diff --git a/beta/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/beta/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/beta/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/beta/php7.4/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php7.4/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php7.4/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php7.4/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/beta/php7.4/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php7.4/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php7.4/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php7.4/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/beta/php7.4/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php7.4/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php7.4/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php7.4/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/beta/php8.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php8.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php8.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php8.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/beta/php8.0/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php8.0/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php8.0/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php8.0/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/beta/php8.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/beta/php8.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/beta/php8.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/beta/php8.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php7.3/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php7.3/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php7.3/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php7.4/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php7.4/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php7.4/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php7.4/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php7.4/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php7.4/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php7.4/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php7.4/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php7.4/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php7.4/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php7.4/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php7.4/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php8.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php8.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php8.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php8.0/apache/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php8.0/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php8.0/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php8.0/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php8.0/fpm-alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi
diff --git a/latest/php8.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh b/latest/php8.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 74551b510a..4c7bbf88f6 100755
--- a/latest/php8.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/latest/php8.0/fpm/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ if [[ "$1" == apache2* ]] || [ "$1" = 'php-fpm' ]; then
 		fi
 		# loop over "pluggable" content in the source, and if it already exists in the destination, skip it
 		# https://github.com/docker-library/wordpress/issues/506 ("wp-content" persisted, "akismet" updated, WordPress container restarted/recreated, "akismet" downgraded)
-		for contentDir in /usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/; do
+		for contentDir in \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/.htaccess \
+			/usr/src/wordpress/wp-content/*/*/ \
+		; do
 			contentDir="${contentDir%/}"
 			[ -d "$contentDir" ] || continue
 			contentPath="${contentDir#/usr/src/wordpress/}" # "wp-content/plugins/akismet", etc.
-			if [ -d "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
+			if [ -e "$PWD/$contentPath" ]; then
 				echo >&2 "WARNING: '$PWD/$contentPath' exists! (not copying the WordPress version)"
 				sourceTarArgs+=( --exclude "./$contentPath" )
 			fi