Title: 404 error when using [location]
Last modified: February 1, 2017

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# 404 error when using [location]

 *  Resolved [cpaultaylor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpaultaylor/)
 * (@cpaultaylor)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-when-using-location/)
 * Summary:
    Strange behavior in th use of [location] as a URL of a website
 * Message:
    For the legacy GCal plugin I set up [location] in WordPress as <div
   >Location: [[location]](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-when-using-location/[location]?output_format=md)
   </div>
 * The location is set up to be [http://www.<foo&gt](http://www.<foo&gt);.com
 * When I upgraded to the current GCal, the [location] setting was interpreted by
   WordPress to be the current page and threw a 404.
 * I have reverted to the legacy plugin while I figure this out

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Nick Young](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickyoung87/)
 * (@nickyoung87)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-when-using-location/#post-8735645)
 * What exactly are you trying to do?
 * The location should be pulled from the calendar if one is set.
 *  Thread Starter [cpaultaylor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpaultaylor/)
 * (@cpaultaylor)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-when-using-location/#post-8735722)
 * Nick: Thank you for the follow up
 * The value in [location] from Googe calendar is the URL for the event web site
   ie “www.foo.com” I want to make that a clickable link. For simple calendar, WordPress
   returns me the URL of the WP page/post I am on. The legacy Gcal returns me [http://www.foo.com](http://www.foo.com).
   I have the same ` on the page in both case`
 *  Plugin Contributor [Nick Young](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickyoung87/)
 * (@nickyoung87)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-when-using-location/#post-8808994)
 * That’s just a change that was made in the 3.x versions. It will return the location
   automatically now so you don’t have to put in the location URL.
 *  Thread Starter [cpaultaylor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpaultaylor/)
 * (@cpaultaylor)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-when-using-location/#post-8809131)
 * Thank you.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-when-using-location/#post-8809131)
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