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Htaccess File Editor – Safely Edit Htaccess File

v1.73

A safe & simple htaccess file editor with automatic htaccess backups & htaccess file syntax testing.

by WebFactory · Website

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Rank
#866 24h 0 · 7d 0
Est. installs
45,429 High confidence
Total downloads
844K all time
Rating
5.0 ★ 102 reviews
Official installs
40,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

2 months ago

Last release

Version
1.73
Requires WP
4.0
Requires PHP
5.2
On WP.org since
2011

About Htaccess File Editor

Htaccess File Editor is a WordPress plugin by WebFactory, first published on WordPress.org in 2011. It has 40,000+ active installations and 844,232 downloads in total, and ranks #866 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Its directory rank held steady over the past week. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 102 reviews. Version 1.73 was released 2 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 4.0 and PHP 5.2 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under file editor, htaccess, htaccess editor, htaccess file and htaccess file editor. Plugins with a similar focus include Htaccess File Editor, WPIDE and Spider Blocker.

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