Jeffrey Costa

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.
Key features: 
* Automatic detection of unused .htaccess entries 
* User-friendly interface for reviewing and cleaning the .htaccess file 
* Backup creation before making any changes 
* Detailed diff view to see exactly what will be removed
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.
<h4>Why Clean Your .htaccess File?</h4>
<ol>
<li>Improved Security: Remove potential security vulnerabilities left by old or unused plugins.</li>
<li>Better Performance: A streamlined .htaccess file can lead to faster page load times.</li>
<li>Easier Maintenance: Keep your server configuration clean and understandable.</li>
<li>Conflict Prevention: Eliminate conflicting rules that could cause unexpected behavior.</li>
</ol>
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.

Clean .htaccess Tool

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

Zach Schnackel

Roots Plug is the catch-all awesome WordPress plugin that cleans up default output and provides all those handy-dandy functions that we all search for around the web – in one convenient package! It also appends on <a href="http://html5boilerplate.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">HTML5 Boilerplate’s</a> <code>.htaccess</code> rewrites automagically.
Inspired by <a href="http://rootstheme.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Roots Theme</a> by Ben Word — extracted much of the cleanup efforts into a handy-dandy plugin.

Roots Plug

Catch-all awesomeness for a leaner, meaner WordPress site.

Clean .htaccess Tool vs Roots Plug