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The STN Video WordPress Player Selector plugin provides editors with the ability to integrate  STN Video players into their articles and website templates. Users can choose to embed either a specific Smart Match player or a video from the STN Video Video Library.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Once installed, users can select a Smart Match player or grab a Single Video from within your WordPress editor. Available on both the Classic Editor and Block Editor.

WHAT CAN I ACCESS?

Once inside the WordPress plugin you’ll be able to:

  • Access our Publishers Dashboard to browse the STN video library and seamlessly embed video.
  • Add Smart Match players to your article templates.

GETTING STARTED

  • Download the STN WordPress Plugin HERE
  • The pages below give you and your development team a step-by-step installation guide
  • For any other questions, please contact publishers@stnvideo.com

CONTENTS

1.0

Plugin Requirements

  1. Plugin Supports
  2. Plugin Conflicts with Cache Plugins
  3. Security Considerations for WPMVC folders

2.0

Plugin Setup

  1. Manual Install via WordPress Admin
  2. Manual Install via Web Server
  3. Remove old STN Video oEmbed plugin
  4. Plugin Authorization

3.0

Add a STN Video player to a WordPress template

  1. Add a STN Smart Match player to a template using the Shortcode
  2. Add a STN Smart Match player to a template using the Widget
  3. Add a STN Smart Match player to a template using the Block

4.0

Add a STN Video player to a page or post

  1. Add a STN Video player to a page or post using the Block Editor
  2. Add a STN Video player to a page or post using the Classic Editor

5.0

Updating/Deactivating/Uninstalling the Plugin

  1. Automatic Updates via WordPress Admin
  2. Manual Updates via Web Server
  3. Automatic Uninstall via WordPress Admin
  4. Manual Uninstall via Web Server

6.0

WPMVC Directory Access Restriction

  1. Change the Default WPMVC Directory Location
  2. Access Restriction on Apache Web Server Software
  3. Access Restriction on Other Web Server Software
  4. WPMVC Directory Access Restriction for LiteSpeed
  5. WPMVC Directory Access Restriction for Microsoft IIS
  6. WPMVC Directory Access Restriction for NGINX
  7. WPMVC Directory Access Restriction for other Web Server Software

7.0

NGINX Directory Access Restriction

  1. Restricting Directory Access
  2. The Deny Directive
  3. Locating the NGINX Configuration File
  4. Restarting NGINX
  • 1.0 PLUGIN REQUIREMENT

The plugin was built to support the majority of WordPress installations and setups with both Classic Editors and new Gutenberg Block Editors in mind.

1.1 PLUGIN SUPPORTS

  • The plugin has been tested back to WordPress 4.6.
  • The plugin supports Multi-Site / Network installations back to WordPress 4.6.
  • The plugin supports the Classic Editor for WordPress pre-5.0 as well as the Classic Editor plugin.
  • The plugin supports the Block Editor as of WordPress 5.0 as well as through the Gutenberg plugin.
  • The plugin supports the Legacy Widget Editor for WordPress pre-5.8 as well as the Classic Widgets plugin.
  • The plugin supports the Block Widget Editor as of WordPress 5.8 as well as through the Gutenberg plugin.

1.2 EMBED CONFLICTS with CACHE PLUGINS

Using optimization plugins to minify your JavaScript files can cause some conflicts with the STN Video Embeds. To avoid these conflicts, please exclude the following player scripts from your minify setup;

embed.sendtonews.com/player1/responsive.js
embed.sendtonews.com/player2/embedcode.php
embed.sendtonews.com/player3/embedcode.js
embed.sendtonews.com/player4/embedcode.js
embed.stnvideo.com/player1/responsive.js
embed.stnvideo.com/player2/embedcode.php
embed.stnvideo.com/player3/embedcode.js
embed.stnvideo.com/player4/embedcode.js

1.3 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS for WP-CONTENT/WPMVC FOLDERS

The STN Video plugin leverages a framework called WordPress-MVC or WPMVC for short. This framework comes bundled with an implementation of PHPFastCache and KLogger that generate files in your WordPress installation. By default these are installed to a wpmvc folder inside your WP-Content folder as a cache and logs folders respectively. While the contents of these cache and log files are benign it’s still advised to lock them down from public access. For this reason the plugin by default generates an .htaccess lock file in the cache directory that’s autogenerated by the plugin. For other Web Server Software such as NGINX and IIS the .htaccess file is ignored and as such it’s advisable to lock these directories down by means suited to the web server technology employed by the website. See Section 6 for additional information about moving and securing this folder location.

