The Paths Are Not Changed in Frontend After Activating this Option

If you’ve activated path changes in WP Ghost but the frontend still shows original WordPress paths (like /wp-content/ or /wp-includes/), the changes aren’t being applied. Work through these checks.

Clear all caches

This is the most common cause. Your cache plugin is serving a cached version of the page from before the path changes. Clear your WordPress cache plugin (WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, etc.), CDN cache (Cloudflare, etc.), and browser cache. Then check the frontend in an incognito window. Also enable Change Paths in Cached Files at WP Ghost > Change Paths so future cached CSS and JS files include the new paths.

Verify the security level is active

Go to WP Ghost > Change Paths > Level of Security and confirm that Safe Mode or Ghost Mode is selected (not Default). If Default is selected, no path changes are applied. After selecting a mode, click Save and clear caches again.

Check server configuration

On Apache servers, WP Ghost writes rewrite rules to .htaccess. If the file isn’t writable or mod_rewrite is disabled, path changes silently fail. Check that .htaccess is writable (permissions 644) and mod_rewrite is enabled. On Nginx servers, the hidemywp.conf file must be included in your Nginx config and the service restarted. See Nginx Config Setup.

Check for plugin conflicts

Other plugins can interfere with WP Ghost’s output buffer processing. Deactivate other plugins one at a time and check the frontend after each. Common conflicts include other security plugins with their own rewrite rules, optimization plugins that process HTML output, and cache plugins that bypass WordPress entirely (full-page caching at server level). See Plugin or Theme Conflicts for the full conflict isolation process.

Check if logged in as admin

By default, WP Ghost does not change paths in the admin dashboard when logged in as an administrator. Test the frontend in a logged-out incognito window to see the actual visitor experience. If you need paths changed in the admin area too, see Change Paths in Admin Dashboard.

If you’ve lost access to the admin dashboard, see the emergency disable guide.