---
title: "How to install the Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress"
description: "WordPress by default may not have the wp-content/uploads folder secured with an index page in it. When the wp-content/uploads folder has no index page, the contents of the folder can be viewed..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/how-to-install-the-secure-folder-wp-content-uploads-plugin-for-wordpress/
date: 2013-04-01
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to install the Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress

WordPress by default may not have the wp-content/uploads folder secured with an index page in it. When the wp-content/uploads folder has no index page, the contents of the folder can be viewed through the browser. This article will explain how to install and configure the Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress.

## Installing the Secure Folder wp-acontent/uploads plugin

1. [Log into the WordPress Dashboard](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. Go to the plugins and Click **Add New**. Search for security in the search bar.
3. [![Install Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-1-install.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-1-install.png) Find the “*Secure Folder wp-content/upload plugin*” and click **Install Now**.
4. [![Activate Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-2-activate.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-2-activate.png) Click **Activate plugin**.
5. [![Settings Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-3-settings.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-3-settings.png) Now that the plugin is installed, go to **Settings > Secure Folder** to go to the Secure Folder Plugin Dashboard.
6. [![Check Folder Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-4-check-folder.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-4-check-folder.png) Click the link that says, “*Click here to check is your wp-content/uploads folder are open*“. [![indexing Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-5-indexing.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-5-indexing.png) If you see an “*Index of* ” page display you will need to run the Secure Folder script.
7. [![Claick Secure Folder Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-6-secure-folder.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-6-secure-folder.png) Go back to the Secure Folder Plugin in your WordPress Dashboard. Click **Secure Folder**. [![Secured wp-content/uploads Secure Folder wp-content/uploads plugin for WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-7-secured.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edu_wordpress_205_secure-folder_secure-folder-7-secured.png) If the wp-content/uploads file shows a blank screen then the folder is secured.