diff --git a/scripts/install-wordpress.sh b/scripts/install-wordpress.sh
index fcb9717..26180f9 100644
--- a/scripts/install-wordpress.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-wordpress.sh
@@ -774,6 +774,50 @@ EOF
     fi
 
     success "WordPress installed successfully via WP-CLI."
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Final check: ensure .htaccess has the WordPress rewrite directives
+    # Some plugins (e.g., LiteSpeed Cache) may recreate .htaccess and drop
+    # the default WordPress block. If it's missing, append it now.
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    if [[ -f ".htaccess" ]] && ! grep -q "# BEGIN WordPress" .htaccess; then
+        warning ".htaccess is missing WordPress rewrite rules – adding them."
+
+        # Re-establish the path to the template in case this block is far
+        # from the earlier variable scope.
+        SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+        HTACCESS_TEMPLATE="$SCRIPT_DIR/templates/htaccess.template"
+
+        WORDPRESS_BLOCK=""
+        if [[ -f "$HTACCESS_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+            WORDPRESS_BLOCK=$(awk '/# BEGIN WordPress/{flag=1} flag{print} /# END WordPress/{flag=0}' "$HTACCESS_TEMPLATE")
+        fi
+
+        # Fallback inline snippet if template missing or awk failed
+        if [[ -z "$WORDPRESS_BLOCK" ]]; then
+            read -r -d '' WORDPRESS_BLOCK <<'WPBLOCK' || true
+# 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
+WPBLOCK
+        fi
+
+        # Append the block to .htaccess
+        printf "%s\n" "$WORDPRESS_BLOCK" | sudo tee -a .htaccess > /dev/null || warning "Failed to append WordPress rules to .htaccess"
+        sudo chown "${WEB_USER}:${WEB_GROUP}" .htaccess || warning "Failed to set ownership after appending WordPress rules."
+    fi
 else
     info "WordPress is already installed according to WP-CLI."
     # Optionally update URL if needed (be careful with this, can break site if proxy/etc involved)