diff --git a/defaults.php b/defaults.php
index 07ae25a..5ef0ce3 100755
--- a/defaults.php
+++ b/defaults.php
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 
 // legacy mode; needed with some ill-formed spb files
 define('DUMB_MODE_ENABLED', false);
+
 // default file permissions
-// change file to 644 and dir to 755 if your webserver "complains"
-define('FILE_PERMISSIONS', 0775);
-define('DIR_PERMISSIONS', 0775);
+// change file to 776 and dir to 776 if your webserver "complains"
+// Note: Lowering the directory and file permissions may result in FlatPress or some additional plugins not working correctly.
+define('FILE_PERMISSIONS', 0776);
+define('DIR_PERMISSIONS', 0776);
 
 // first some webserver setup...
 
@@ -36,10 +38,10 @@ define('ABS_PATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');
 define('FP_DEFAULTS', 'fp-defaults/');
 
 // all writable directories go here.
-define('FP_CONTENT', 'fp-content/'); // must be chmodded to 0775
+define('FP_CONTENT', 'fp-content/'); // must be chmodded to 0776
 
 // blog configurations files
-define('CONFIG_DIR', FP_CONTENT . 'config/'); // must be chmodded to 0775
+define('CONFIG_DIR', FP_CONTENT . 'config/'); // must be chmodded to 0776
 define('CONFIG_FILE', CONFIG_DIR . 'settings.conf.php');
 
 /**
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ define('PLUGINS_DIR', 'fp-plugins/');
 define('ADMIN_DIR', 'admin/');
 
 // cache file name and path.
-define('CACHE_DIR', FP_CONTENT . 'cache/');
+define('CACHE_DIR', FP_CONTENT . 'cache/'); // must be chmodded to 0776
 define('CACHE_FILE', '%%cached_list.php');
 
 define('INDEX_DIR', FP_CONTENT . 'index/');
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/cs-cz/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/cs-cz/lang.admin.maintain.php
index bc320f2..e838125 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/cs-cz/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/cs-cz/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Ukázat informace o PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Zjistit aktualizace',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'Následující oprávnění <strong>nemůžou být</strong> resetované na 0775; pravděpodobně vlastník souborů není stejná osoba jako vlastník webu. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'Následující oprávnění <strong>nemůžou být</strong> resetované na 0776; pravděpodobně vlastník souborů není stejná osoba jako vlastník webu. ' . //
 		'Případně můžete ignorovat toto oznámení.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/da-dk/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/da-dk/lang.admin.maintain.php
index b985fe3..53cb1d4 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/da-dk/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/da-dk/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Vis PHP-information om webserveren',
 	'opt5' => 'Tjek for nye versioner',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'Filadgangsrettighederne <strong>kunne ikke være nulstilles til standardværdierne på 0775.' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'Filadgangsrettighederne <strong>kunne ikke være nulstilles til standardværdierne på 0776.' . //
 		'Normalt kan du ignorere dette tip.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/de-de/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/de-de/lang.admin.maintain.php
index 8014a5f..c3c7b4f 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/de-de/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/de-de/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Zeige PHP-Informationen des Webservers',
 	'opt5' => 'Prüfe auf neue Versionen',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'Die Dateizugriffsrechte <strong>konnten nicht</strong> auf die Default Werte von 0775 zurückgesetzt werden. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'Die Dateizugriffsrechte <strong>konnten nicht</strong> auf die Default Werte von 0776 zurückgesetzt werden. ' . //
 		'Normalerweise kann man diesen Hinweis ignorieren.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/el-gr/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/el-gr/lang.admin.maintain.php
index e875279..7f931b2 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/el-gr/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/el-gr/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Εμφάνιση πληροφοριών σχετικά με την PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Έλεγχος για αναβαθμίσεις',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'Τα ακόλουθα δικαιώματα αρχείων <strong>δεν μπόρεσαν</strong> να επανέλθουν σε 0775; πιθανότατα ο ιδιοκτήτης των αρχείων δεν είναι ο ίδιος με τον ιδιοκτήτη του διακομιστή. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'Τα ακόλουθα δικαιώματα αρχείων <strong>δεν μπόρεσαν</strong> να επανέλθουν σε 0776; πιθανότατα ο ιδιοκτήτης των αρχείων δεν είναι ο ίδιος με τον ιδιοκτήτη του διακομιστή. ' . //
 		'Συνήθως αυτή η ειδοποίηση μπορεί να αγνοηθεί.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/en-us/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/en-us/lang.admin.maintain.php
index 8d7291c..4209d2d 100755
--- a/fp-interface/lang/en-us/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/en-us/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Show info about PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Check for updates',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'The following file permissions <strong>could not</strong> be reset to 0775; probably file owner is not the same as the webserver\'s. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'The following file permissions <strong>could not</strong> be reset to 0776; probably file owner is not the same as the webserver\'s. ' . //
 		'Usually you can ignore this notice.'
 );
 	
