Steps to Set WordPress to Ignore a File Path

There are situations when it is necessary to permit access to a file or directory but not always a subdomain. When you upload a file or folder to your public_html directory, for instance, WordPress tries to access the file location but returns a 404 error. In these situations, you may tell your WordPress website to disregard the file location by adding a rewrite condition to your.htaccess file. This will cause a file, such as domain.com/file.html, to be shown in its original format rather than being embedded into the main WordPress website.

Steps to Edit WordPress to Ignore a File Path

1. Login to your account via SSH or cPanel File Editor, navigate to your WordPress directory.
2. Open your website with .htaccess file.
3. Check below the default WordPress .htaccess file:# BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] # END WordPressAdd the below code above the RewriteCond lines, replacing file with the file path to your saved files:RewriteCond $1 !^(/file)
4. Then save your changes.