Create new htaccess file wordpress

Here is an example of a basic .htaccess file for a WordPress website:

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# Rewrite rules for WordPress
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-f
RewriteRule. /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

Let me explain what each line does:

• # BEGIN WordPress and # END WordPress are comments that mark the beginning and end of the WordPress-specific configuration.
• <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> checks if the Apache module mod_rewrite is available. If it is, the code inside the block will be executed.
• RewriteEngine On enables the rewrite engine.
• RewriteBase / sets the base URL for the rewrite rules.
• RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] tells Apache to skip rewriting the URL if it matches the index.php file.
• RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-f checks if the requested file does not exist.
• RewriteRule. /index.php [L] tells Apache to rewrite the URL to index.php if the requested file does not exist.

You can add more rules to this file to customize the behavior of your WordPress website. For example, you can add rules to:

• Redirect URLs: RewriteRule ^old-url$ /new-url [R=301,L]
• Block access to certain files or directories: RewriteRule ^secret-file$ - [F,L]
• Set custom headers: RewriteRule. - [E=HTTP_X_CUSTOM_HEADER:value]

Remember to save the file with the correct name (htaccess or .htaccess) and upload it to the root directory of your WordPress website.

If you're using a WordPress plugin like Yoast SEO or All in One SEO Pack, they may have their own .htaccess files that you should merge with this one.