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/es-es/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/es-es/lang.admin.maintain.php
index b239b11..e720ca9 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/es-es/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/es-es/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Mostrar información sobre PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Buscar actualizaciones',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'Los siguientes permisos de archivo <strong>no pudieron</strong> ser reiniciados a 0775; probablemente el propietario del archivo no sea el mismo que el del servidor web. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'Los siguientes permisos de archivo <strong>no pudieron</strong> ser reiniciados a 0776; probablemente el propietario del archivo no sea el mismo que el del servidor web. ' . //
 		'Por lo general, puede ignorar este aviso.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/fr-fr/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/fr-fr/lang.admin.maintain.php
index fbf9496..dbae116 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/fr-fr/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/fr-fr/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Afficher info.php',
 	'opt5' => 'V&eacute;rifier les mises &agrave; jour',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'Les permissions de fichiers (chmod) <strong>ne sont peut-&ecirc;tre pas</strong> &agrave; 0775; propri&eacute;taire du fichier peut-&ecirc;' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'Les permissions de fichiers (chmod) <strong>ne sont peut-&ecirc;tre pas</strong> &agrave; 0776; propri&eacute;taire du fichier peut-&ecirc;' . //
 		'tre diff&eacute;rent du serveur web.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/it-it/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/it-it/lang.admin.maintain.php
index 44ab018..bacdba7 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/it-it/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/it-it/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Visualizza informazioni su PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Controllo aggiornamenti',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'I seguenti permessi dei file <strong>non possono</strong> essere ripristinati a 0775; probabilmente il proprietario non è lo stesso del server web. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'I seguenti permessi dei file <strong>non possono</strong> essere ripristinati a 0776; probabilmente il proprietario non è lo stesso del server web. ' . //
 		'Di solito puoi ignorare questo avviso.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/ja-jp/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/ja-jp/lang.admin.maintain.php
index ee6cb8e..825f208 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/ja-jp/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/ja-jp/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'PHP情報を表示します',
 	'opt5' => 'アップデートをチェックします',
 
-	'chmod_info' => '次のファイルのパーミッションを 0775 にリセット<strong>できません</strong>; おそらく、ファイルの所有権者とウェブサーバの権限が異なるのでしょう。' . //
+	'chmod_info' => '次のファイルのパーミッションを 0776 にリセット<strong>できません</strong>; おそらく、ファイルの所有権者とウェブサーバの権限が異なるのでしょう。' . //
 		'でも通常、この通知を無視することができます。'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/nl-nl/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/nl-nl/lang.admin.maintain.php
index 910528e..09d5d4a 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/nl-nl/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/nl-nl/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Toon info over PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Controleren op updates',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'De volgende bestandsmachtigingen <strong>kan niet</strong> worden teruggezet naar 0775; waarschijnlijk is de bestandseigenaar niet hetzelfde als de webserver\'s. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'De volgende bestandsmachtigingen <strong>kan niet</strong> worden teruggezet naar 0776; waarschijnlijk is de bestandseigenaar niet hetzelfde als de webserver\'s. ' . //
 		'Meestal kunt u deze kennisgeving negeren.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/pt-br/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/pt-br/lang.admin.maintain.php
index fa4e9e2..8109353 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/pt-br/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/pt-br/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Mostre as informações sobre o PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Procure atualizações',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'As seguintes permissões de arquivo <strong>não puderam</strong> ser redefinidas para 0775; provavelmente o proprietário do arquivo não é o mesmo do servidor da web. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'As seguintes permissões de arquivo <strong>não puderam</strong> ser redefinidas para 0776; provavelmente o proprietário do arquivo não é o mesmo do servidor da web. ' . //
 		'Geralmente você pode ignorar este aviso.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/ru-ru/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/ru-ru/lang.admin.maintain.php
index 42b3f69..d1e308c 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/ru-ru/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/ru-ru/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Показать информацию о PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Проверить наличие обновлений',
 
-	'chmod_info' => '<strong>Не удалось<strong> сбросить следующие права доступа к файлам на 0775; вероятно, владелец файла не совпадает с владельцем веб-сервера. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => '<strong>Не удалось<strong> сбросить следующие права доступа к файлам на 0776; вероятно, владелец файла не совпадает с владельцем веб-сервера. ' . //
 		'Обычно это уведомление можно проигнорировать.'
 );
 
diff --git a/fp-interface/lang/sl-si/lang.admin.maintain.php b/fp-interface/lang/sl-si/lang.admin.maintain.php
index 26e27db..b37ddf7 100644
--- a/fp-interface/lang/sl-si/lang.admin.maintain.php
+++ b/fp-interface/lang/sl-si/lang.admin.maintain.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $lang ['admin'] ['maintain'] ['default'] = array(
 	'opt4' => 'Prikaži informacije o PHP',
 	'opt5' => 'Preveri posodobitve',
 
-	'chmod_info' => 'Naslednja dovoljenja za datoteke <strong>ni mogoče</strong> povrniti na 0775; verjetno lastnik datoteke ni isti kot spletne strežnik. ' . //
+	'chmod_info' => 'Naslednja dovoljenja za datoteke <strong>ni mogoče</strong> povrniti na 0776; verjetno lastnik datoteke ni isti kot spletne strežnik. ' . //
 		'Običajno lahko to obvestilo prezrete.'
 );