Title: 404 errors unless registered
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# 404 errors unless registered

 *  Resolved [Cherokee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cherokee/)
 * (@cherokee)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-errors-unless-registered/)
 * When searching previous posts, I get a 404 error that the post can not be found.
   I’ve discovered that this occurs only with post prior to February of this year(
   2008).
 * Clicking on the permalink or on comments yields the message:
 * > **Not Found**
   > Sorry, you are looking for something that isn’t here.
 * If I am logged in, there is no problem. I’ve tried this with a test user as well.
   Not logged, 404 errors. Logged in, no problem.
 * I’ve tried changing the Permalinks but get the same result no matter what form
   of Permalink I use. BTW, if you place the cursor over the post title, it will
   indicate what the link address **is**.
 * My site is:
 * [http://planet48.net/starfire](http://planet48.net/starfire)
 * Any ideas or clues will be greatly appreciated.

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 *  Thread Starter [Cherokee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cherokee/)
 * (@cherokee)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-errors-unless-registered/#post-789156)
 * Forgot to mention, I’m running 2.5.1
 *  Thread Starter [Cherokee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cherokee/)
 * (@cherokee)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-errors-unless-registered/#post-789347)
 * Finally solved it.
 * I had merged a TypePad blog (by the same name) with this one. I migrated the 
   posts in April of this year. When I finally figured out that things seemed to
   stop working at a certain date (February for some reason), I went to Manage >
   Posts, and started working my way backwards.
 * What I found was that the _status_ of numerous entries were missing. There was**
   no Published status**. Opening the post for editing showed Published on the top
   right, but the Save and Publish buttons were both available. If the post was 
   really published already, there would only be a _save_ button available.
 * So, clicking on the _Publish_ button fixed the issue. Now if I go to a post that
   has been fixed, the permalink works fine even if I’m not logged in.
 * Of course, now I have to review posts going back to 2005. Thank goodness I wasn’t
   a daily poster.
 * Hope this helps someone else.

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-errors-unless-registered/#post-789347)
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