CloudFlare Visits Only

Created by WP Fix It, Modified on Fri, 24 Jan at 4:20 AM by WP Fix It

This rewrite rule is commonly used in .htaccess files to block requests that do not include the CF-RAY header, which is added by Cloudflare. If you'd like a clearer or optimized version of this, it might look the same as it's already efficient, but here’s a slightly adjusted explanation for better readability:

# Block requests missing the Cloudflare CF-RAY header
RewriteCond %{HTTP:CF-RAY} ^$
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]

Explanation:

RewriteCond %{HTTP:CF-RAY} ^$:
- This checks if the CF-RAY header is missing or empty.
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]:
- .* matches any request.
- - indicates no substitution for the request URL.
- [F,L]:
  - F: Forces the response to be a 403 Forbidden.
  - L: Stops processing further rules.