Best htaccess editor plugins for WordPress
The most popular htaccess editor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Htaccess File Editor leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Htaccess File Editor (6K+). All 2 plugins tagged “htaccess editor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 htaccess editor plugins
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Htaccess File EditorThe most installed htaccess editor plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 102 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Htaccess File Editor6K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “htaccess editor”
Htaccess File Editor
#858by WebFactory2 months ago
A safe & simple htaccess file editor with automatic htaccess backups & htaccess file syntax testing.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 5.0(102)
- Downloads
- 180/day
Htaccess File Editor
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,791by WP Chill11 months ago
Simple editor htaccess file without using FTP client.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 29/day