PLUGIN ADMINISTRATION

The STN Video WordPress Player Selector plugin was built with simplicity and ease of maintenance in mind for administrators and editors. It’s a complete replacement of our old STN Video oEmbed plugin with additional features like our Shortcode, Widget and Block.

  • 2.0 PLUGIN SETUP

Administrators can install the STN Video plugin by manually uploading the provided zip file to the Plugins admin screen or by transferring the files to their web host directly.

2.1 MANUAL INSTALL via WORDPRESS ADMIN

With the plugin zip file, you can manually upload it and install it through the Plugins admin screen.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New.
  3. Click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the screen.
  4. Select the zip file from your local filesystem.
  5. Click the Install Now button.
  6. When installation is complete, you’ll see “Plugin installed successfully.”
  7. Click the Activate Plugin button at the bottom of the page.

Reference: https://wordpress.org/support/article/managing-plugins/#manual-upload-via-wordpress-admin

2.2 MANUAL INSTALL via WEB SERVER

Server administrators can also upload the plugin to their web server to install the plugin.

  1. If your server doesn’t have zip capabilities, unzip the plugin zip file locally.
  2. Connect to your web server with your desired protocol ([S]FTP, SCP, ETC.).
  3. Upload the plugin folder to the wp-content/plugins folder in your WordPress directory.
  4. Login to WordPress Admin.
  5. Navigate to the Plugins admin page.
  6. Locate the newly uploaded plugin in the list.
  7. Click the Activate link under the new plugin.

Reference: https://wordpress.org/support/article/managing-plugins/#manual-plugin-installation

2.3 REMOVE OLD STN VIDEO OEMBED PLUGIN

If you have an existing STN Video oEmbed plugin installed, you can deactivate this plugin as the oEmbed functionality is provided by the new STN Video OVP WordPress plugin. The new plugin will prompt you to deactivate the old plugin if it’s currently active.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Click the Deactivate link in the admin notice.
  1. If the notice isn’t present, navigate to the Plugins admin page.
  2. Find the STN Video oEmbed plugin in the listing.
  3. Click the Deactivate link on the plugin list item.
  4. Click the Delete link on the plugin list item.

2.4 PLUGIN AUTHORIZATION

While the activated plugin enables oEmbed and Shortcode functionality, it’s recommended to authorize the plugin with the STN Video API to enable the Block, Widget and TinyMCE integration. This grants editors the ability to embed SmartMatch and Single Video players.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Navigate to the Settings > STN Video admin page.
  3. Fill in your Company ID and Authentication Code.
  4. Click Save Changes to submit a verification check to the API server.
  5. You’ll receive a success message.
  6. The Block, Widget and TinyMCE integration are now enabled.

Note: If you don’t have a Company ID or Authentication Code, or find issues with the verification process, please contact publishers@stnvideo.com.

  • 3.0 ADD an STN VIDEO PLAYER to a WORDPRESS TEMPLATE

Adding the STN Video player to your default WordPress templates, across all types of pages, will save you time, costs and resources. The STN Video player has multiple options to ensure the most relevant content is placed onto your site(s):

  • Add Smart Match players to your article templates. Smart Match uses artificial intelligence to read your article and match it with the most recent and relevant video in our library of over 1 million pieces of content. Once the article is published, the first viewer will see a default playlist while Smart Match reads the page. All subsequent requests will see the Smart Match contextually aware playlist. This ensures engaging, contextually relevant video will be in every article.
  • Add Section Front/Playlist players to your home pages and section fronts. These players will automatically be updated with timely content that is relevant to the page they are on (sports, news, entertainment, lifestyle etc.)

Note: To add these players to your templates, you must be an Admin that has the appropriate permissions to edit files and/or Widgets.

There are multiple ways to modify templates to include STN Video players, adding a Shortcode to your  PHP template, using the STN Video Widget within the WordPress Widgets Interface, or adding the STN Video Block to the Site Editor.

3.1 ADD an STN SMART MATCH PLAYER to a TEMPLATE using the SHORTCODE

What is a Shortcode?

In WordPress, terms a Shortcode is a snippet of text used as replacement for a block of code.

How do I place a Shortcode directly into my TEMPLATE code?

Use the default WordPress PHP function “do_shortcode” to place STN Video players directly into your theme templates.

<?php echo do_shortcode( '[sendtonews key="abcXYZilvSTN" type="player"]' ); ?>

Note: It’s always recommended to keep a backup when modifying theme files.

Where do I get a specific player Shortcode?

We’re currently working on providing an interface for retrieving Shortcodes. In the meantime, please contact publishers@stnvideo.com.

3.2 ADD an STN SMART MATCH PLAYER to a TEMPLATE using the WIDGET

What is a Widget?

In WordPress, terms a Widget is an independent section of content that can be placed into any widgetized area provided by your theme (also known as sidebars).

How do I add a Widgetized area to my theme?

Please see theWordPress documentation for more information; 
https://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes

How do I add a Widget into my theme?

Many themes will provide their hero, sidebar and base sections as widgetized areas, or a developer can create new widgetized areas. If you are an Admin or have access to edit themes ,you can use the STN Video Widget to add a player to your theme templates through these widgetized areas.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Navigate to the Appearance > Widgets admin page.
  3. Drag and drop the STN Video Widget from the Available Widgets to the desired widgetized area.
    1. Or expand the STN Video Widget, select the desired widgetized area reference and click Add Widget.
    2. Or in accessibility mode, click Add next to the STN Video Widget.
    3. Or in Live Preview (Customizer), search and select the STN Video Widget.
  4. Expand the STN Video Widget and click Add Player to trigger the STN Video player selector interface.
  5. Select a Player in the STN Video Smart Match section and Insert Player.
  6. In the STN Video Widget, click Save.
  7. Go to a front-end page using the template to preview.
How do I replace a player in my theme?

You can update a STN Video Widget by clicking the Replace Player button and following steps 5-7 above.

How do I remove a player from my theme?

You can remove a STN Video Widget by clicking the Delete link.

3.3 ADD an STN SMART MATCH PLAYER to a TEMPLATE using the BLOCK

What is a BLOCK?

In WordPress terms a Block is an independent section of content that can be placed into any block-based editor provided by your theme (also known as Gutenberg).

How do I enable the Full Site Editor for my theme?

Please see the WordPress documentation for more information on Block Themes;
https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/getting-started/full-site-editing/#block-themes

How do I add a Block into my theme?

As of WordPress 5.9 there is now the concept of Block Themes to support Block Patterns and layout editing via the Full Site Editor or FSE for short. If you are an Admin or have access to edit themes you can use the STN Video Block to add a Smart Match player to your theme template(s) through the Full Site Editor.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Navigate to the Appearance > Editor admin page.
  3. Click the circled plus (+) icon to open the Block Inserter.
    1. Or to place inline hover over existing blocks to find the circled plus (+) icon.
    2. Or start typing /STN and click the STN Video Player Selector entry.
  4. Within the STN Video Block click Add Player to trigger the STN Video player selector interface.
  5. From the popup menu choose Smart Match Player to add a Smart Match player.
    1. On the Smart Match Player screen;
      • Select a Player in the STN Video Smart Match section.
      • Click the Insert Player button.
  6. In the Editor toolbar click Save to save changes.
  7. Click Preview to view your template, or navigate to a front-end page using the template.
How do I replace a player in my theme?

You can update a STN Video Block by clicking the Replace Player button and following steps 5-7 above.

How do I remove a player from my theme?

You can remove a STN Video Block by selecting the Block, clicking the triple dot menu [⋮] and clicking the Remove Block entry.

  • 4.0 ADD a STN VIDEO PLAYER to a PAGE or POST

While you can add individual videos to each article, adding the A.I. enhanced Smart Match player to your default WordPress  template will save money and resources. Whenever you publish an article, the first viewer will see a default playlist while the  artificial intelligence in our Smart Match player reads the content in your post, selects relevant videos from our library, and on all  subsequent views will see the Smart Match contextually aware playlist. This means you only need ONE embed code for all your  articles, per content vertical, and don’t have to manually insert or search for video. This can result in hundreds of hours saved that  can be reallocated to other areas of your publication. To embed a Smart Match player in your templates see section 2.0 above.

As of WordPress 5.0 there are now two editors supported by WordPress, the original Classic Editor (WYSIWYG TinyMCE) and the  new Block Editor (Gutenberg). The STN Video plugin implementation supports both editors to ensure you always have access to  add STN Video players to your articles.

4.1 ADD an STN VIDEO PLAYER to a PAGE or POST using the BLOCK EDITOR

What is a Block?

In WordPress terms, a Block is an interface component for adding and manipulating content.

How do I place a Block directly into my page or post?

