# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

# Deny access to readme.html
<files readme.html> 
    Order allow,deny 
    Deny from all 
</files>

# Deny access to xmlrpc.php
<files xmlrpc.php> 
    Order allow,deny 
    Deny from all 
</files>