Updates write .htaccess rules that break sites
Plugin updates write .htaccess rules that cause 500 errors or lock out whole sites, and the rules return after the host removes them by hand.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 22 June 2023 · last reported 6 July 2026
What's going wrong
Several owners report that after updating, the plugin adds directives to the .htaccess file that their hosts refuse to run, producing internal server errors on the front and back end.
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