Wordpress File Permissions

wordpress_file_permissions.sh

# https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/understanding-file-permissions/
# http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/05/proper-wordpress-filesystem-permissions-ownerships/

# Change directory permissions to 755 (d, rwx, r-x, r-x)
sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} +
find /path/to/your/wordpress/ -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

# Change file permissions to 644 (-, rw-, r--, r--)
sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} +
find /path/to/your/wordpress/ -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

# Change wp-config.php permission to 600 (-, rw-, ---, ---)
sudo chmod 600 wp-config.php