Title: Permalink 404’s
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Permalink 404’s

 *  [timscullin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timscullin/)
 * (@timscullin)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404s/)
 * I have been trying to fix a 404 error and struggling.
 * I set up my first WP page a few days ago and it was going all good.
    [http://www.timscullin.com](http://www.timscullin.com)
   Unfortunately I wanted to update the permalinks to get pretty urls (SEO purposes
   right..) But as soon as I did I get 404 errors for all my pages.
 * I have checked the WP is updating my .htaccess file and that is working normally.
   Its contents are:
 * # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond%{
   REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.
   php [L] </IfModule>
 * # END WordPress
 * and my permalink sturcture is custom: /%category%/%postname%
 * Please help 🙂
 * Cheers
 * Tim

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 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404s/#post-1031428)
 * Hi,
 * Please edit your .htaccess file and and add this code:
 * # BEGIN WordPress
 * <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404 RewriteEngine
   On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule>
 * # END WordPress
 * This should be resolve the issue.
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404s/#post-1031438)
 * Hi
 * The “category” part is supplied by default by WordPress when you display a category
   page. Try this for a permalink – see if it serves your needs
    `/%postname%/`
 * Then display a category page and you will see what I mean.
 *  [satoridork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satoridork/)
 * (@satoridork)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404s/#post-1031707)
 * Shane G
 * Thank you for this htaccess code, it has saved me many (more) hours of tearing
   my hair out.
    Slightly balder, satoridork
 *  [Shane G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g-1/)
 * (@shane-g-1)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404s/#post-1031708)
 * Hi,
 * Nice to hear that your issue gets resolved
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  [gvnor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvnor/)
 * (@gvnor)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404s/#post-1031712)
 * Hi everyone,
    A problem that I’ve developed just in the last few hours. I am 
   new to all this website and code stuff and was trying to get my website up and
   running I changed the permalink on my developing website thinking that it would
   correspond to my one currently in use. Now what’s happened is that I’ve saved
   the changes but now I can’t get access to my dashboard through the wordpress 
   site, instead I get error 404 and have no idea of how to rectify it. Any thoughts
   considering that every time I got to my log in page with wordpress and type in
   my details it says error 404.
 * Please help.
    Thank you Ed
 *  [gvnor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvnor/)
 * (@gvnor)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404s/#post-1031713)
 * Hi everyone,
 * Just wanted to also add that I can’t even log in to my account now and have my
   website construction is merely the basic one without the theme. Does anyone know
   how to help me at least get back into my dashboard. Any help would be appreciated.
 * Thanks
    Ed

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
 * 6 participants
 * Last reply from: [gvnor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvnor/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404s/#post-1031713)
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