If you have access to edit pages or posts and your WordPress interface is enabled with the Block Editor (Gutenberg), you can use the STN Video Block to add a player to your article.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Create or Edit a Page or Post.
  3. Click the circled plus (+) icon to open the Block Inserter.
    1. Or to place inline, hover over existing blocks to find the circled plus (+) icon.
    2. Or start typing /STN, and click the STN Video Player Selector entry.
  4. Within the STN Video Block, click Add Player to trigger the STN Video player selector interface.
  5. From the popup menu choose Smart Match Player for Smart Match players or Video Library for Single Video players.
    1. On the Smart Match Player screen;
      1. Select a Player in the STN Video Smart Match section.
      2. Click the Insert Player button.
    2. On the Video Library screen;
      1. Search Stories and Categories or filter by Age and Language.
      2. Click to expand a Story entry.
      3. Click an Embed button to insert the desired player.
        NOTE: The AMP embed will only load on pages that support AMP.
  6. In the Editor toolbar click Save Draft, Publish or Update to save changes.
  7. Click View Post or Preview to view your article.
How do I replace a player in my theme?

You can update a STN Video Block by clicking the Replace Player button and following steps 5-7 above.

How do I remove a player from my theme?

You can remove a STN Video Block by selecting the Block, clicking the triple dot menu [⋮] and clicking the Remove Block entry.

4.2 ADD an STN VIDEO PLAYER to a PAGE or POST using the CLASSIC EDITOR

What is TinyMCE?

In WordPress terms the TinyMCE editor is a WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) editor for adding and manipulating content in the Classic Editor that predates the Block Editor.

How do I place a player directly into my page or post using TinyMCE?

If you have access to edit pages or posts and your WordPress interface is enabled with the Classic Editor (TinyMCEWYSIWYG) you can use the STN Video TinyMCE integration to add a player to your article.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Create or Edit a Page or Post.
  3. Click the STN logo button found in the TinyMCE editor button row.
  4. From the popup menu choose Smart Match Player for Smart Match players or Video Library for Single Video players.
    1. On the Smart Match Player screen;
      1. Select a Player in the STN Video Smart Match section.
      2. Click the Insert Player button.
    2. On the Video Library screen;
      1. Search Stories and Categories or filter by Age and Language.
      2. Click to expand a Story entry.
      3. Click an Embed button to insert the desired player.
        NOTE: The AMP embed will only load on pages that support AMP.
  5. In the Editor toolbar click Save Draft, Publish or Update to save changes.
  6. Click View Post or Preview to view your article.
How do I replace a player in my theme?

You can remove the shortcode by deleting it and add a new one following steps 3-6 above.

How do I remove a player from my theme?

You can delete the shortcode from the TinyMCE (WYSIWYG) editor to remove the player.

  • 5.0 UPDATING/DEACTIVATING/UNINSTALLING THE PLUGIN

Administrators can update/uninstall the STN Video plugin through the WordPress Admin or by manually updating files on their web host directly.

5.1 AUTOMATIC UPDATE via WORDPRESS ADMIN

With the plugin zip file, you can manually upload it and update it through the Plugins admin screen.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New.
  3. Click the Upload Plugin button at the top of the screen.
  4. Select the zip file from your local filesystem.
  5. On the Plugin Exists screen click the Replace current with uploaded button.
  6. When installation is complete, you’ll see “Plugin installed successfully.”
  7. Click the Activate Plugin button at the bottom of the page.

5.2 MANUAL UPDATE via WEB SERVER

Server administrators can also upload the plugin to their web server to install the plugin.

  1. If your server doesn’t have zip capabilities, unzip the plugin zip file locally.
  2. Connect to your web server with your desired protocol ([S]FTP, SCP, ETC.).
  3. Upload the plugin folder to the wp-content/plugins folder in your WordPress directory replacing the existing plugin folder. 
  4. Login to WordPress Admin.
  5. Navigate to the Plugins admin page.
  6. Locate the newly updated plugin in the list.  
  7. If it’s not active, click the Activate link.

5.3 AUTOMATIC UNINSTALL via WORDPRESS ADMIN

The safe and easy way to uninstall a plugin is via theWordPress admin screen.

  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Navigate to Plugins.
  3. Click the Deactivate link under the plugin.
  4. Click the Delete link under the plugin.

Reference: https://wordpress.org/support/article/managing-plugins/#automatic-uninstallation

5.4 MANUAL UNINSTALL via WEB SERVER

In rare cases, you may need to manually uninstall a plugin without using the Plugins admin screen. This is recommended only when absolutely necessary and requires a server administrator.

