diff --git a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances.template b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances.template
index 427ae972b..195401a29 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances.template
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
           "#!/bin/bash -v\n",
           "/opt/aws/bin/cfn-init\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ --e s/localhost/", { "Fn::GetAtt" : [ "DatabaseServer", "PublicIp" ]}, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS.template b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS.template
index 968b0aadb..5d3c93d08 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS.template
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
           "#!/bin/bash -v\n",
           "/opt/aws/bin/cfn-init\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ --e s/localhost/", { "Fn::GetAtt" : [ "WikiDatabase", "PublicIp" ]}, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS_EIP.template b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS_EIP.template
index c6c31983e..bf3533d98 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS_EIP.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_2_Instances_With_EBS_EIP.template
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
           "#!/bin/bash -v\n",
           "/opt/aws/bin/cfn-init\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ --e s/localhost/", { "Ref" : "DatabaseIPAddress" }, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_And_Http.template b/templates/WordPress_And_Http.template
index 96573e7d0..9a1adca8d 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_And_Http.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_And_Http.template
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
           "#!/bin/bash -v\n",
           "/opt/aws/bin/cfn-init\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref": "DBName" },
           "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref": "DBUsername" },
           "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref": "DBPassword" },
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Composed_Instances.template b/templates/WordPress_Composed_Instances.template
index 77f31d479..b85193173 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Composed_Instances.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Composed_Instances.template
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
           "#!/bin/bash -v\n",
           "/opt/aws/bin/cfn-init\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ --e s/localhost/", { "Fn::GetAtt" : [ "DatabaseTemplate", "Outputs.PublicIp" ]}, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_NoKey.template b/templates/WordPress_NoKey.template
index b9f2f9253..f836c14b6 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_NoKey.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_NoKey.template
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
           "EOF\n",
           "cat /tmp/mysql-wordpress-config | mysql -u root --password='", { "Ref" : "DBRootPassword" }, "' < /tmp/mysql-wordpress-config\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "cp /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.orig\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance.template
index da2b379f3..3d7943026 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance.template
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
           "EXIT\n",
           "EOF\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance.yaml b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance.yaml
index 2990c66d4..eed4fcf04 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance.yaml
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance.yaml
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ Resources:
               '
             - 'sed -i "/Deny from All/d" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf
 
+              '
+            - 'sed -i "s/Require local/Require all granted/" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf
+
               '
             - sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/
             - {Ref: DBName}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS.template
index a8343988e..dbb511326 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS.template
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
           "EXIT\n",
           "EOF\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS_EIP.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS_EIP.template
index 21fa1d38b..1cd3c4684 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS_EIP.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EBS_EIP.template
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
           "EXIT\n",
           "EOF\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EIP.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EIP.template
index e2dcbf83f..bfe1d68bb 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EIP.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_EIP.template
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
           "EXIT\n",
           "EOF\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_HA.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_HA.template
index f31bcc76b..b3a96bfbc 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_HA.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_HA.template
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@
           "' < /tmp/setup.mysql || error_exit 'Failed to create database.'\n",
 
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" },
           "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" },
           "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" },
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_HA_AccessPolicy.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_HA_AccessPolicy.template
index 69ddb82b8..36d0603aa 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_HA_AccessPolicy.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_HA_AccessPolicy.template
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
           "' < /tmp/setup.mysql || error_exit 'Failed to create database.'\n",
 
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" },
           "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" },
           "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" },
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_IHA.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_IHA.template
index 7f715caa9..132bd380c 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_IHA.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_IHA.template
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
           "' < /tmp/setup.mysql || error_exit 'Failed to create database.'\n",
 
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" },
           "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" },
           "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" },
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_Quantum.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_Quantum.template
index 04a9c37e8..049dfbe8a 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_Quantum.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_With_Quantum.template
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
           "EXIT\n",
           "EOF\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_gold.template b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_gold.template
index f7690b743..c52054533 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_gold.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_Single_Instance_gold.template
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
           "EOF\n",
           "cat /tmp/mysql-wordpress-config | mysql -u root --password='", { "Ref" : "DBRootPassword" }, "' < /tmp/mysql-wordpress-config\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "cp /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.orig\n"
         ]]}}
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_With_LB.template b/templates/WordPress_With_LB.template
index 7616779cc..df37dd8c9 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_With_LB.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_With_LB.template
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
           "#!/bin/bash -v\n",
           "/opt/aws/bin/cfn-init\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref": "DBName" },
           "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref": "DBUsername" },
           "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref": "DBPassword" },
diff --git a/templates/WordPress_With_RDS.template b/templates/WordPress_With_RDS.template
index 9884e88d7..d8a917e93 100644
--- a/templates/WordPress_With_RDS.template
+++ b/templates/WordPress_With_RDS.template
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
           "#!/bin/bash -v\n",
           "/opt/aws/bin/cfn-init\n",
           "sed -i \"/Deny from All/d\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
+          "sed -i \"s/Require local/Require all granted/\" /etc/httpd/conf.d/wordpress.conf\n",
           "sed --in-place --e s/database_name_here/", { "Ref" : "DBName" }, "/ --e s/username_here/", { "Ref" : "DBUsername" }, "/ --e s/password_here/", { "Ref" : "DBPassword" }, "/ --e s/localhost/", { "Fn::GetAtt" : [ "DatabaseServer", "Endpoint.Address" ]}, "/ /usr/share/wordpress/wp-config.php\n",
           "systemctl restart httpd.service\n"
         ]]}}