Title: Permalink by Postname issue
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Permalink by Postname issue

 *  Resolved [pheadirean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pheadirean/)
 * (@pheadirean)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-by-postname-issue/)
 * Hi
    When I use default permalinks, (format [http://www.mysite.com/?page_id=nn](http://www.mysite.com/?page_id=nn))
   no issue. When I change this to use postname, I get 404 errors; instead of my
   pages being displayed. My links appear OK when displayed, just that the pages
   do not appear. I also get this error when I “preview” my pages at entry time.
   I have read the Permalinks instructions on this forum. My .htdocs appears OK –
   this based on WordPress documentation. My site is [http://www.chapt3r1.com](http://www.chapt3r1.com)
   Permalinks are currently set to /%postname%/ to show errors To see this working,
   please choose drop down menu items along Main bar from Home page. (I am using
   Responsive Child Theme!) I would really, really appreciate any suggestions regarding
   how to troubleshoot this. Thank you

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-by-postname-issue/#post-4149788)
 * > When I change this to use postname, I get 404 errors
 * Can you confirm that you have `mod_rewrite` enabled and your WordPress directory
   has `AllowOverride All` in the `<Directory>` section?
 * Usually it’s one of those that stops fancy permalinks from working.
 *  Thread Starter [pheadirean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pheadirean/)
 * (@pheadirean)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-by-postname-issue/#post-4149825)
 * Thank you for the help. My .htaccess file contains
 * > # BEGIN WordPress
   >  <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / 
   > RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond%{
   > REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule>
   > # END WordPress
 * I cannot see the AllowOverride, but I have a development URL on the same server
   and it is working fine, with postname Permalinks enable
 * [http://chapterone.richpat.com](http://chapterone.richpat.com)
 *  [Just2Help](https://wordpress.org/support/users/just2help/)
 * (@just2help)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-by-postname-issue/#post-4149836)
 * Hi,
 * I think (but I may be wrong) that Jan was talking about the mod_rewrite of apache,
   not the one in the .htaccess file.
 * Because I got the exact same problem as you and I solve it by activating the 
   mod_rewrite in apache following this tuto (sorry it’s in french) : [Installer et activer le module mod_rewrite sur Apache et Ubuntu](http://itx-technologies.com/blog/28-installer-et-activer-le-module-mod_rewrite-sur-apache-et-ubuntu)
 *  Thread Starter [pheadirean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pheadirean/)
 * (@pheadirean)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-by-postname-issue/#post-4149843)
 * Jan and Just2Help. Thank you.
    I did not resolve this; but made another plan.
   I am closing this as a result. I suspect the problem is because of something 
   I did. I just do not want to spend the time troubleshooting.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [pheadirean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pheadirean/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-by-postname-issue/#post-4149843)
 * Status: resolved

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