Downloadable PDF files return 404 error

Hello All,

Thanks in advance for your help. Some details:

1) I’m using WordPress 5.4.1
2) WooCommerce 4.1.0

I’m having trouble with my WooCommerce product downloads. The WooCommerce download link sends users to a 404 page instead of the direct download link. All the fixes I see have to do with, “Permalinks reset to Default WooCommerce slug” DONE! I’ve tried that but still nothing.

I checked to make sure the path to the file is accurate, and I’ve re-uploaded the product file to see if this would make a change. Neither worked, still a 404 error.

The .htaccess file seems to be okay (although I’m relying on WordPress to keep that updated when upgrading), but not exactly sure what the syntax means.

The directory permissions are the same as before (file downloads weren’t a problem before).

Any direction? I saw something about REST API but didn’t understand what I needed to do.

I’m at a troubleshooting cross-roads, not knowing which direction to turn.

Please help!