Posted 7 months ago #
I import my blogger blog to wordpress. I was checking that everything is correct or not. I was checking 404 error page. i open a false link. http://www.mywebsite name.com/b
it redirect me to the post which start with b. it should shows 404 error page. but redirect me to www. my website.com/b-blah-blah-post.
What is the reason? how to correct it?
Posted 7 months ago #
Hi yogesh_gamer,
That's a very good question. I just checked on one of my WordPress installations, and the same exact issue is occurring. I've been unsuccessful in finding official documentation on this, you can find official documentation on WordPress 404s here:
Posted 7 months ago #
I need some simple steps. how do I correct easily?
Posted 7 months ago #
I forgot to mention, I am using Twenty Eleven Theme.
See Creating_an_Error_404_Page. But do not edit the Twenty Eleven theme. It is the default WordPress 3.2 theme and having access to an unedited version of the theme is vital when dealing with a range of site issues.
Create a child theme for your changes. Once your child theme is active, add your new 404.php template to the child theme.
Posted 7 months ago #
Thanks for your reply. But is there any single steps to edit 404.php file to correct my problem?
404.php file may be real problem.
Creating_an_Error_404_Page is for creating a new 404 page. I just wanted to solve my little problem.
Posted 7 months ago #
What happens if you disable pretty permalinks, and then attempt to navigate to an invalid URL?
Posted 7 months ago #
When testing and troubleshooting, I am able to replicate the issue at hand. My own permalink structure is set to:
/%category%/%postname%/
WordPress is smart about 404s, and the only time the theme's 404 page actually loaded was when I misspelling BOTH the category and the postname. If you misspell one or the other, the 404.php theme file does not load. I know this because I added this code to the top of the file, and it only loaded when both items were spelled wrong:
die("this is the 404.php");
... I've been digging through the WordPress code for about an hour now, but I cannot pinpoint where exactly WordPress is doing this smart redirect at.
Any ideas?
Posted 7 months ago #
@Chip Bennett
I apply default permalink and its somewhat working. Its showing me this error
Not Found
The requested URL /a was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
But I want Month and Name permalink. Help me Sir
So that I can launch my website.
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