[wp-docs] Proposed change to Giving WordPress Its Own Directory

Wed Sep 21 20:00:37 UTC 2011

On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:17:34 +0100, esmi at quirm dot net wrote:
> on 21/09/2011 18:36 Chip Bennett said the following:
>
>> Might it be helpful if the default download .ZIP file didn't put all 
>> its
>> contents inside a "wordpress" folder?
>
> I did wonder about this too but assumed there was some logistical
> reason for it.

Probably because not having a folder could easily overwrite files and 
stuff by the ignorant.  It's SOP for most webapps.

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