Need to exclude a plugin from Lock and Protect System Folders

Hello @phbyerly,

If the “Lock and Protect System Folders” option blocks a script used by a plugin on your website, you can whitelist the specific script by using the filters we’ve created for that purpose.

More information about the filters you can use is available in the plugin’s readme file or directly at:

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/sg-security/#description

Best regards,
Dimo

Thanks.

However, it doesn’t say where to put the code. Would that be wp-config.php?

• This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by phbyerly.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by phbyerly.

Hello @phbyerly,

You can add the code in the functions.php file of your active theme. The code can be placed directly below the opening PHP tag.

You can also look at the thread below from SG-Optimizer, where a step by step instructions is provided on how to use a plugin called Code Snippets, and you can enter the code in it:

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/how-to-use-sg-optimizers-filters-procedure/

How much of the file path is needed? I’ve tried every combination possible both directly and with Code Snippets

The file is at

/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ozh-admin-drop-down-menu/wp_ozh_adminmenu.php

TIA

Thank you, @phbyerly.

I installed the plugin on a test site and was able to recreate the issue.

Adding these lines to the functions.php of the active theme resolved the issue after I reactivated the Lock and Protect System Folders option, and the plugin is now loading correctly:

<?php
add_filter( 'sgs_whitelist_wp_content' , 'whitelist_file_in_wp_content' );
function whitelist_file_in_wp_content( $whitelist ) {
   // $whitelist[] = 'plugins/ozh-admin-drop-down-menu/wp_ozh_adminmenu.php';
	//    $whitelist[] = 'plugins/ozh-admin-drop-down-menu/inc/adminmenu.css.php';
		    $whitelist[] = 'wp_ozh_adminmenu.php';
	    $whitelist[] = 'adminmenu.css.php';

    return $whitelist;
}

Bingo. Many thanks.
I will post this to the plugin site for others.