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New Permalink Structure Not Working?
packardsking
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26 Nov 14 2:14 pm

New Permalink Structure Not Working?

I am trying to customize the my WP permalink. Earlier I had set the permalink to be
example.com/postname . my site was working fine.
however, now I'm trying to update it to example.com/category/postname . The url structure is getting updated fine. But the pages are showing 404error. Can tanyone tell me what might be the issue?
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cecille.l
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27 Nov 14 12:42 am

 I suggest you check the new URL structure in Settings > Permalink. Make sure that it looks like this : /%category%/%postname%/

If there is an error in the structure, then the links will not be updated accordingly so the pages will not be accessible.

If the issue persists, please let us know. If possible, please post a screenshot so we could look into the issue further.

Hope that helps. Have a good day!
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packardsking
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27 Nov 14 11:47 am

 Yes, I'm using exactly the same format...
The permalink structure gets updated and looks fine. But when I access the page it gives error.

I included the screenshots below. However, now im switching it back to just '%postname%/', so that visitors don see error on my site. But I really want to include category as well in the permalink.. pls help.

https://www.mangalorevisit.in:2083/cpse ... =&basedir=

https://www.mangalorevisit.in:2083/cpse ... =&basedir=

https://www.mangalorevisit.in:2083/cpse ... =&basedir=
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cliftoraf
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11 Dec 14 10:57 am

 did you upload the .htaccess file to your blogs' root directory?
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packardsking
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18 Dec 14 8:18 am
cliftoraf wrote:did you upload the .htaccess file to your blogs' root directory?

Yes ofcourse.. Thanks for ur reply. Issue is no fixed. Yeyy!!
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packardsking
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18 Dec 14 8:25 am

 I fixed the issue somehow. I thot I will share the fix with all of u, so that you can refer it in case u too face similar issue. If anyone has alternative fixes, please suggest.
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dmitriygloria
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22 Dec 14 7:01 am

 Please check your mod_rewrite is enabled on your server? Please check your .htaccess you can use to test it:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^home/$ /index.php [L]

With this, if home/ goes to index.php, it's working. If not, contact your provider to see if they allow it/can turn it on, etc.
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