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.

zoltanlaczko

Using the password protection will give you extra security layer of protection from brute force hacking attacks. Additionally, it’s also an easy way to password protect your entire site, without needing to create separate WordPress users for each visitor.
When you enable the password protection, the user won’t be able to see anything – not even see the protected page – until he/she inserts the username/password. You can password protect the whole website, including the administrator pages; you can password protect the administrator pages; or you can password protect the WordPress login page.
The plugin options include:
<ul>
<li>Enabling/disabling the password protection to wp-login.php, WordPress admin pages.</li>
<li>Modifying the existing users: you can change any .htaccess user’s password and remove the users.</li>
<li>Create/modify an unlimited number of .htaccess users;</li>
<li>Protect your whole site, making it accessible to only those who have the .htaccess user.</li>
</ul>
This plugin is originally was based on <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/htaccess-site-access-control/" rel="ugc">.htaccess Site Access Control</a>. That plugin was working fine but it was abandoned for years and not compatible with the latest WordPress. Most part of the plugin were refactored and translated.

htaccess protect

htaccess protect - Protect your wordpress login or admin pages with password.

Clean .htaccess Tool vs htaccess protect