Solution for Permalink Problems in Wordpress 2.7 Installation
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009I recently installed Wordpress 2.7 for a mini-site I am working on. Naturally, i wanted to change the permalinks structure for better Search Engine optimization. On the Permalinks tab of Wordpress Dashboard, I set the Permalinks to a Custom structure with /%postname%/.
I wanted the permalinks to be simple enough–no year-month-day and categories encumberance. After changing it from default, I refreshed my browser, visited the site and voila!! The permalinks were not working. Whenever I clicked on the permalink or the Read the rest of this entry tab, Wordpress will say “Nothing found for [this site]“. It was an Error 404. It was frustrating to say the least.
But I did try to look for the solution. Thankfully, the Internet is abuzz with solution for permalink problems in Wordpress 2.7 Installation.
I am sharing the solution I have found.
As it turned out, my web host did not recognize the new .htaccess file right after installation. The installation was also done in a sub-directory, which made things worse. So here’s the solution:
1. Reset the permalinks back to default.
2. On Notepad program, create a .htaccess file with RewriteEngine On written on the file.
3. Upload the .htaccess file to the right directory using your FTP software.
4. Go back to the Permalinks settings tab. Choose whichever kind of version you want. But I suggest you simply choose the one with the postname for better SEO.
5. Wordpress will automatically rewrite the .htaccess file. Check your file if it actually did.
6. Go back to your blog, refresh your browser and check the permalinks. It should work now!
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