@ Steve – I do not understand the issue/problem. There is more code/text that is missing than the snippet of help text from the wp-admin htaccess file that you posted above. The wp-admin htaccess file has this help text below at the top/start of the wp-admin htaccess file Query String Exploits code. So to try and make some sense of your question do these things: 1. post your wp-admin htaccess file code so I can take a look at it. 2. Explain in specific detail what you were doing at the time the problem occurred. 3. Have you added any custom htaccess code to BPS wp-admin Custom Code and specifically in this wp-admin Custom Code text box: CUSTOM CODE BPSQSE-check BPS QUERY STRING EXPLOITS AND FILTERS
# BEGIN BPSQSE-check BPS QUERY STRING EXPLOITS AND FILTERS
# WORDPRESS WILL BREAK IF ALL THE BPSQSE FILTERS ARE DELETED
# Use BPS wp-admin Custom Code to modify/edit/change this code and to save it permanently.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (%0A|%0D|%27|%3C|%3E|%00) [NC,OR]
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RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]
# END BPSQSE-check BPS QUERY STRING EXPLOITS AND FILTERS