Htaccess File Editor – Safely Edit Htaccess File

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 61% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ stevewizard

   8mo ago

   Review in 2025/2026…After many years of using plugins to do redirects, 410 rules, browser cache etc. I now just use chatGPT to write my htaccess and WP htaccess editor to implement it. This method has helped me clean my htaccess from 1400 lines built up over 3 versions of the website over 15 years to currently 270 lines. BIG SAVINGS in overhead.

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2. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   10mo ago

   Using in on a hosting that don’t display the .htacess in FTP, it’s working well ! 🙂

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3. ★★★★★ STELIAXE

   1.3y ago

   esay to use

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4. ★★★★★ marguy1

   1.4y ago

   Works well without any issues. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by marguy1.

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5. ★★★★★ sysstem

   1.5y ago

   The plugin does exactly what it’s supposed to, and better. It’s a great help to edit the .htaccess without needing to go to the hosting, or when access to the hosting isn’t available.

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6. ★★★★★ John Koumpouras

   1.8y ago

   A must hsve utility if you work with apache server. Very quick,minimum impact at the dashboard. Excellent work!

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7. ★★★★★ picaruco

   2.2y ago

   thank you!

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8. ★★★★★ falixat9

   2.2y ago

   Perfect plugin ( five stars ).

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.0 Added Spanish translation (Thanks to Andrew Kurtis from WebHostingHub.com) Updated design Updated info links 3.0
2. — Version 2.0 Improved code Improved design Improved security Removed debug panel Updated translations Updated links Updated screenshots Adding plugin logo 2.0
3. — Version 1.1 Fixed CHMOD 1.1
4. — Version 1.0 Adding Czech and English language Adding debug panel Added information about the author and translators Fixed vulnerability Fixed bug loading translations files Optimized for minimum memory requirements Small code modifi 1.0
5. — Version 0.1 Adding button for create .htaccess file if not exists Fixed bug in the permissions to view the plugin Optimized for smaller memory requirements 0.1
6. — Version 0.0 2011/03/24 First stable version Adding to WordPress repository 0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2

Translated into 6 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-05 50K+ → 40K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-07-03 40K+ → 50K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-06-30 50K+ → 40K+ down after 556 days in tier
4. 2023-12-22 60K+ → 50K+ down

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 – Easily Edit, Backup, Restore .htaccess file 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
• WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• 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

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Htaccess File Editor – Safely Edit Htaccess File: 40K+ active installs, 5.0★ (102 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-htaccess-editor