How to exclude a folder from WordPress permalinks?
Sometimes in some cases, WordPress Rewrite rules for permalinks might not work
If you want to exclude the subfolder via wordpress rewrite rules, you need to edit the .htaccess file like mention below:
#BEGIN Wordpress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
ReWriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ./index.php [L]
</IfModule>
#END WordPress
To
ReWriteRule ./ /index.php [L]
