wordpress permalink issues

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Hi all....
I am pretty new to wordpress and tried to find the answers to this on the wordpress forum with no avail so far, so i thought i would try here...

i tried changing my wordpress permalinks to a custom structure based on this command -
#website design #issues #permalink #wordpress
  • You say this:

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    • really? even tho it worked on all my pages except the blog???

      im totally game to try anything tho if it is that easy i will be super happy!

      thanks
  • Katie, I think that may work, what ARGHHHHH suggested.
    However if it does not solve your issue you can have our maintenance team look at it and knock it out quickly for you.
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    • crap it didnt work...

      my website is labelle-wastesystems . com - if anyone wants to take a look....maybe there is something obvious?

      i did change it back to the default, this time when i tried it without the / i got "internet expl cannot display the webpage"....last time when i did use the / i believe i just got a totally blank white page of nothing :confused:
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  • IMHO, i check your site... you can repair that one... using the link Pages tool of wordpress.
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  • IMHO ... NO FRESH INSTALL REQUIRED

    I've seen this happen all the time when the .htaccess file (should be located at the root directory for labelle-wastesystems.com) is not writeable by wordpress.

    Do you see a message in the permalinks page that tells you to update the .htaccess file, when you make any changes? You should not.. this means that wordpress cannot make the changes itself (i.e. cannot write to the file).

    Try changing the permissions on this file to 777, and it should work like a charm.
    Send me a PM if you would like help with this...
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    • see i didnt get any message about the .htaccess file when i changed it and i totally expected to! let me try changing the persmission to 777, i think i know how to do that.
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  • I don't think a fresh install is necessary. In the admin panel, go to the options area and make sure that the URL to your blog and the WordPress directory is correct. There will be Settings or Options near the bottom of the sidebar in the admin panel.

    Just double checked, and it's in the Settings > General section.

    If this doesn't work, try this for the custom permalink structure:
    %category%/%postname%

    Although, I always do not include the category name, it's better for SEO I believe. If you want to do it my way, I only include %postname% in the custom permalink structure box.

    If all else fails, the post above me would be the next best bet. Hope this helps!
  • Maybe you should try reinstalling WP. It's pretty simple, if you need help, I can do it the correct way. Please PM me.
  • Great, glad you got it figured out!
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