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IN LAMENT TERMS.....

by TAHERSYED34
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what is the point of .htaccess for wordpress yoast?

In simple words and to the point; how is htaccess file utilized for search engine optimization for a wordpress blog using yoast?

thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author trevord92
    The htaccess file does a lot of behind the scenes things on your website host.

    As far as I'm aware, Yoast doesn't add anything to the file, it just allows you an easy way to edit it. But if you don't know what you're doing, steer clear as it can do some powerful things.

    The file can be used for SEO - check this article.

    But remember if you get something wrong you could make your whole website impossible to view. Or you could encounter unintended consequences. It's the kind of file that's best left to computers or geeks.
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  • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
    I don't think Yoast SEO uses .htaccess. That's because it's a configuration file for the web HTTP server software. Yoast SEO operates within WordPress.

    The friendly URLs depend on that file, though. They come from WordPress core.

    Also many optimizations by W3 Total Cache and other cache plugins depend on .htaccess. I'd consider that a central part of on-page optimizations.
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