Title: WordPress 3.1 & Permalinks
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress 3.1 & Permalinks

 *  [niallodonovan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niallodonovan/)
 * (@niallodonovan)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-31-permalinks/)
 * Straight off, I have tried [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/troubleshooting-wordpress-31-master-list?replies=7](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/troubleshooting-wordpress-31-master-list?replies=7)
   and I am not “having a go at anyone”.
 * I was waiting for the weekend to upgrade to version 3.1. The site has less traffic
   over the weekend and I have a bit more time for that type of activity.
 * Maybe it is my own fault, but I didn’t realise the problems with 3.1 and permalinks
   until AFTER I upgraded.
 * I have spent the afternoon trying to get the custom permalinks working without
   success.
 * My suggestion is that the 3.1 upgrade should come with a health warning until
   the issue is resolved.
 * Niall

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-31-permalinks/#post-1944158)
 * if you run IIS – there is a problem and ver. 3.1.1 is almost ready with a fix
 *  Thread Starter [niallodonovan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niallodonovan/)
 * (@niallodonovan)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-31-permalinks/#post-1944212)
 * it can’t come quick enough. when i posted the “suggestion”, i at least had a 
   site that worked. now i am just getting “service unavailable” and i can’t log
   into wp-admin. i was just going to log in and put up a message for visitors who
   had clicked on broken external links, but i can’t even do that now. what’s the
   point! the day is just going from bad to frigging worse. i know people are working
   hard to solve this, but it just kills me how broken my site is now, after “upgrading”.
   why, oh why, oh why,,,
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-31-permalinks/#post-1944329)
 * You had no luck with the canonical plugin as a fix? Damn.
 * We really could use more IIS folks in the betas :/
 *  Thread Starter [niallodonovan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niallodonovan/)
 * (@niallodonovan)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-31-permalinks/#post-1944344)
 * Thanks Ipstenu and Samuel B.
 * I have the site running again, but still the issue with custom permalinks – external/
   incoming links get a 404.
 * I have reverted to default permalinks, which at least means that visitors clicking
   external links get to our home page.
 * I have tried Hotfix, Permalink Fix & Disable Canonical Redirects Pack and FV 
   Top Level Categories plugins individually and together with custom links and 
   no joy. For example, [http://assure.ly/gzOH0E](http://assure.ly/gzOH0E).
 * See here: [http://twitpic.com/44mxg5](http://twitpic.com/44mxg5).
 * I am on a Windows/IIS hosting plan, but I suspect IIS6.
 * I will await 3.1.1.
 * I still think that the WP News section on the Dashboard should include a posting
   in addition to “WordPress 3.1, lots of fun”.
 * Thanks,
 * Niall
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-31-permalinks/#post-1944363)
 * Yeah, there are … IIS6 has some surprising gotchas.
 * If you’re up for it, have you read these two trac tickets?
    [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16639](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16639)
   [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16662](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16662)
 * There are more tweaks in there that may get you back up and running :/
 *  [ojster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ojster/)
 * (@ojster)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-31-permalinks/#post-1944489)
 * I have my website on a Linux server and I am also having problems with permalinks
   after I upgraded to 3.1 so I guess it is not just the ISS server…
 * Well I finally found my problem:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgraded-to-31-now-my-permalinks-dont-work/page/2?replies=33#post-1958909](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgraded-to-31-now-my-permalinks-dont-work/page/2?replies=33#post-1958909)
 * Seams like Simple tags plugin was my cause…

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [ojster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ojster/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-31-permalinks/#post-1944489)
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