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

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

by WP Chill

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Description

Htaccess File Editor is a fast, safe and simple yet perfect to edit the WordPress site’s .htaccess file from admin panel. You can create a backup of your .htaccess file and can be restored from WordPress Dashboard.
You can create a Backup from Htaccess –> Backup Menu and you can edit .htaccess file from Htaccess Menu.
This plugin should be used only by experienced users!

Features

  1. Edit .htaccess file easily
  2. Create Backup of .htaccess file
  3. Restore old .htaccess backup
  1. Extract the zip into the wp-content/plugins directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the Admin panel of your WordPress
  3. Go to Menu -> Htaccess
Can create or edit the htaccess file?

Sorry, we can’t change the file access privileges set by your server. You’ll have to edit the file via FTP.

I edited my htaccess file and now my site does not work?

You probably have a syntax error in the file or on the server you are not allowed any of the settings in your htaccess file.
Try to restore the original backup file. If restoration is not possible with this plugin, restore the backup file from the folder “wp-content ” manually.

Where do I report security bugs found in this plugin?

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Htaccess File Editor plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the developers of this plugin.”

How do I get support?

Please go to our support forums. We’ll gladly help you.

Simple & useful

By flowdee on November 20, 2025

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

Works!

By abernh on May 28, 2018

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.

1.0.22 – 20/11/2025

  • Changed: Removed unused class.

1.0.21 – 30/10/2025

  • Fixed: Use properly echoing functions for strings.

1.0.20 – 19/12/2024

  • Fixed: Security issue regarding htaccess backups in certain situations

1.0.19 – 03/10/2024

  • Fixed: Security issue

1.0.18 – 23/08/2024

  • Changed: Author

1.0.17 – 21/08/2024

  • Fixed : Compatibility to 6.6
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