16 Useful tricks to do with htaccess in WordPress

[edwin]

Hi all,

Before you start with the tutorial, make sure to back up the current .htaccess file. Once you’ve done that, you can start editing your file.

This is the default content of a .htaccess file in a WordPress website.

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

First, we protect our .htaccess file from unauthorized users.

Spoiler: Protect .htaccess file

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Second, we protect our WP-Config.php file which contains the login information for your WordPress database as well as other important maintenance settings.

Spoiler: Protect WP-Config.php file

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Spoiler: Redirect Non-www to www URLs

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Spoiler: Redirect www to Non-www URLs

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Spoiler: 301 Redirect (Permanent Redirect)

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Spoiler: 302 Redirect (Temporary Redirect)

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Spoiler: Force to HTTPS

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Spoiler: Block IP Addresses

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Spoiler: Prevent Image Hotlinking

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Spoiler: Disable XML-RPC Access

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Spoiler: Disable Directory Browsing

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Spoiler: Enable Browser Caching

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Spoiler: Custom Error Pages

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Spoiler: Restrict Access to wp-includes

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Spoiler: Allow specific Files from wp-content

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Spoiler: Increase WordPress File Upload Size

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Always have a backup of your .htaccess file. You have been warned