Title: Problems when Changing the Permalink…
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Problems when Changing the Permalink…

 *  [kammy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kammy/)
 * (@kammy)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/)
 * Hi 🙂
 * I have decided to use wordpress to make a few websites, and after installing 
   it yesterday, have had a play around with it.
 * Now one of the tips I have encountered on the net is to change the permalink 
   structure to make it more SEO freindly…one of the recommendations was %postname%…
 * However, the problem is when I change my permalink structure to this. I can create
   and edit pages, but they cannot be seen when accessing and viewing the website.
   So soon as I click on the link it will show a ‘This website cannot be found’ 
   error on Internet Explorer…
 * The links however work fine when I select one of the permalink structures already
   there. I cannot find a solution and this prolem.
 * In regards to posts that are made you can see them, but once again when you click
   on the post, the same error shows up.
 * Any ideas on why this is?
 * Thanks in advance…

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 *  [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/)
 * (@iridiax)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/#post-777620)
 * Do not use _only_ `/%postname%/` as your [permalink structure](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Using_only_.25postname.25),
   you’ll only have problems.
 *  Thread Starter [kammy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kammy/)
 * (@kammy)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/#post-777630)
 * What would you recommend?
 *  Thread Starter [kammy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kammy/)
 * (@kammy)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/#post-777632)
 * Even /%category%/%postname%/ does not work…
 * Anything other than what is there results in all my pages showing an ‘error’ 
   which in Internet Explorer is….’This Wesbite cannot be found’
 * I know for a fact that this should not be the case…
 *  [iridiax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iridiax/)
 * (@iridiax)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/#post-777656)
 * Maybe your pretty permalinks are not working? Read about them and .htaccess here:
 * [Pretty Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Using_.22Pretty.22_permalinks)
 *  Thread Starter [kammy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kammy/)
 * (@kammy)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/#post-777703)
 * I will have a look into that…looks complicated though!
 * Thanks
 * Any other suggestions?
 * Can anyone else confirm the same?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/#post-777707)
 * No other suggestion than READING everything that has been offered to you, TRYING
   everything – and coming back only **after** that.
 *  Thread Starter [kammy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kammy/)
 * (@kammy)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/#post-777718)
 * Problem sorted…
 * I simply decided to contact my host and talk to technical support – he edited
   the .htaccess file and now my permalinks are working!
 * He gave me a code which I have to enter into the .htaccess of every future wordpress
   website I will make…
 * I just hate the fact I had spent hours and he fixed it in 5 minutes…oh well
 *  [olieng916](https://wordpress.org/support/users/olieng916/)
 * (@olieng916)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-when-changing-the-permalink/#post-777723)
 * > I just hate the fact I had spent hours and he fixed it in 5 minutes…oh well
 * I had the same problem lol, yeah its the .htaccess you have to edit.

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 * [Permalink structure](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalink-structure/)

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