I’m running a WordPress site as the main application on my domain. Recently I added a new directory called /presentations to my site structure.
The issue I’m facing is that Apache keeps redirecting requests to this presentations folder, but I need the files in this directory to be served directly without any redirection happening.
I’ve tried a few things but nothing seems to work properly. The WordPress rewrite rules seem to be interfering with my presentations folder.
What’s the best way to configure Apache or modify my .htaccess file so that everything inside the presentations directory gets served normally without going through WordPress redirects?
try adding RewriteRule ^presentations/ - [L] right after RewriteEngine On in your .htaccess file. it makes apache skip redirects for that folder. this worked like a charm for me with my other directories!
I just put a separate .htaccess file right in the presentations directory. Create a new .htaccess file in /presentations/ and add RewriteEngine Off - that’s it. This kills all rewrite rules for that folder and everything under it, but leaves WordPress alone. Way cleaner than messing with the root .htaccess since WordPress updates won’t break your changes. Plus when you delete the presentations folder later, the custom rules disappear with it.
Add a condition to your .htaccess file to exclude the presentations directory before WordPress handles the request. Find the WordPress rewrite section and add RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/presentations/ right before the main rewrite rule that sends everything to index.php. This tells Apache to skip WordPress rewrites when someone hits anything in the presentations folder. I had the same issue with a custom API directory and this fix worked perfectly - didn’t break any WordPress stuff. Just make sure you put this condition right before the RewriteRule . /index.php [L] line.