very much deserved
   increase in attention given to and concern over [tightening WP security](http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/06/08/did-your-wordpress-site-get-hacked/)
   to avert hacking.
 * I have no idea whether it’s a simple thing to do, but it’d surely make me feel
   more relieved to see that 777 or 757 permissions lifted from /wp-content…
 *  [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
 * (@donncha)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-allow-tighter-permissions/#post-791597)
 * Thanks for reminding me of this. The wp-content requirement is from when wp-cache-
   config.php was created but I’ve fixed this in trunk. Hopefully have a new release
   next week.
 *  Thread Starter [kelson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kelson/)
 * (@kelson)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-allow-tighter-permissions/#post-791610)
 * Glad to hear it! Thanks!

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