I think that you don’t need any plugin or custom code. Go to Dashboard – Settings – Permalink and make your permalink structure.
I’m there at permalink and change the structure into Postname. I then save it, it mentions that the site is updated and i go to the respective page where i find a 404.
;(
What can i do next?
check your root folder. there have any .htaccess file? Other wise it will not work
Here is the code of .htaccess:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
I don’t think that people like me should be doing this stuff, hahaha.
I appreciate your help a lot wprock and i will do this! Where is the root folder? Maybe, appearance – editor and then where? Or am i totally wrong?
Tim,
Your root folder is the main folder on your server, not within your WordPress installation. You need to access your server via FTP to get to your .htaccess file. You may also need to enable the FTP software to view hidden files to see it. Once you’ve found it, download it to your desktop and open it with the text editor. You can then troubleshoot or change the htaccess functions there. Make sure you do not change the file name or extension. If you do not have any clue what I am talking about, you might need to hire a web developer to help out.
Good luck,
T.A.B.
I’m on to something, I’m in the FTP server and the htacces file says no more than this;
# BEGIN WordPress
# END WordPress
Must i past the little text that you sent me earlier here?
sorry, the text that wprock had posted earlier?
Yes, just replace what your file says with what wprock gave you. Save and re-upload.
I saved it and re-uploaded, then i tried changed the permalinks settings from default into my desired one… and not only does it still give the 404, i can now no longer get the permalink into the default settings.
Even when i delete the added writings in the FTP, it still won’t get back to normal.
Please de-activate “Advanced Permalinks plugin” and use my code. It will work.
I de-activated the “Advanced Permalinks plugin”
and now i can go back to the default settings yet the new permalink structure still does not function.
Your (wprock) code in Notepad (wich i use for the FTP)is still there…
Tim,
“Your (wprock) code in Notepad (wich i use for the FTP)is still there…”
Did you upload the code which wprock suggested as a .txt file or an .htaccess file?
The file extention (the part after the dot) must be “htaccess” to work.
I appear not to be able to upload the file
227 Entering Passive Mode (91,184,19,40,237,222).
-> STOR /.htaccess
550 /.htaccess: Permission denied
Upload of C:\Users\Mr. Tim Buendia\Downloads\.htaccess failed
what am i doing wrong now?
