Wordpress Permalink 404 Help Needed

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I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question and I'm not sure my wording of the problem will make sense but here it goes:

I built a Wordpress blog:Power Toothbrushes . Permalink settings is Custom Structure: /%postname%/ . I posted a comment on this blog: Can Dentists use the title Dr??? | Dentistry @ Manchester Blog (if you scroll to the bottom, my post is by Steve.) I used this anchor text link: <a href= "http://www.powertoothbrushesreview.com/">Power Toothbrushes</a> . This yields the error 404 message. I've tried the link on my own website and the result is the same so my conclusion is that the problem is on my blog.

I would appreciate your help with this.
Thanks,
Steve
#website design #404 #needed #permalink #wordpress
  • Steve - you made a mistake when you created the link in the comment, probably from pasting a bit too much. If you do a view source on the comment code, here's the relevant bit:
    HTML Code:
    <a href="//www.powertoothbrushesreview.com/"" rel="nofollow">Power Toothbrushes</a>
    Notice the extra double quote? Also notice that you forgot the http: in the URL.

    Cheers!
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    • Thanks so very much for the quick and helpful reply.
      Have a great day.
      Steve
  • You can correct the 404 error by creating a 301 redirect for incoming traffic for the link.

    Install the plugin Redirection - WordPress › Redirection « WordPress Plugins and enter the 404 url as the source. You can then set the target to the page you intended.
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  • You can redirect it using a redirection plugin and you may also want to change your permalink structure to /%category%/%postname%/

    If you do this you should install Dean’s Permalinks Migration Plugin.

    Looks like you just made a simple mistake with the code
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    Wordpress Permalink 404 Help Needed

    I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question and I'm not sure my wording of the problem will make sense but here it goes: I built a Wordpress blog:Power Toothbrushes . Permalink settings is Custom Structure: /%postname%/ . I posted a comment on this blog: Can Dentists use the title Dr??? | Dentistry @ Manchester Blog (if you scroll to the bottom, my post is by Steve.) I used this anchor text link: <a href= "http://www.powertoothbrushesreview.com/">Power Toothbrushes</a> . This yields the error 404 message. I've tried the link on my own website and the result is the same so my conclusion is that the problem is on my blog.