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Block specific URL in htaccess in Wordpress

I am using this code that blocks a URL with the word foo

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^foo - [F]

It works fine, but, how do I make it work with the existing .htaccess code from WP which is below?

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
Solution

  • It's just a case of putting that rule before the WordPress code block.

    For example:

    # Block all URLs that start with "/foo"
RewriteRule ^foo - [F]

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

    See also my answer to the following question on the WordPress SE site that goes into detail if you are still having problems: