Add one click "Fix Permissions"

Feature requests
1

I’ve noticed permissions have a tendency to need to be fixed from time to time, especially when migrating from another local dev solution, like MAMP. It would be super handy to have a one-click “Fix Permissions” button… maybe in the Utilities tab?

2

Hey @galen,

I like it!

Do you remember what files you had to fix? Also, what kind of error were you getting prior to fixing the permissions?

3

Hi @clay - long time no talk!

Usually the issues that pop up are related to installing, updating, or deleting plugins. WordPress will say it was unable to delete a folder, or something to that effect. I usually just run terminal commands to set all files to 644 and directories to 755, so I’m not sure exactly which files are getting fixed, unfortunately.

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Yes, this would be very handy. I’ve just experimentally uninstalled the Jetpack plugin on a test site of mine, and Site Health is now showing lots of critical issues. A 1-click fix-up would be awesome.

5

A button would be NICE!

Reference: https://wordpress.org/support/article/changing-file-permissions/

Until then, here’s an example terminal command when in the wp-content directory:

find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;