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Best htaccess plugins for WordPress

The most popular htaccess plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Redirection leads with 2M+ active installs, ahead of Htaccess File Editor (40K+) and Spider Blocker (10K+). All 64 plugins tagged “htaccess” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 htaccess plugins

  1. 1.
    Redirection

    The most installed htaccess plugin, with 2M+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 704 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Htaccess File Editor

    40K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 102 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Spider Blocker

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  4. 4.
    Custom PHP Settings

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 15 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  5. 5.
    Leverage Browser Caching

    9K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 42 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  6. 6.
    Htaccess File Editor

    6K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  7. 7.
    HTACCESS IP Blocker

    2K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.

  8. 8.
    .htaccess Site Access Control

    800+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  9. 9.
    htaccess protect

    700+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 6 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

  10. 10.
    Speed Up

    600+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

All 64 plugins tagged “htaccess”