Settings

To access settings, please visit the File Manager » Settings menu in your wp-admin dashboard.

1. Who can access File Manager?

Here is the list of all available user roles; you can click the checkbox to allow any role to access the file manager in the wp-admin area.

2. Theme

Here’s a list of themes for the File Manager. Where Mono is free, but for more themes, Subscribe to Pro to unlock additional options and customization.

Default Light Theme:

3. Language

You can change the file manager language by selecting a language from the dropdown. Example: We are choosing the Arabic Language. See what the file manager looks like:

4. Public Root Path

Here, you can see default root path of your wordpress directory. File Manager reads the path from this field. You can change this path as per your choice, but the path should be correct.

Example: Suppose we are adding wp-content/themes with this path. Then the path looks like C:/laragon/www/fma/wp-content/themes/

Please Note, While we are changing the Pubic Root Path, we need to change Files URL as well, to prevent 404 file not found error. Please see screenshot below:

File Manager Output:

5. Files URL

As mentioned above, it is the File URL we need to change if we are changing the Public root path. If the Public root path is the default, then the File URL should be the default, too.

Example: If we are not updating the File URL with the Public root path, then we will receive error 404 on file preview.

Let’s check the preview image and see what we are getting:

Let’s check the URL of the image by clicking on Get info:

Now, let’s add wp-content/themes in the Files URL field.

Let’s check the preview image to see what we are getting:

Let’s check the URL of the image by clicking on Get info:

6. Hide File Path on Preview?

This feature hides the actual path in the file preview. In the Previous screenshot, you can see the exact file path in the browser URL. But no one can see the same file path after enabling this option. See screenshot below:

7. Enable Trash?

This feature will enable Trash in File Manager. Enable Trash prevents users from deleting files permanently, and users can restore files later. In the Trash folder, the user can delete files permanently, too.

Users can restore and delete files from Trash. See screenshot below:

Please remember to always enable the Trash option to prevent accidental file deletions.

8. Display .htaccess?

This feature helps the user to display the .htaccess files in File Manager. By default, it’s hidden.