Title: [Plugin: WP Super Cache] error message: WARNING! is writable.Please make it readonly Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [Plugin: WP Super Cache] error message: WARNING! is writable.Please make it readonly * [altoyes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altoyes/) * (@altoyes) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/) * hi folks * how do i make it read only? ie what settings should i use? 766 ? 755 ? 744 ? * WARNING! /home/name/public_html/mysite/ is writable. Please make it readonly after your page is generated as this is a security risk. * thankyou for your time Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Mindshare Labs, Inc.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindshare/) * (@mindshare) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-721975) * same message here. what’s the right setting? * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-721976) * 444 should work. * [Mindshare Labs, Inc.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindshare/) * (@mindshare) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-721977) * nope – that results in a Forbidden 403 message. * [darkpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darkpress/) * (@darkpress) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-721981) * Try 644. * [ellenico](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ellenico/) * (@ellenico) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-721990) * I have tried 644 and also that resulted for me in a Forbidden 403 message. * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-721991) * Just use the lowest number that lets the site actually work. 744, 755, who knows? Depends on the host’s configuration. * [beernews](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beernews/) * (@beernews) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722049) * What exactly does turning off writeability for the main folder do? Will I still be able to update the site? * Obvious noob here though I understand how to change the settings. Just not sure how making that warning change to read-only will affect my WordPress installation. * Thread Starter [altoyes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altoyes/) * (@altoyes) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722075) * i have disabled the super cache. and gone backto wp-cache. how are you all going with super cache? * [pyang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pyang/) * (@pyang) * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722114) * Directories require the execute bit set to access what’s inside. That’s why you guys are seeing the 403 error when you try to access the directory. * Correct settings should be 755. * [raultbc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raultbc/) * (@raultbc) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722149) * **[@pyang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pyang/)**: the mode on my blog root is 755 but I am still getting the warning when I go to the super cache options page. * 754978 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722182) * I’m getting the warning too, with 755. What’s weird is that the warning tells me to set it to… 755. * [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/) * (@donncha) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722184) * I have a fix in trunk for this. Hopefully to be released soon. * [blakkjakk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blakkjakk/) * (@blakkjakk) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722185) * Cool. Thought I was going crazy. I went to root even to check it out and my prem is set to 755. I noticed when I disabled write entirely (555) it was happy but given that 755 is recommend for a lot of plugins I figured that was running the risk of breaking something. * So its just a bug then? * P.S. Thankx for this plugin. It saves my site every day. 😉 * [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/) * (@donncha) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722186) * Yeah, a minor bug. Glad the plugin help! * [raultbc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raultbc/) * (@raultbc) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/#post-722187) * So does that mean the minor bug is the _notification_ on the plugin admin page or is there a true vulnerability? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘[Plugin: WP Super Cache] error message: WARNING! is writable.Please make it readonly’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 20 replies * 13 participants * Last reply from: [youjustmademylist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/youjustmademylist/) * Last activity: [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-warning-is-writableplease-make-it-readonly/page/2/#post-722240) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics