Hotlink File Prevention

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Hotlink File Prevention (HFP) offers simple hotlink protection that can be turned on/off for individual files in the WordPress media library. “Hotlinking” is when a file, such as an

Version	2.0.0
Last updated	2023.01.06
Active installations	600
WordPress Version	4.6
Tested up to	6.1.4
PHP Version	5.6
Rating	5.00
Total ratings	4
Tag	adminattachmentsfileshotlinkimages

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Description

Hotlink File Prevention (HFP) offers simple hotlink protection that can be turned on/off for individual files in the WordPress media library.

“Hotlinking” is when a file, such as an image or PDF, is linked to from another website or entered manually in a web browser’s location bar. HFP only allows your file to be viewed on your website.

Hotlink protection is provided via .htaccess rules in the wp-content/uploads directory.

Basic Usage

Once the HFP plugin is activated, you will have two new features in the media library:

Within the Screen Options tab (list view only), check box for the “Hotlink Prevention” column.
To protect a file, edit the file and scroll down to the checkbox labelled “Hotlink Protection”.

Any asset that is checked will have “Yes” displayed in the “Hotlink Prevention” column; otherwise, this column will be blank.

Note about “Open in new tab” option

When you use the “Open in new tab” option for links, WordPress adds rel="noreferrer", which effectively makes the link act like direct access, and the link will be blocked for files protected using HFP.