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Wordpress 404 not found error

by ronc0011
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When I go to my "Blog" page it shows me all my post and each one has the title at the top which is a link to the individual post and the url of the individual post has the permalink in the url structure.

Now it seems that if I actually click on that link it gives me a 404 Page not found error.

I have one post that actually connects to the correct page bu all others including the one I added today gets the 404 error.

Any idea what causes this?
#404 #error #found #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Permalinks? . htaccess?

    Those are the first that come to mind.
    - does it work if you switch back to the default permalinks? (the ugly ones?)
    - is there any plugin that could mess with your settings? deactivating plugins and activating them one by one is always a good troubleshooting method...
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    • Profile picture of the author ronc0011
      Istvan, you da man.

      It was the permalinks setup apparently. I cleared the settings and set it back to default and then reset it back to /%category%/%postname%/ and that fixed it. Also there was a category base set which I cleared as well and left blank.

      BTW, do you by any chance know why every place you look in the internet it says to use that structure for permalinks except Wordpress.org where it specifically say do not use that structure due to performance reasons.
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  • Profile picture of the author indolesman
    remove htaccess and disable plugins, its a very odd problem to have! Check to see if the correct htaccess file is on there.
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by indolesman View Post

      remove htaccess and disable plugins, its a very odd problem to have! Check to see if the correct htaccess file is on there.
      What was the new, useful information you added... that wasn't already spelled out above?
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Yes, I know. Because the developers KNOW how the WP engine works and how it queries the database. IMers and other "SEO geniuses" don't...

    I don't have time now to give you the explanation in details, sorry. I'll try to remember to post it.

    Note. With a small number of posts it's not affecting the speed and performance. With a big blog it can create issues.
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  • Profile picture of the author MagicMarket
    yes there is generally a lack of understanding with SEO and IM people if it comes to logic issues haha
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    • Profile picture of the author Romie64
      sir please help me..i am also facing this "404 not found problem"...what i have to do ..i am not a professional .. i am a beginner ..there are 3-4 pages in my website when i open these pages the browser shows "404 not found error" what can i do..:confused: please reply me in my mail istvan sir and and ronc0011
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