diff --git a/scripts/install-wordpress.sh b/scripts/install-wordpress.sh
index bb57134..a0f2689 100644
--- a/scripts/install-wordpress.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-wordpress.sh
@@ -620,6 +620,83 @@ if ! $SUDO_CMD $WP_EXECUTABLE core is-installed "${WP_RUN_ARGS[@]}"; then
         fi
     fi
 
+    # Create .htaccess file for WordPress permalink functionality
+    info "Creating .htaccess file for URL rewriting..."
+    if [[ ! -f ".htaccess" ]]; then
+        cat > .htaccess <<'EOF' || warning "Failed to create .htaccess file"
+# BEGIN LSCACHE
+## LITESPEED WP CACHE PLUGIN - Do not edit the contents of this block! ##
+<IfModule LiteSpeed>
+RewriteEngine on
+CacheLookup on
+RewriteRule .* - [E=Cache-Control:no-autoflush]
+RewriteRule litespeed/debug/.*\.log$ - [F,L]
+RewriteRule \.litespeed_conf\.dat - [F,L]
+
+### marker ASYNC start ###
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /wp-admin/admin-ajax\.php
+RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} action=async_litespeed
+RewriteRule .* - [E=noabort:1]
+### marker ASYNC end ###
+
+### marker CACHE RESOURCE start ###
+RewriteRule wp-content/.*/[^/]*(responsive|css|js|dynamic|loader|fonts)\.php - [E=cache-control:max-age=3600]
+### marker CACHE RESOURCE end ###
+
+### marker DROPQS start ###
+CacheKeyModify -qs:fbclid
+CacheKeyModify -qs:gclid
+CacheKeyModify -qs:utm*
+CacheKeyModify -qs:_ga
+### marker DROPQS end ###
+
+</IfModule>
+## LITESPEED WP CACHE PLUGIN - Do not edit the contents of this block! ##
+# END LSCACHE
+# BEGIN NON_LSCACHE
+## LITESPEED WP CACHE PLUGIN - Do not edit the contents of this block! ##
+## LITESPEED WP CACHE PLUGIN - Do not edit the contents of this block! ##
+# END NON_LSCACHE
+
+# BEGIN WordPress
+# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN WordPress" and "END WordPress" are
+# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
+# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
+<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+RewriteEngine On
+RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
+RewriteBase /
+RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
+RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
+</IfModule>
+
+# END WordPress
+# BEGIN LiteSpeed
+# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN LiteSpeed" and "END LiteSpeed" are
+# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
+# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
+<IfModule Litespeed>
+SetEnv noabort 1
+</IfModule>
+# END LiteSpeed
+EOF
+        # Set appropriate permissions for .htaccess
+        if [[ -f ".htaccess" ]]; then
+            sudo chmod 644 .htaccess
+            sudo chown "${WEB_USER}:${WEB_GROUP}" .htaccess
+            success ".htaccess file created and configured for LiteSpeed."
+        fi
+    else
+        info ".htaccess file already exists. Skipping creation."
+    fi
+
+    # Set up pretty permalinks using WP-CLI
+    info "Configuring WordPress permalink structure..."
+    $SUDO_CMD $WP_EXECUTABLE rewrite structure '/%postname%/' "${WP_RUN_ARGS[@]}" || warning "Could not set permalink structure"
+    $SUDO_CMD $WP_EXECUTABLE rewrite flush "${WP_RUN_ARGS[@]}" || warning "Could not flush rewrite rules"
+
     success "WordPress installed successfully via WP-CLI."
 else
     info "WordPress is already installed according to WP-CLI."