Htaccess File Editor – Easily Edit, Backup, Restore .htaccess file

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1. ★★★★★ flowdee

   9mo ago

   Does what it’s supposed to do, no brainer!

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2. ★★★★★ abernh

   8.3y ago

   I opted for this particular version of the htaccess editor plugin rather than the Original “WP Htaccess Editor” because it seems to have a better maintenance cycle and it shows to have been checked-to-work for my current WP version where the Original hasn’t updated in 4 years. Also the ads of the original were removed. Not sure if this is a legit – but the plugin works fine and has no ads.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.22 Changed: Removed unused class. 1.0.22
2. — Version 1.0.21 Fixed: Use properly echoing functions for strings. 1.0.21
3. — Version 1.0.20 Fixed: Security issue regarding htaccess backups in certain situations 1.0.20
4. — Version 1.0.19 Fixed: Security issue 1.0.19
5. — Version 1.0.18 Changed: Author 1.0.18
6. — Version 1.0.17 Fixed : Compatibility to 6.6 1.0.17

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Htaccess File Editor <= 1.0.19 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2025-01-14 CVE-2025-22773 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.0.19 Patched in 1.0.20
2. Medium · 4.3 Htaccess File Editor <= 1.0.18 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-10-14 CVE-2024-49256 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.0.18 Patched in 1.0.19

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 214 days in tier
2. 2025-12-26 9K+ → 10K+ up after 10 days in tier
3. 2025-12-16 8K+ → 9K+ up after 14 days in tier
4. 2025-12-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 16 days in tier
5. 2025-11-16 6K+ → 7K+ up after 36 days in tier
6. 2025-10-11 5K+ → 6K+ up after 40 days in tier
7. 2025-09-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 65 days in tier
8. 2025-06-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 91 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Htaccess File Editor – Safely Edit Htaccess File 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
• Spider Blocker 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
• Custom PHP Settings 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
• Leverage Browser Caching 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• HTACCESS IP Blocker 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D

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Htaccess File Editor – Easily Edit, Backup, Restore .htaccess file: 8K+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/htaccess-file-editor