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problem solved - I am screwed, can you help ? (404 error) wordpress

by Big Gee
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I hope someone can help me. I was working on a clients website and used a plugin (core tweaks) and it/I erased the original generic post and made page that was to be my home page (url+page name). On that home page I at one point played with the permalinks : from url+page name to url+keyword then switched back.

I could not fix this (just as the plugin stated) So I had nav bar showing "home" (original generic post) but no content and then the page I created (url+page name). I 301 redirected the post to url+page name. Everything was fine except the nav button with og post was still there. I figured I would try to fix it later.

As I went back to the problem. I tried setting My url+page name as my static page and thats where everything went to crap. I now had a 404 error for the og generic post, looking for the permalink I created and changed (url+keyword)

I freaked and removed everything from the url (wordpress) and reinstalled hoping that would fix it. It didn't. I tried all kinds of different forms of redirects, even tried redirected plugins. Nothing. I tried added different variations of my url to google webmaster tools to see if I can find the 404 but I cant get pass the point of verification.

I am at my end, website was supposed to be done and I dont know what to do

CAN ANYONE HELP ME ?
#404 #error #screwed #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author developdaly
    Can you give a link AND the name of the plugin?

    My guess is that the settings of the plugin are saved, even after you deleted it, and your URL structure is broken because of that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Big Gee
    I sent you a pm with the info
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  • Profile picture of the author developdaly
    Apparently I don't have privileges to send PMs yet.

    Check your wp_options table to make sure that the home_url and site_url fields are set correctly.
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  • Profile picture of the author Big Gee
    where are those located ? file manager on my cpanel or somwhere in the dashboard ?
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew H
    For everyone readings this: This is why you create a backup before making any changes to a clients (or your own) site.

    Good luck with this.
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by mcflause View Post

      For everyone readings this: This is why you create a backup before making any changes to a clients (or your own) site.
      ^^ THIS!

      + don't mess with things that you don't understand
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    • Profile picture of the author Big Gee
      Originally Posted by mcflause View Post

      For everyone readings this: This is why you create a backup before making any changes to a clients (or your own) site.

      Good luck with this.
      Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

      ^^ THIS!

      + don't mess with things that you don't understand
      you guys are correct. I am trying to learn and this is another learning experience. He did not have an existing site this was all new so nothing lost that way. BUT if you could add how to perform a backup for wordpress or point me in the right direction so when I do this next time I will do things right, I would appreciate it.
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  • Profile picture of the author developdaly
    cPanel > phpMyAdmin > your_database_name > wp_options
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  • Profile picture of the author Big Gee
    site_name is my og url so that's good , couldnt find site_home, but I didnt see the url that im having the problem with
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by developdaly View Post

      Apparently I don't have privileges to send PMs yet.

      Check your wp_options table to make sure that the home_url and site_url fields are set correctly.
      Originally Posted by Big Gee View Post

      site_name is my og url so that's good , couldnt find site_home, but I didnt see the url that im having the problem with
      Actually, the correct rows in the wp_options table are
      site_url
      home
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  • Profile picture of the author developdaly
    Since I can't PM you yet, and if you still need help, email me at patrick [at] developdaly dot com.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Everything you wanted to know about WordPress is in their free, online manual
    Main Page « WordPress Codex
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  • Profile picture of the author Big Gee
    thank you everyone for your help, got it fixed. Had a 301 redirect that my host cleared...then had to clear my cache to view the new install of WP. Thats why I couldnt see my new install. Gonna make a backup like everyone said this time. Sometimes learning is painful.lol
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  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    3 rules you should remember...

    When working with redirects, always use 302 or 'temporary' until you're sure they're working correctly. Browsers have internal mechanisms that 'remember' 301 redirects so multiple requests don't have to be made. You may have gotten it right the second time around, but your browser won't know it because it didn't ask again.

    Always always always make a backup before you start messing with stuff!!

    Rule #1 - when you're designing or developing sites, do one of these:
    • turn off browser cache
    • clear your cache after every change
    • use version #s on your css/js file links to force reload
    Browsers cache everything. If you don't force a page reload after making changes, you're never sure if you're seeing the new or the cached version.
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