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1. spiderstave
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hello everyone,

   I'm trying to switch to "pretty" permalinks, but any time I select anything in Settings > Permalinks other than "Default" I get this error:

   Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /home2/www/wp-includes/rewrite.php on line 788

   Then when I access my WordPress site the same error displays. I have to switch back to "Default" permalinks for the site to function. I've searched all over and haven't found anyone experiencing a fatal error when attempting to update permalinks. Does anyone have any idea where I might start to troubleshoot this? Any ideas are appreciated.

   Thanks!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Have you tried:

   - deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem? If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

   - switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-related problems?

   - re-uploading the wp-includes & wp-admin folders?

3. spiderstave
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks for your reply. I will give your ideas a try and post back.

   Thanks!

4. Shane G.
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi,

   Set your desired permalink for your blog and add this code in htaccess:

   # BEGIN WordPress
   
   <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteBase /
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
   </IfModule>
   
   # END WordPress

   Thanks,

   Shane G.

5. csilveira
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/354612?replies=1

   This might be the answer you need.

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