hide wp-content from urls

Question

Here is what I am thinking of trying to hide wp-content from the urls of files included in page source.

defining the following in wp-settings.php

define ('WP_CONTENT_URL','http://example.com/myownfoldername');

and adding this to .htaccess

RewriteRule ^myownfoldername/(.*) /wp-content/$1 [QSA,L]

This seems to work fine with no additional plugins on localhost `but will it work seamlessly on the online site with a few plugins. I am more concerned about w3 total cache.

I guess I need now worry about a few reference of wp-content in database as even if it exists there it is still a valid link?

Answer 1

You don’t need a separate rule in your .htaccess. Add …

define( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', 'YOUR_LOCAL_PATH' );
define( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', 'YOUR_PUBLIC_PATH' );

… to your wp-config.php. Do not write into wp-settings.php. This file will be overwritten during the next update – never touch a core file.

Answer 2

NO NEED TO HIDE!

You will waste energy. it has no secruity. Read this - https://goo.gl/Pkq8Kn