Title: Google bot crawl 404 errors
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Google bot crawl 404 errors

 *  [Phil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/umz/)
 * (@umz)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-bot-crawl-404-errors/)
 * hi all
 * i get lots of 404 errors in google webmaster tools.
 * the following “tag” is giving 404 error:
    [http://www.tandooricookingexpert.com/tag/meal/](http://www.tandooricookingexpert.com/tag/meal/)
 * if you add “blog” as follows it works:
    [http://www.tandooricookingexpert.com/blog/tag/meal/](http://www.tandooricookingexpert.com/blog/tag/meal/)
 * same with “category”, this gives 404 error:
    [http://www.tandooricookingexpert.com/category/shop-and-save/](http://www.tandooricookingexpert.com/category/shop-and-save/)
 * if you add “blog” as follows it works:
    [http://www.tandooricookingexpert.com/blog/category/shop-and-save/](http://www.tandooricookingexpert.com/blog/category/shop-and-save/)
 * can i use a redirect to add “blog”? if so how would i do it?
 * thanks in advance

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 *  [webjunk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webjunk/)
 * (@webjunk)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-bot-crawl-404-errors/#post-2150364)
 * Kinda looks like you have WP installed in /blog and are doing some sort of rewrite
   already.
 *  Thread Starter [Phil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/umz/)
 * (@umz)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-bot-crawl-404-errors/#post-2150408)
 * thanks for the reply webjunk.
 * my files are in public_html. there is no blog folder only:
    – cgi-bin – wp-admin–
   wp-content – wp-includes
 * the .htaccess file is:
 *     ```
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
   
       # uploaded files
       RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]
   
       # add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*/wp-admin$
       RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1/ [R=301,L]
   
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
       RewriteRule . - [L]
       RewriteRule  ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-.*) $2 [L]
       RewriteRule  ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L]
       RewriteRule . index.php [L]
   
       <IfModule mod_security.c>
       <Files async-upload.php>
       SecFilterEngine Off
       SecFilterScanPOST Off
       </Files>
       </IfModule>
       ```
   
 * the functions.php file is:
 *     ```
       <?php
       if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
           register_sidebar(array(
               'before_widget' => '<li class="widget">',
               'after_widget' => '</li>',
               'before_title' => '<h2>',
               'after_title' => '</h2>',
           ));
       remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator');// MY ADDED CODE
       ?>
       ```
   
 * any ideas please?
 *  [webjunk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webjunk/)
 * (@webjunk)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-bot-crawl-404-errors/#post-2150431)
 * First try resetting Permalinks (or just swtich off) and see what happens.
    What
   do you have set for URL’s in General Settings?
 *  Thread Starter [Phil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/umz/)
 * (@umz)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-bot-crawl-404-errors/#post-2150481)
 * thank you webjunk
 * changing permalinks to default has solved problem. all 404 errors in google webmaster
   reach a page.
 * MEGA KARMA TO YOU

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 * Last reply from: [Phil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/umz/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-bot-crawl-404-errors/#post-2150481)
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