Title: Permalink Structure
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Permalink Structure

 *  Resolved [GlitchBob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glitchbob/)
 * (@glitchbob)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-23/)
 * So in the FAQ it states:
 * > To enable the WordPress 404 error handling you have to set the Permalink Structure(‘
   > Settings’ -> ‘Permalinks’) to anything else but ‘Default’. Otherwise 404 errors
   > are handled by the webserver and not by WordPress.
 * Is there any alternative? I’ve been using the default link format since I started
   the site back in 2006.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/404page/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/404page/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Peter Raschendorfer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petersplugins/)
 * (@petersplugins)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-23/#post-7483551)
 * No, there’s no alternative. As long as the Permalink Structure is set to Default
   WordPress does not handle 404 errors. Sorry.
 * Peter

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 * Last reply from: [Peter Raschendorfer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petersplugins/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-23/#post-7483551)
 * Status: resolved