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WP htaccess Control provides an interface to customize permalinks (author, category, archives and pagination) and the htaccess file generated by WordPress. (Take a look at the screenshot...) Despite the name, many of the options now present on this plugin do not use the htaccess file but the wordpress internal rewrite.

Features:

• Customizing the htaccess file generated by WordPress;
• Removing the category base from permalinks;
• Removing the author base from permalinks;
• Customizing the Author Permalink Base;
• Customizing Paginated Permalinks (translate the "page" word on permalinks to your own language);
• Customization (and canonization) of the Search Permalink Base;
• Category, Author and Tag based archives (ex: "http://your-site.com/category/stories/2010/12", "http://your-site.com/author/admin/2010/12/page/2" and "http://your-site.com/tag/wordpress/2010/12"), this will also work if you've removed the category base;
• Maintenance mode.

Easy to use "Suggested htaccess" rules:

• Jim Morgan's htaccess;
• Disable directory browsing;
• Disable and redirect image hotlinking;
• Disable and redirect file hotlinking;
• Force canonical url (WWW or non-WWW);
• Limit maximum file upload size;
• Protect wp-config.php file from access;
• Protect .htaccess file from access;
• Protect comments.php from spam bots coming from nowhere;
• Set 500 error page;
• Set 403 error page;
• Use mod_gzip if available;
• Use mod_deflate if available;
• Set admin email on server generated error pages;
• Disable ServerSignature on server generated error pages.

Translated to: pt_BR and pt_PT. (POT file is included, translations are welcome)