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WordPressWordPress .htaccess Generator
Generate WordPress .htaccess rules for permalinks, HTTPS, redirects, and hardening. Copy the file and keep a backup of the live one.
Runs in your browser — your data stays on your device
Free toolThe WordPress .htaccess file is how Apache turns pretty permalinks, HTTPS, and a handful of security rules into server behaviour without another plugin. We still see site owners paste a random 'security pack' and lock themselves out of wp-admin. This free WordPress .htaccess generator builds a readable file from the options you tick: the core permalink block, HTTPS, www versus apex, wp-config protection, optional xmlrpc blocks, caching, and a single 301 redirect. Use it for technical SEO and WordPress administration, then test on staging first.
How to use the WordPress .htaccess Generator
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Tick permalinks, HTTPS, security, and performance options. Add a source path and destination if you need one redirect.
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Copy the generated file and keep a backup of the live .htaccess.
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Upload it to the WordPress root (next to wp-config.php) and load the site, wp-admin, and a pretty permalink before you leave.
Why we generate .htaccess instead of stacking plugins
Permalink rules belong in .htaccess. So do simple 301s and HTTPS redirects. A plugin that writes the same rules adds update risk and often duplicates RewriteEngine blocks. Website owners who understand the file can fix a white screen after a bad paste. That is a technical SEO skill, not a theme setting.
WordPress .htaccess generator with examples
Leave pretty permalinks and HTTPS on, set a redirect from old-page to https://example.com/new-page, and copy the file. The generator writes a 301 RewriteRule plus the standard WordPress block. That is the same pattern we use when a small business rebrands a URL without installing a redirect plugin.
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Generation runs in your browser. We do not store the rules you generate.
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