Title: Archives problem using Permalinks Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Archives problem using Permalinks * [ozgression](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgression/) * (@ozgression) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/) * Go to [http://www.pfjournal.com/category/budgeting](http://www.pfjournal.com/category/budgeting) and click the previous entries link. You get a 404 error. * How do I fix this and has anyone else had thus problem. * I am using WordPress 1.5 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Avenir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avenir/) * (@avenir) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157474) * Have you added the appropriate mod_rewrite rules to your `.htaccess` file yet? If you haven’t, then you need to do this for the permalinks to work properly. * Codex explanation: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks) * [jpettit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpettit/) * (@jpettit) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157478) * Search the old posts… [http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=23296](http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=23296) * Thread Starter [ozgression](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgression/) * (@ozgression) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157859) * 1.5 makes the htaccess by itself. I shouldnt need to add mod-rewrite rules to it. 😉 * Thread Starter [ozgression](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgression/) * (@ozgression) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157860) * So no-one is actually going to answer my query? * [pyeman73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pyeman73/) * (@pyeman73) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157861) * NONE of my article specific links are working. Nor are archive or categories. I have been reading up on this issue and fiddling with it all night. I really hope someone sheds some light on this issue soon. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157863) * Pyeman, you did your permalinks wrong. Replace the .htm with a / . * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks) * [pyeman73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pyeman73/) * (@pyeman73) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157879) * Thanks, but can you be a little more specific? I don’t actually have .htm anywhere in my permalink structure. I am using this: /%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/ * Also, does the accompanying .htaccess file need to go in my blog’s directory or the main root of my website? * Thanks very much. * Thread Starter [ozgression](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgression/) * (@ozgression) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157891) * What mod-rewrite rule do i need to get the archive pages working properly. WordPress generated the htaccess file. * Thread Starter [ozgression](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozgression/) * (@ozgression) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157955) * Doesn’t anyone else suffer from this problem? All I did was install 1.5 and select permalinks in the admin area. * [mahix2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahix2/) * (@mahix2) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157956) * I am having a very similar problem. However, when I create the .htaccess file for some reason all of my WP admin screens become unusable (Forbidden). * What should the directory permissions be for the archive directories and for the .htaccess file? * Thanks in advance, Rick [MahiX2.com](http://www.mahix2.com) * [mahix2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahix2/) * (@mahix2) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157957) * argh, even more problems now. * I just tried pasting the mod_rewrite rules into the .htaccess file myself and now my entire site is down. [http://www.mahix2.com](http://www.mahix2.com) When I try to load the site, I receive the error: * > Fatal error: Failed opening required ‘wordpress/wp-blog-header.php’ (include_path > =’.:/php/includes:/usr/share/php’) in /home/virtual/site11/fst/var/www/html/ > index.php on line 4 * Please Help! Thanks, Rick * [dorsai65](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dorsai65/) * (@dorsai65) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157958) * I’m having this problem, too – I can post, but any attempt to add a comment results in a 404. I’m using the .htaccess that a fresh/clean WP1.5 installation generated. I’ve tried a number of different permalink structures (finally settled on /%year%% monthnum%/%post_id%/), but it isn’t happening. Here’s the .htaccess, if anyone knowledgeable wants to check it… * # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /blog/ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d RewriteRule ^.*$ – [S=39] RewriteRule ^feed/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?& feed=$1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?&feed =$1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^page/?([0-9]{1,})/?$ /blog/index.php?&paged=$1 [QSA, L] RewriteRule ^comments/feed/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?&feed =$1&withcomments=1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^comments/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ / blog/index.php?&feed=$1&withcomments=1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^comments/page/?([ 0-9]{1,})/?$ /blog/index.php?&paged=$1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^search/(.+)/feed/( feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?s=$1&feed=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^ search/(.+)/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?s=$1&feed=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^search/(.+)/page/?([0-9]{1,})/?$ /blog/index.php?s=$1&paged=$2 [ QSA,L] RewriteRule ^search/(.+)/?$ /blog/index.php?s=$1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^ category/(.+)/feed/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?category_name= $1&feed=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^category/(.+)/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/ index.php?category_name=$1&feed=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^category/(.+)/page/?([ 0-9]{1,})/?$ /blog/index.php?category_name=$1&paged=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^category/(. +)/?$ /blog/index.php?category_name=$1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^author/([^/]+)/feed/( feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?author_name=$1&feed=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^author/([^/]+)/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?author_name=$1&feed =$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^author/([^/]+)/page/?([0-9]{1,})/?$ /blog/index.php? author_name=$1&paged=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^author/([^/]+)/?$ /blog/index.php? author_name=$1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]{1,2})/ feed/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&day=$3&feed =$4 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]{1,2})/(feed|rdf| rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&day=$3&feed=$4 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]{1,2})/page/?([0-9]{1,})/?$ / blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&day=$3&paged=$4 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([ 0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]{1,2})/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&day =$3 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/feed/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2 |atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&feed=$3 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([ 0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum =$2&feed=$3 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/page/?([0-9]{1,})/? $ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&paged=$3 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0- 9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/feed/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&feed =$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index. php?year=$1&feed=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/page/?([0-9]{1,})/?$/ blog/index.php?year=$1&paged=$2 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^date/([0-9]{4})/?$ /blog/ index.php?year=$1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]+)/trackback/? $ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&p=$3&tb=1 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([ 0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]+)/feed/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1& monthnum=$2&p=$3&feed=$4 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]+)/( feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&p=$3&feed=$4 [ QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]+)/page/?([0-9]{1,})/?$ /blog/ index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&p=$3&paged=$4 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([ 0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]+)/?([0-9]+)?/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&p=$3&page =$4 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([0-9]{1,2})/feed/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/? $ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&feed=$3 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([ 0-9]{1,2})/(feed|rdf|rss|rss2|atom)/?$ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&feed =$3 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([0-9]{1,2})/page/?([0-9]{1,})/?$ /blog/index. php?year=$1&monthnum=$2&paged=$3 [QSA,L] RewriteRule ^([0-9]{4})([0-9]{1,2})/? $ /blog/index.php?year=$1&monthnum=$2 [QSA,L] * # END WordPress * [thinkeric](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thinkeric/) * (@thinkeric) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157961) * This might help you out… I had a similar problem with the %category% tag: * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=26500#post-151408](http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=26500#post-151408) * [HM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcm/) * (@hcm) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157962) * Using some of the hacks on the forum I was able to get the regular permalinks working as %category%/%postname%/ . However, these hacks only work if the category is a parent, I still can’t get this to work if the post’s category is a subcategory. The links turn out like this: * [http://www.domain.com/maincategoryname/subcategoryname/postname/](http://www.domain.com/maincategoryname/subcategoryname/postname/) * and they all still produce 404s. Does anyone have a hack for getting permalinks to work when a subcategory is chosen? Anyone know if the WP developers are working on this bug? IMO, this is a really major bug that should have been worked out before 1.5 was released. * [ColdForged](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coldforged/) * (@coldforged) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/#post-157963) * hcm, what’s the URL and perhaps you could tell us what your htaccess rewrite rules are? 1.5’s subcategory handling works dandy in my install. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Archives problem using Permalinks’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 25 replies * 13 participants * Last reply from: [infocynic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infocynic/) * Last activity: [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-problem-using-permalinks/page/2/#post-157998) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics