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.htaccess

An Apache configuration file at the WordPress root that controls URL rewrites and many request rules.

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.htaccess holds WordPress permalink rewrites, security headers, redirects, and caching rules. WordPress rewrites it on permalink save. Custom rules go between BEGIN/END markers so updates do not wipe them out.

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