Title: wp-content/plugins – Open Access
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# wp-content/plugins – Open Access

 *  [comanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/comanco/)
 * (@comanco)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-contentplugins-open-access/)
 * Is it normal that anyone can browse directly to and download from the wp-content/
   plugins folder? Including content being listed by search engines?
    Version 2.1

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-contentplugins-open-access/#post-523283)
 * To block directory listings on your site, drop this in the .htaccess in the root.
   `
   IndexIgnore *` All directories without an index.html or index.php will not be
   listed.
 *  Thread Starter [comanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/comanco/)
 * (@comanco)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-contentplugins-open-access/#post-523297)
 * So it is normal to be able to put [http://www.example/wp-content/plugins](http://www.example/wp-content/plugins)
   and view the contents of this folder?
    I did look at the htacess file and in 
   part this is what I now have do I still add IndexIgnore *
 * IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-contentplugins-open-access/#post-523299)
 * Almost all servers will list directories (WP or not) if no index file is there.
   
   Yes, you can add that right below what you have.
 *  Thread Starter [comanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/comanco/)
 * (@comanco)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-contentplugins-open-access/#post-523314)
 * First Thank you very much for your help I placed it as suggested and the following
   is now what shows if that is not a concern I can leave it as is. I assume what
   is now viewable is because of the index.php in the wp-content folder.
 * Index of /wp-content/themes
    Name Last modified Size Description ———————————————————–———————————————————–
 * Apache/1.3.37 Server at _website_.com Port 80

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 * Last reply from: [comanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/comanco/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-contentplugins-open-access/#post-523314)
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