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<p><strong>The Htaccess Secure Files plugin can only be activated on Apache web servers with mod_rewrite enabled, and will automatically raise an error upon activation if this is not the case.</strong></p>
<p>The Htaccess Secure Files plugin allows for setting files to be accessible only to visitors who have a specified IP address or <a title="WordPress role or capbility" href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress role or capability</a>. By using <a title=".htaccess files" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htaccess" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess files</a> to secure the content instead of a separate directory outside the web root, WordPress’s native media library functionality can be used to upload secure files and link to them from within the visual editor.</p>
<p>By default all built-in WordPress roles will be allowed to access content that is marked as secure. The Settings -> Secure Files admin screen controls which roles, capabilities, and IP addresses are allowed to view or download secured files. If a custom role or capability is desired, there are several <a title="WordPress plugins" href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=roles+capabilities" rel="ugc">WordPress plugins</a> capable of creating and editing roles and capabilities.</p>
<p><strong>Any visitor that matches any selected role, capability, or IP address will be allowed to access secured files.</strong></p>
<p>This plugin works by creating a .htaccess files in the directory of each secured file. If you manually edit the .htaccess file and it becomes corrupt (a 500 Internal Server Error is the most likely symptom), I recommend deleting the .htaccess file and then edit and save each secured item in the media library.</p>


Htaccess Secure Files

Allows securing files in WP's media library to be only accessible to users with specific roles, capabilities, or IP addresses.

bestwebsoft

<p>Htaccess plugin is a simple and useful tool which helps to control the access to your WordPress website. Allow or deny access based on a hostname, IP address, IP range, and others. Disable hotlinking and access to xmlrpc.php.</p>
<p>Easily secure your WordPress website!</p>
<p><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/demo-htaccess-by-bestwebsoft/?ref=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">View Demo</a></p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Htaccess WordPress Plugin - Brief Overview" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Y-qw8cF9yk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h4>Free Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Set the order fields:
<ul>
<li>Allow, Deny</li>
<li>Deny, Allow</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Set the argument info to the directive form:
<ul>
<li>Allow</li>
<li>Deny</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Customize .htaccess file</li>
<li>Create a backup with the ability to restore .htaccess file</li>
<li>Block by domain and by User Agent</li>
<li>Compatible with latest WordPress version</li>
<li>Incredibly simple settings for fast setup without modifying code</li>
<li>Detailed step-by-step documentation and videos</li>
<li>Multilingual and RTL ready</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Pro Features</strong></p>
<p>All features from Free version included plus:</p>
<ul>
<li>Set the access to the xmlrpc.php:
<ul>
<li>Access deny</li>
<li>Redirect to the main page</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Enable/disable hotlinking</li>
<li>Block domain with .htaccess file</li>
<li>Separate file for blocked and allowed ips</li>
<li>Allow hotlinking based on hostnames</li>
<li>Configure all subsites on the network</li>
<li>Get answer to your support question within one business day (<a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/support-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support Policy</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/htaccess/?k=a483ae73b932f20e3ab795724abefe53" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Pro Now</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>If you have a feature suggestion or idea you’d like to see in the plugin, we’d love to hear about it! <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" rel="nofollow ugc">Suggest a Feature</a></p>
<h4>Documentation & Videos</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/documentation/htaccess/htaccess-user-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] User Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/documentation/how-to-install-a-wordpress-product/how-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] Installation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/documentation/how-to-purchase-a-wordpress-plugin/how-to-purchase-wordpress-plugin-from-bestwebsoft/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] Purchase</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V9FiMPwvtA" rel="nofollow ugc">[Video] Installation Instruction</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Help & Support</h4>
<p>Visit our Help Center if you have any questions, our friendly Support Team is happy to help — <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://support.bestwebsoft.com/</a></p>
<h4>Translation</h4>
<ul>
<li>Polish (pl_PL) (thanks to <a href="mailto:dabek1812@gmail.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Damian Dąbrowski</a>)</li>
<li>Russian (ru_RU)</li>
<li>Ukrainian (uk)</li>
</ul>
<p>Some of these translations are not complete. We are constantly adding new features which should be translated. If you would like to create your own language pack or update the existing one, you can send <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">the text of PO and MO files</a> to <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" rel="nofollow ugc">BestWebSoft</a> and we’ll add it to the plugin. You can download the latest version of the program for work with PO and MO <a href="https://www.poedit.net/download.php" rel="nofollow ugc">files Poedit</a>.</p>
<h4>Recommended Plugins</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/updater/?k=0cb0bcac78260ef018993d8da560f1c7" rel="nofollow ugc">Updater</a> – Automatically check and update WordPress website core with all installed plugins and themes to the latest versions.</li>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/limit-attempts/?k=60cc47e7c0e54ddfb0963d3bba201808" rel="nofollow ugc">Limit Attempts</a> – Protect WordPress website against brute force attacks. Limit rate of login attempts.</li>
</ul>


Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin

Protect WordPress website – allow and deny access for certain IP addresses, hostnames, etc.

Htaccess Secure Files vs Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin