Jeffrey Costa

<p>Clean .htaccess Tool is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to help you maintain a clean and efficient .htaccess file. It scans your .htaccess file for entries from deactivated or uninstalled plugins and allows you to safely remove them, enhancing your site’s security and performance.</p>
<p>Key features:<br />
* Automatic detection of unused .htaccess entries<br />
* User-friendly interface for reviewing and cleaning the .htaccess file<br />
* Backup creation before making any changes<br />
* Detailed diff view to see exactly what will be removed</p>
<p>Whether you’re a WordPress administrator looking to optimize your site’s performance or a developer cleaning up after testing multiple plugins, Clean .htaccess Tool simplifies the process of maintaining a lean and secure .htaccess file.</p>
<h4>Why Clean Your .htaccess File?</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Improved Security</strong>: Remove potential security vulnerabilities left by old or unused plugins.</li>
<li><strong>Better Performance</strong>: A streamlined .htaccess file can lead to faster page load times.</li>
<li><strong>Easier Maintenance</strong>: Keep your server configuration clean and understandable.</li>
<li><strong>Conflict Prevention</strong>: Eliminate conflicting rules that could cause unexpected behavior.</li>
</ol>
<p>Clean .htaccess Tool makes these benefits accessible to WordPress users of all experience levels, providing a safe and easy way to optimize this critical server file.</p>


Clean .htaccess Tool

Clean .htaccess Tool simplifies WordPress security and performance by safely removing unused entries from your .htaccess file.

bestwebsoft

<p>Htaccess plugin is a simple and useful tool which helps to control the access to your WordPress website. Allow or deny access based on a hostname, IP address, IP range, and others. Disable hotlinking and access to xmlrpc.php.</p>
<p>Easily secure your WordPress website!</p>
<p><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/demo-htaccess-by-bestwebsoft/?ref=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">View Demo</a></p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Htaccess WordPress Plugin - Brief Overview" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Y-qw8cF9yk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h4>Free Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Set the order fields:
<ul>
<li>Allow, Deny</li>
<li>Deny, Allow</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Set the argument info to the directive form:
<ul>
<li>Allow</li>
<li>Deny</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Customize .htaccess file</li>
<li>Create a backup with the ability to restore .htaccess file</li>
<li>Block by domain and by User Agent</li>
<li>Compatible with latest WordPress version</li>
<li>Incredibly simple settings for fast setup without modifying code</li>
<li>Detailed step-by-step documentation and videos</li>
<li>Multilingual and RTL ready</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Pro Features</strong></p>
<p>All features from Free version included plus:</p>
<ul>
<li>Set the access to the xmlrpc.php:
<ul>
<li>Access deny</li>
<li>Redirect to the main page</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Enable/disable hotlinking</li>
<li>Block domain with .htaccess file</li>
<li>Separate file for blocked and allowed ips</li>
<li>Allow hotlinking based on hostnames</li>
<li>Configure all subsites on the network</li>
<li>Get answer to your support question within one business day (<a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/support-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support Policy</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/htaccess/?k=a483ae73b932f20e3ab795724abefe53" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Pro Now</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>If you have a feature suggestion or idea you’d like to see in the plugin, we’d love to hear about it! <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" rel="nofollow ugc">Suggest a Feature</a></p>
<h4>Documentation & Videos</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/documentation/htaccess/htaccess-user-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] User Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/documentation/how-to-install-a-wordpress-product/how-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] Installation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/documentation/how-to-purchase-a-wordpress-plugin/how-to-purchase-wordpress-plugin-from-bestwebsoft/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] Purchase</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V9FiMPwvtA" rel="nofollow ugc">[Video] Installation Instruction</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Help & Support</h4>
<p>Visit our Help Center if you have any questions, our friendly Support Team is happy to help — <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://support.bestwebsoft.com/</a></p>
<h4>Translation</h4>
<ul>
<li>Polish (pl_PL) (thanks to <a href="mailto:dabek1812@gmail.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Damian Dąbrowski</a>)</li>
<li>Russian (ru_RU)</li>
<li>Ukrainian (uk)</li>
</ul>
<p>Some of these translations are not complete. We are constantly adding new features which should be translated. If you would like to create your own language pack or update the existing one, you can send <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">the text of PO and MO files</a> to <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" rel="nofollow ugc">BestWebSoft</a> and we’ll add it to the plugin. You can download the latest version of the program for work with PO and MO <a href="https://www.poedit.net/download.php" rel="nofollow ugc">files Poedit</a>.</p>
<h4>Recommended Plugins</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/updater/?k=0cb0bcac78260ef018993d8da560f1c7" rel="nofollow ugc">Updater</a> – Automatically check and update WordPress website core with all installed plugins and themes to the latest versions.</li>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/limit-attempts/?k=60cc47e7c0e54ddfb0963d3bba201808" rel="nofollow ugc">Limit Attempts</a> – Protect WordPress website against brute force attacks. Limit rate of login attempts.</li>
</ul>


Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin

Protect WordPress website – allow and deny access for certain IP addresses, hostnames, etc.

Clean .htaccess Tool vs Htaccess by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin