Create Private Folder

// Create Private Folder / Kiri Vadivelu / 2026

function create_private_folder() {

    $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();

    $private_path = trailingslashit( $upload_dir['basedir'] ) . 'private-files';

	// Update the status to debug log

    if ( ! is_dir( $private_path ) ) {

        $result = wp_mkdir_p( $private_path );

        error_log( 'Folder creation: ' . ( $result ? 'success' : 'FAILED' ) . ' → ' . $private_path );

    }

}

add_action( 'init', 'create_private_folder' );