{"id":1004,"date":"2020-05-17T21:52:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T21:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phox.whmcsdes.com\/docs\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2020-05-17T23:22:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T23:22:32","slug":"custom-permalinks-return-404-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phox.whmcsdes.com\/docs\/custom-permalinks-return-404-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Permalinks Return 404 Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are getting 404 error when accessing pages, please see the information below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I just setup my WordPress installation and my awesome new Phox theme. I went into&nbsp;<em>WP Admin &gt; Settings &gt; Permalinks<\/em>&nbsp;and selected something other than the default option. But now when I try and navigate to a page, it just returns a generic \u201c404 Error \u2013 Page not found\u201d message. What gives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Likely Causes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, this is not a theme issue. The problem involves your core WordPress installation, or your web server configuration. That said, there a few things that can cause this to happen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Apache II mod_rewrite module is not being loaded by your web server.<\/li><li>Your WordPress&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/httpd.apache.org\/docs\/2.2\/howto\/htaccess.html\" target=\"_blank\">.htaccess<\/a>&nbsp;file is missing or not writeable by the web server.<\/li><li>Apache II is configured to disallow overrides by your .htaccess file.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several solutions to this issue. Please see the bulleted list below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First make sure that mod_rewrite is installed and enabled on your Apache II web server, and also make sure that the webserver allows your .htaccess file to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/httpd.apache.org\/docs\/2.2\/mod\/core.html#allowoverride\" target=\"_blank\">override<\/a>\u00a0the server directory configuration.<\/li><li>Make sure that your WordPress .htaccess file is present in your WordPress installation. If it is not, simply create a blank file called .htaccess and upload it to your WordPress installation folder.<\/li><li>Set permissions on your .htaccess file that allows your web server to write to the file \u2013 CHMOD 666.<\/li><li>Go back and set your permalinks option to the \u201cdefault\u201d option and save the change. Then, set it to something other than the default and save the change.<\/li><li>If your .htaccess file is writeable by the web server, it will contain new directives that sets rewrite rules for your custom permalink option.<\/li><li>If it is not writeable, you will see a message below your permalinks screen that contains the rule set you need to add manually into your .htaccess file, save it, and upload it back to the WordPress installation folder.<\/li><li>Check to see if you can navigate from your front page menu links without error.<\/li><li>If the issue persists, contact your web host support team for further assistance.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-alert is-style-success\" style=\"background-color:;color:\"><p class=\"wp-block-coblocks-alert__title\">For additional information on working with permalinks in WordPress<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-coblocks-alert__text\">visit the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Using_Permalinks\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress Codex<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are getting 404 error when accessing pages, please see the information below. 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