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How is WordPress' .htaccess and SEO built?

I have thought about using WordPress – or maybe just copy a few functions to an internal site – but before I'd use it I would like to know how it's working.

How is the .htaccess and URL rewrite combined with index.php?

  • The .htaccess sends everything to index.php and I have tried to follow every file but I can't see how index.php detects the url. How could I build a simple version of that?
Solution

  • There is a very detailed summary in the WordPress Codex on Using Permalinks.

    If you are interested in how it was implemented, see the WordPress Rewrite API in file /wordpress/wp-includes/rewrite.php and check the related reference entry in WP Codex.