  1. Navigate to your Plugins admin screen and locate the plugin to be installed.
  2. Click the plugin’s Deactivate link. 
  3. Connect to your web server with your desired protocol ([S]FTP, SCP, ETC.).
  4. Navigate to your WordPress directory, then into the wp-content/plugins folder.
  5. Locate the STN Video plugin folder. 
  6. Delete the plugin folder and its contents. 
  7. Navigate to your Plugins admin screen and review the list of plugins to confirm that you have successfully removed the intended plugin.

Reference: https://wordpress.org/support/article/managing-plugins/#manual-uninstallation

  • 6.0 WPMVC DIRECTORY LOCATION & ACCESS RESTRICTION

The STN Video plugin leverages a framework called WordPress-MVC or WPMVC for short, and comes bundled with an implementation of PHPFastCache and KLogger that generate files in your WordPress installation. By default these are installed to a wpmvc folder inside your get_temp_dir()/wpmvc folder. This wpmvc folder can be configured to install into an alternate location/foldername. The get_temp_dir() function’s preference is sys_get_temp_dir(), followed by PHP tmp directory, followed by WP_CONTENT_DIR, before finally defaulting to /tmp/. In the event this function does not find a writable location, It may be overridden by the WP_TEMP_DIR constant in your wp-config.php/vip-config.php file. For WPVIP clients this defaults to the /tmp location.

6.1 CHANGE DEFAULT WPMVC DIRECTORY LOCATION

While the contents of these cache and log files are benign it’s still advised to lock them down from public access. For this reason the plugin by default generates an .htaccess lock file in the cache directory that’s autogenerated by the plugin. For other Web Server Software such as NGINX and IIS the .htaccess file is ignored and as such it’s advisable to lock these directories down by means suited to the web server technology employed by the website. Depending on your web server environment and configuration the approach to securing the wpmvc folders will differ.

To move/rename the wpmvc directory to another folder location, perform the following steps BEFORE activating the plugin;

  1. Open your wp-config.php file for editing.
    Note: For WP VIP clients edit the vip-config/vip-config.php file instead.
    Reference: https://docs.wpvip.com/technical-references/vip-codebase/vip-config-directory/
  2. Find the customizable section of the file by finding the START/END markers;
  3. Between the START/END markers add the following;
    define( 'S2N_WPMVC_PATH', '{your desired install path}');
    define( 'S2N_WPMVC_FOLDER', '{your desired folder name}');
  4. Change the '{your desired install path}' reference to your desired directory location.
    Change the '{your desired folder name}' reference to your desired folder name.
    Ex: The values '/tmp/somefolder' and 'mywpmvc' would create the folder as '/tmp/somefolder/mywpmvc'.

Note: If moving the directory location for an existing install, the existing folder can be moved or removed.

6.2 ACCESS RESTRICTION ON APACHE WEB SERVER SOFTWARE

Apache is one of the most popular web server software platforms for running WordPress. By default the WPMVC framework generates a .htaccess file which in most cases should be sufficient to direct the Apache web server to disallow web based access to files within the cache directory.

If you are running Apache and files remain accessible, or you would like to lock down the entire wpmvc directory, move the .htaccess file from the cache directory to within the wpmvc directory, or create a .htaccess file to contain the following directive:

Deny from all

If files continue to be web accessible, then check the appropriate ownership and permissions and your Apache configuration as it may be set to disable use of .htaccess files or contains conflicting rules.

6.3 ACCESS RESTRICTION ON OTHER WEB SERVER SOFTWARE

For those that use web server technologies other than Apache their server configuration will need to be updated to not expose the wpmvc folder as the autogenerated .htaccess file won’t apply in these environments. To assist web admins in this situation we’ve provided the following help resources.

6.3.1 WPMVC DIRECTORY ACCESS RESTRICTION for LITESPEED

LiteSpeed uses the same configuration format as Apache HTTP Server and is compatible with most Apache features, including .htaccess files. The auto-generated .htaccess file should be sufficient in most cases to direct the LiteSpeed web server to disallow web based access to files within the wpmvc cache directory.

If you are running LiteSpeed and files remain accessible, check the wpmvc/cache/.htaccess file exists, has the correct owner and permissions. Another cause for the .htaccess to be ignored is the LiteSpeed configuration has diabled the use of .htaccess files or there’s a parent configuration that is negating the directive in the provided .htaccess file.

6.3.2 WPMVC DIRECTORY ACCESS RESTRICTION for MICROSOFT IIS

Microsoft IIS doesn’t adhere to .htaccess files so to restrict access to directories on IIS systems, perform the following steps;

  1. Open IIS Manager.
  2. Navigate to you WebSites WP-Content/wpmvc directory.
  3. In the right pane, double-click Authentication.
  4. For Anonymous Authentication, choose Disabled.
  5. Restart the IIS server.

6.3.3 WPMVC DIRECTORY ACCESS RESTRICTION for NGINX

NGINX does not read .htaccess files, and any restrictions set with an .htaccess file will not apply. As such, the auto-generated .htaccess file created in the wpmvc/cache folder will not be adhered. To ensure this directory doesn’t lose protection on servers running NGINX follow the dedicated guide in Section 7 for instructions on restricting directory access on NGINX web servers.

6.3.4 WPMVC DIRECTORY ACCESS RESTRICTION for OTHER WEB SERVER SOFTWARE

If your web server software is not listed above then please consult with your server administrator, web hosting provider or contact your publisher success manager for further advice and assistance.

  • 7.0 NGINX DIRECTORY ACCESS RESTRICTION

NGINX does not read .htaccess files and any restrictions set with an .htaccess file will not apply, as such the auto-generated .htaccess file created in the wpmvc/cache folder will not be adhered to. To ensure this directory doesn’t lose protection on servers running NGINX follow the dedicated guide below for instructions on restricting directory access on NGINX web servers.

7.1 RESTRICTING DIRECTORY ACCESS

For non-cPanel environments

The following steps require root access to the server running NGINX. If you do not have root access, you will need to contact your web hosting provider or server administrator.

  1. Login to the web server.
  2. Locate the NGINX configuration template (see Section 7.3).
  3. Add the Deny Directive (see Section 7.2) to the server block of your site’s configuration.
  4. Save your changes and restart the NGINX server (see Section 7.4).
For cPanel environments

You can use the cPanel Directory Privacy interface (cPanel > Files > Directory Privacy) to add protection to this directory.

Note: The cPanel Directory Privacy interface only supports this process in cPanel & WHM version 84 and later. On a server that runs cPanel & WHM version 82 and earlier, use the non-cPanel environment steps below.

To protect the directory, perform the following steps:.

  1. Login to cPanel.
  2. Navigate to the Directory Privacy interface in cPanel > Files > Directory Privacy.
  3. Select the Password protect this directory checkbox.
  4. Enter a display label in the Enter a name for the protected directory text box.
    Note: This name only functions as a label for the directory. Do not confuse it with the directory’s actual name.
  5. Click Save. A confirmation message will appear. Click Go Back to return to the directory’s configuration.

7.2 THE DENY DIRECTIVE

server {
    location ^~ /wp-content/wpmvc/ {
        deny all;
        return 403;
    }
    …
}

Note: If WordPress is installed in a directory, or if the WP-Content folder or WPMVC folder is installed in a non-standard location then make sure the location path matches your web server configuration.

Important: You must add this location directive to the top of your server configuration block.

7.3 LOCATING the NGINX CONFIGURATION FILE

NGINX has a very flexible configuration organization, because of this your configuration file may be in a number of different locations.

cPanel & WHM

The following path is the default location of the NGINX configuration file on cPanel & WHM servers:

/etc/nginx/conf.d/users/<username>.conf
Debian & Ubuntu

The following path is the most common location:

/etc/nginx/sites-available/default

Administrators will often setup configuration files for each site individually. In those cases you can often find the configuration files for each domain in the /sites-available directory:

/etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com
None of the above

If the configuration file is not found in any of the above locations, at the terminal / command prompt, run the following command:

nginx -t

The output should display the current directory path to your server’s NGINX configuration file. The output should resemble the following:

nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok

nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful

To check if the NGINX configuration file contains any include directives, run the following command:

grep include /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

If the grep command does not return any output, then you can proceed with your changes to the configuration. If the grep command returns any includes, you must check each include file for the server directive and any conflicts. The following grep command output displays an NGINX configuration file that contains includes:

include /etc/nginx/modules-enabled/*.conf;
include /etc/nginx/mime.types;

If none are found, the server block should be found in the config file found with nginx -t.

If included configuration files are found, it will be necessary to check each of the included files for the server directive.

7.4 RESTARTED NGINX

After making any configuration changes to NGINX it is necessary to reload the NGINX config.

cPanel & WHM

Run the following command:

/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_nginx
Other Operating Systems
CentOS 6:
/etc/init.d/nginx reload
CentOS 7:
systemctl reload nginx.service
Debian/Ubuntu:
systemctl reload nginx

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