Title: Permalink problem!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Permalink problem!

 *  724151
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-9/)
 * Hi…
 * I’m A COMPLETE newbie, speaking that I don’t know whats in the cracks of wp coding.
 * But I don’t know enough to resolve this problem I’m having.
 * I would like my posts to show up as
 * /%category%/%postname%/
 * and not the default (?page_id=123456). But when I change it, I get a 404 error
   page/page does not exist sort of thing.
 * I haven’t got the htaccess file, and I don’t know how to get it, and same for
   the mod_rewrite thing.
    I need a resolution! (As to why this is happening and
   how to fix the problem).
 * The site is [http://WWW.DEVAMSHA.COM](http://WWW.DEVAMSHA.COM) btw.
 * Thanks is adv.,
    designerd.

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 *  [ladycrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladycrow/)
 * (@ladycrow)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-9/#post-804781)
 * Editing the htaccess is often necessary when changing permalinks.
 * In your ftp program, you’ll need to enable showing of hidden files. I can’t say
   for sure where this may be but check your settings/options.
 * Once you enable this, you may have a .htaccess file in your “wp” (base) directory
   which you can edit to add the part WP tells you to add after changing permalinks.
 * If not, on your computer create an htaccess.txt and paste into it the changes
   specified. Upload it to the wordpress directory then rename it to .htaccess
 *  Thread Starter 724151
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-9/#post-804788)
 * RE: ladycrow,
 * That’s the bit I’m kinda stuck on…., what do I put in the htaccess.txt file? 
   I’ve been told to put
 * `Error 404 htaccess`
 * into it but it failed to work.
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-9/#post-804794)
 * Well, that’s a new one on me…
 * Have you checked our [Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Permalinks) page
   in the documentation? Lots of trouble-shooting info there.
 *  [ladycrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladycrow/)
 * (@ladycrow)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-9/#post-804800)
 * designerd – that’s what the dashboard instructed you to put?
 *  Thread Starter 724151
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-9/#post-804935)
 * ladycrow – no, it’s what a friend recommended to me.
 * handysolo – thanks, that’s a new piece of advice…I was always looking at a different
   permalink page – but still on the WP documentation.
 * P.S sorry for not quickly replying, I was trying to fix it and fell asleep! 🙂

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