Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/

  • Resolved brunofaverowp

    (@brunofaverowp)


    3 years ago

    Hi!
    I received this notice:

    * Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/.name

* Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/encodings.xml

* Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/misc.xml

* Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/modules.xml

* Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/scopes/scope_settings.xml

* Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/vcs.xml

* Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/workspace.xml

* Unknown file in WordPress core: wp-includes/.idea/wp-includes.iml

    sample file in
    /wp-includes/.idea/wp-includes.iml :

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<module type="WEB_MODULE" version="4">
  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
  </component>
</module>

    I searched the net for .name but found nothing
    is it a suspicious malicious file?
    thanks for replying

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  • Plugin Support wfpeter

    (@wfpeter)

    Hi @brunofaverowp, thanks for getting in touch!

    The “.idea” folder is created by the IntelliJ IDE. Project settings are stored there and should be set to ignore when versioning to GitHub or similar code repository.

    If you don’t use an IDE to develop your own site outside of your web hosting and re-upload manually, it could be there due to an oversight made by another plugin/theme developer. I would take a backup of the folder, then delete it and report back to me if you see any negative effects.

    Also let me know if it immediately gets recreated, but seeing it return at a future date could just mean the folder is still mistakenly included with something being updated on your site. If it does reoccur, you may be able to narrow it down by running a scan after each manual plugin version update and then contact the plugin/theme developer it appears to be concerned with.

    Thanks,

    Peter.

    Thread Starter brunofaverowp

    (@brunofaverowp)

    thanks for your answer!!!!!
    i deleted the files by downloading the backup
    I confirm that they are not recreated and at the moment I don’t notice any problems
    surely they will be old typos
    Thanks again

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