Mike, redo your permalinks using the following, and don’t forget to add the resulting code to your .htaccess file (replacing the older code, of course):
/archives/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/
The problem here is that your post links are missing a necessary /archive/ tag. And, your categories are using a /category/ tag, which as far as I’ve seen, doesn’t work.
Did you clear your .htaccess file before writing the new rules?
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mslinn
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No, I did not. Where is that documented? All I could find was the ‘5 minute install’, which hardly gave any clues.
I renamed .htaccess to .htaccess.save and resaved the permalink options. A new .htaccess file was created automatically but diff says they are identical.
What WP version are you using?
If 1.3.x (alpha stage, not for beginners), then you did the right thing. Try adding a /index.php/ before your permalink setting this time, your site may require that.
If 1.2.x (stable build, for all users), did you add the new permalink code (starting with “RewriteEngine On”) to your new .htaccess file? If that still doesn’t work, try adding a /index.php/ before your permalink setting this time, your site may require that.
Also, have a read through this: http://faq.wordpress.net/view.php?p=20
There are instructions on that link for how to deal with the 404 problem, but it’s probably better to try the above methods before calling your host. Tomorrow is a Sunday, after all.
