Title: Archives 404 error
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Archives 404 error

 *  [Frank McClung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fivemcclungs/)
 * (@fivemcclungs)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-404-error/)
 * I’m trying to link to Archives from the top right corner nav of the main page
   here:
    [the blog](http://www.hajjflemings.com/blog/index.php)
 * but keep getting the 404 error. I’m sure it has something to do with permalinks
   I’ve set up (here are my settings):
 * Custom Field
    /%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/
 * and my htaccess file here:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /blog/
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * But can’t for the life of me figure out what I’m doing wrong. Could someone please
   help?

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-404-error/#post-586138)
 * No, you are not trying to link to the Archives! You are trying to link directly
   to a template file – which is a big NO-NO!
 * You may only link to the Page created by using that Page template.
 *  Thread Starter [Frank McClung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fivemcclungs/)
 * (@fivemcclungs)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-404-error/#post-586195)
 * Ok. Could you give me an example of the proper link to get to the page created
   using that Archives template?
 * Here is the same theme I’m using (without permalinks):
 * [mandikaye.com](http://www.mandikaye.com)
 * And their archive page:
 * [mandikaye.com archive page](http://www.mandikaye.com/?page_id=364)
 * So what would my permalink page created for Archive be?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-404-error/#post-586197)
 * Links missing…
 * A Page is a Page. Period.
    You go into admin > Write > Write Page and create 
   a new (empty) Page AND select from Page Templates (on the right) the “Archives”
   template. Then you go to view that Page and notice the URL where you are. **That**
   will be the url you want in the link.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-404-error/#post-586198)
 * p.s. It is already corrected – it links to the yearly (2007) archive.
 *  Thread Starter [Frank McClung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fivemcclungs/)
 * (@fivemcclungs)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-404-error/#post-586200)
 * Thanks for the help. I’ve got it now. Sorry to frustrate you.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-404-error/#post-586202)
 * I am not “frustrated” – just confused by the different links you gave… Anyway,
   if it works, then it’s OK.

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## Tags

 * [archives](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/archives/)
 * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/)
 * [permalinks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalinks/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archives-404-error/#post-586202)
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