# WordPress Plugins That Assume Your Directory Structure

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/wordpress-plugins-that-assume-your-directory-structure/30272
**Category:** blog
**Created:** 2026-03-30T15:43:17Z
**Posts:** 1

## Post 1 by @ben — 2026-03-30T15:43:18Z

3 ways WordPress plugins break non-standard installs:

- Hardcoded wp-content paths
- Direct wp-load.php includes
- Assuming WP lives at the root

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