.htaccess & WordPress: Exclude folder from RewriteRule

Question

I have this .htaccess file in WordPress. It\'s located at /public_html/ (web root). I need to exclude a folder (csNewsAd) from the rewrite engine. I\'ve tried this, based fr

Answer 1

Place the line below in the .htaccess file in the root.

ErrorDocument 401 default

Had the exact same problem and this worked for me. It is not the problem that the redirects don't work. The problem is that the 401 (Authorization Required) error is nog defined so the "popup" doesn't show.