Title: Custom Permalink Nightmare Last modified: February 23, 2024 --- # Custom Permalink Nightmare * Resolved [unicornbotanicals](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unicornbotanicals/) * (@unicornbotanicals) * [2 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customer-permalink-nightmare/) * I have followed every guide I can find on what causes permalink errors. I have done every step from reseting permalinks, making a new .htaccess file, I have disabled every plugin, I have checked my rewrite rules. But no matter what I do, my custom permalinks break just about everything except the main homepage. * I have currently gone back to the plain/default permlinks to make it work but I need to fix it so my seo will look better and links will be plain and clear. * System report: * ```wp-block-code ` WordPress Environment WordPress address (URL): https://unicornbotanicals.com Site address (URL): https://unicornbotanicals.com WC Version: 8.6.1 REST API Version: ✔ 8.6.1 WC Blocks Version: ✔ 11.8.0-dev Action Scheduler Version: ✔ 3.7.1 Log Directory Writable: ✔ WP Version: 6.4.3 WP Multisite: – WP Memory Limit: 256 MB WP Debug Mode: – WP Cron: ✔ Language: en_US External object cache: – Server Environment Server Info: Apache/2.4.52 (Ubuntu) PHP Version: 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14 PHP Post Max Size: 8 MB PHP Time Limit: 300 PHP Max Input Vars: 1000 cURL Version: 7.81.0 OpenSSL/3.0.2 SUHOSIN Installed: – MySQL Version: 5.5.5-10.6.16-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Max Upload Size: 8 MB Default Timezone is UTC: ✔ fsockopen/cURL: ✔ SoapClient: ❌ Your server does not have the SoapClient class enabled - some gateway plugins which use SOAP may not work as expected. 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Number of Decimals: 2 Taxonomies: Product Types: configurable (configurable) downloadable (downloadable) external (external) grouped (grouped) simple (simple) variable (variable) virtual (virtual) Taxonomies: Product Visibility: exclude-from-catalog (exclude-from-catalog) exclude-from-search (exclude-from-search) featured (featured) outofstock (outofstock) rated-1 (rated-1) rated-2 (rated-2) rated-3 (rated-3) rated-4 (rated-4) rated-5 (rated-5) Connected to Woo.com: – Enforce Approved Product Download Directories: ✔ HPOS feature screen enabled: ✔ HPOS feature enabled: ✔ Order datastore: Automattic\WooCommerce\Internal\DataStores\Orders\OrdersTableDataStore HPOS data sync enabled: – WC Pages Shop base: #3416 - /?page_id=3416 Cart: #3425 - /?page_id=3425 Checkout: #3426 - /?page_id=3426 My account: #3427 - /?page_id=3427 Terms and conditions: #3576 - /?page_id=3576 Theme Name: Trusted Pro Version: 1.9.8 Author URL: https://uxlthemes.com Child Theme: ❌ – If you are modifying WooCommerce on a parent theme that you did not build personally we recommend using a child theme. See: How to create a child theme WooCommerce Support: ✔ Templates Overrides: trusted-pro/woocommerce/loop/loop-start.php GoDaddy Payments Environment: Production Tokenization Enabled: ✔ Debug Mode: Off Admin Enabled Features: activity-panels analytics product-block-editor coupons core-profiler customer-effort-score-tracks import-products-task experimental-fashion-sample-products shipping-smart-defaults shipping-setting-tour homescreen marketing mobile-app-banner navigation onboarding onboarding-tasks product-variation-management product-virtual-downloadable product-external-affiliate product-grouped product-linked remote-inbox-notifications remote-free-extensions payment-gateway-suggestions shipping-label-banner subscriptions store-alerts transient-notices woo-mobile-welcome wc-pay-promotion wc-pay-welcome-page Disabled Features: customize-store minified-js new-product-management-experience product-pre-publish-modal settings async-product-editor-category-field Daily Cron: ✔ Next scheduled: 2024-02-23 03:17:38 -06:00 Options: ✔ Notes: 66 Onboarding: completed MailPoet Sending Method: PHPMail Send all site's emails with: Default WordPress sending method Task Scheduler method: Action Scheduler Cron ping URL: https://unicornbotanicals.com?mailpoet_router&endpoint=cron_daemon&action=ping Action Scheduler Complete: 1,219 Oldest: 2024-02-14 00:30:04 -0600 Newest: 2024-02-22 19:00:04 -0600 Failed: 6 Oldest: 2024-02-13 12:12:32 -0600 Newest: 2024-02-22 19:00:03 -0600 Pending: 8 Oldest: 2024-02-22 19:02:03 -0600 Newest: 2024-02-27 12:30:06 -0600 Status report information Generated at: 2024-02-22 19:56:50 -06:00 ` ``` * Current (working perma I want to change from): [https://snipboard.io/Cifywb.jpg](https://snipboard.io/Cifywb.jpg) * One I want or a variation of this custom type (that breaks if I use anything other than plain): [https://snipboard.io/A4e2bs.jpg](https://snipboard.io/A4e2bs.jpg) * Please let me know what else i can provide to see if I can get an answer to this. Thank you! - This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by [unicornbotanicals](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unicornbotanicals/). Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * [Ashish Rathod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashish121/) * (@ashish121) * [2 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customer-permalink-nightmare/#post-17447744) * Hi [@unicornbotanicals](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unicornbotanicals/), Please ensure that you update your `.htaccess` file with the [basic WordPress](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/server/web-server/httpd/#basic-wp) configuration. If the issue persists, I recommend reaching out to your hosting support team to enable the Apache `mod_rewrite` module. Alternatively, you can refer to this site for instructions on enabling it yourself: [How to enable mod_rewrite for Apache](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/869092/how-to-enable-mod-rewrite-for-apache-2-2). Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) The topic ‘Custom Permalink Nightmare’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [permalink](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalink/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 1 reply * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Ashish Rathod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashish121/) * Last activity: [2 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customer-permalink-nightmare/#post-17447744) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics