This plugin deletes the unnecessary license.txt, readme.html and wp-config-sample.php files after a core update.
| Author: | Lawrie Malen (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 3.6.0 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.4.2 |
| Plugin version: | 1.1.0 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 14-01-2024 |
| Last updated: | 23-01-2024 |
| Rating, %: | 0 |
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| Total downloads: | 411 |
| Active installs: | 30+ |
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Whenever WordPress performs a core update, it automatically pulls down the following files onto the root:
license.txtreadme.htmlwp-config-sample.php
These files aren’t an inherent security risk by themselves; however they are uneccessary clutter on the root of your site (why would you want a wp-config-sample.php file on your production website?!); and it’s just another easy-to-read vector confirming that you have a WordPress site for script-kiddies to scrape and attack.
Simply install this plugin and it will clean up those files every time you perform a core WordPress update.
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