Title: 404s when saving custom posts Last modified: August 16, 2018 --- # 404s when saving custom posts * Resolved [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * (@lilianneb) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/) * I’m getting 404s every time I save a custom post. For example, I change a url and view the page. Everything works. The next time I save the same page without making any changes & view the page again. This time I get a 404. This has been happening pretty consistently & I’m not sure why. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * (@lilianneb) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10596859) * Actually it’s even worse than that. The 404s happen not just after saving, but even just randomly after refreshing a page. I know it isn’t the browser cache because it randomly happens in different browsers & emptying the cache doesn’t make any difference. * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10597262) * Hi [@lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * I am not sure what’s the cause of this issue. Does it happening for the Default PostType or custom PostType? * I have checked this issue on Post but doesn’t happening on my end. Could you please confirm. * Thanks, Sami * Thread Starter [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * (@lilianneb) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10628123) * Hi, thanks for replying. It happens on custom posts. I found a temporary solution by saving permalinks in wordpress settings -> permalinks after every time I change a url. When I do this, the new permalink seems to hold, if not it leads to 404. * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10629601) * [@lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) Yes, that’t happening. I’ll try to find out the solution and provide it soon. * Will let you know once, i am done with it. * Thanks, Sami * [mbaums](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbaums/) * (@mbaums) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10706768) * Are there any updates on this issue. I am finding that whenever I save/update a page that has a slash “/” in the permalink the plugin removes the slash. * for example: location/main-street/store * becomes: locationmain-streetstore * This happens with any page where there is an existing permalink that was manually entered * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10710431) * [@lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) Please check your issue with latest WordPress and Permalinks Customizer version. * I hope, you won’t found this issue anymore. Please let me know, if you still seeing this issue as i have already this with multiple pages / posts. * [@mbaums](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbaums/) Please check your permalinks customizer settings maybe slash got removed from there as i can’t see this issue on my end. * Thanks, Sami * Thread Starter [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * (@lilianneb) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10717358) * Hi Sami, Thanks for looking into the issue. I don’t see an update available yet…? I have version 2.3.0 from Sept 10, 2018. Has an update been published since then? * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10723861) * [@lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) No, there is no update at the moment. I am trying to replicate this issue on WP 4.9.8 and Permalinks Customizer v2.3.0 but doesn’t found it. * So, waiting for your response to release the update of the plugin. Are you still having this issue? * Regards, Sami * Thread Starter [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * (@lilianneb) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10726401) * Yes I still have the problem using WP 4.9.8. Only on custom posts though * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10784045) * Hi [@lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * I have tried to flush the cache on updating the permalink. Please get the v2.3.1 and verify does it solves your issue or not. * Thanks, Sami * Thread Starter [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * (@lilianneb) * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10807985) * Hi, I updated to v2.3.1 & not only is it still happening, it also causes an internal server error because of an incompatibility between WPML & the constant flushing of permalinks. :-/ * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10815539) * [@lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) Constant Flushing won’t work anymore. I have removed that rewriting issue for now. * Thread Starter [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * (@lilianneb) * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10856279) * So I wonder if the issue isn’t user permissions. I noticed that when I save custom posts as Administrator I don’t get 404s. When a lower role such as Editor saves the posts they turn into 404s. Maybe something to look into…? * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10859161) * Thanks for providing this detail. Can you check does the Editor contains the Permalinks Permission or not and if not then could you assign the permissions to them? * Regards, Sami * Thread Starter [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/) * (@lilianneb) * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404s-when-saving-custom-posts/#post-10863513) * I see these 3 permissions. Do any of them need to be assigned to the editor? * pc_manage_permalink_redirects pc_manage_permalink_settings pc_manage_permalinks - This reply was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by [lilianneb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilianneb/). 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