How to Hide .html Extension from Website URLs (Using .htaccess)

How to Hide .html Extension from Website URLs (Using .htaccess)

This guide explains how to remove the .html extension from website URLs using Apache rewrite rules in the .htaccess file.

After applying this configuration:

• https://example.com/page.html ➝ automatically becomes
  https://example.com/page

• The page will still load correctly without changing file names

Steps to Hide .html Extension

• Locate the .htaccess file
  Path: public_html/.htaccess
  If the file does not exist, create one
  
  Add the following rewrite rules
  
  Add these rules below any existing rewrite rules in the .htaccess file:
  RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /([^.]+)\.html [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1 [NC,L,R]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -f
RewriteRule ^ %{REQUEST_URI}.html [NC,L]



• Save the file
  Save changes
  Clear browser cache or use Incognito mode