Title: Custom Post Type Query_Posts Pagination 404 Error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Custom Post Type Query_Posts Pagination 404 Error

 *  Resolved [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/)
 * Hi
 * I created a custom post type ‘portfolio’ and created a page called portfolio 
   in the page I want to display all posts for this post type so I added 2 queries,
   one is for showing all custom taxonomy entries for ‘skills’ linked to the post
   type the other displays the posts.
 *     ```
       <div id="content-portfolio">
   
           <div class="filterSkills">
               <?php
   
                   //List all the terms in a skills taxonomy, without a link
   
                   $terms = get_terms("Skills");
                   $count = count($terms);
                   if ( $count > 0 ){
   
                       echo 'Showing all Portfolio Items in the following skill sets:';
   
                       foreach ( $terms as $term ) {
                           echo ' <a href="' .get_bloginfo('url'). '/skills/' . $term->slug . '/" class="' . $term->slug . '" title="List all ' . $term->name . ' items">' . $term->name . '</a>';
   
                       }
                   }
   
               ?>
           </div>
   
           <?php
   
               $limit = get_option('posts_per_page');
               $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
   
               query_posts('showposts=' . $limit . '&paged=' . $paged .'&post_type=portfolio');
   
               $wp_query->is_archive = true; $wp_query->is_home = false;
           ?>
   
           <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   
           <!-- POST START --><br/>
           <div class="post">
               <!-- ENTRY START -->
       		<div class="date">
       		    <p>Posted on <span style="font-weight: bold;"><?php the_time( 'D d M Y ' ); ?></span> (about  <?php echo human_time_diff( get_the_time('U'), current_time('timestamp') ) . ' ago'; ?>) by <span style="font-weight: bold;"><?php the_author_link(); ?></span></p>
       		</div>
               <div class="entry">
       			<h2 class="title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       		</div>
               <!-- ENTRY END -->
       	</div>
           <!-- POST END -->
   
           <?php endwhile; ?>
   
           <!-- Page Navigation -->
           <?php if (function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) : ?>
           <div class="pagenavi">
               <?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>
           </div>
   
           <?php else : // Use WordPress default page navigation. ?>
   
           <div class="pages">
               <span class="older"><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Older Entries'); ?></span>
               <span class="newer"><?php previous_posts_link('Newer Entries &raquo;'); ?></span>
           </div>
   
           <?php endif; ?>
   
           <?php else : ?>
   
           <p>Sorry, but nothing matched your search criteria.</p>
   
       	<?php get_search_form(); ?>
   
           <?php endif; ?>
   
           </div>
       ```
   
 * The post is displayed as well as the ‘older entries’ pagination link, however
   when the pagination link is clicked a 404 error occurs.
 * I used print_r($wp_query); to display the queries on both pages, 404 & portfolio,
   this is what was returned:
 * Portfolio:
 * `WP_Query Object ( [query_vars] => Array ( [showposts] => 1 [paged] => 1 [post_type]
   => portfolio [error] => [m] => 0 [p] => 0 [post_parent] => [subpost] => [subpost_id]
   => [attachment] => [attachment_id] => 0 [name] => [static] => [pagename] => [
   page_id] => 0 [second] => [minute] => [hour] => [day] => 0 [monthnum] => 0 [year]
   => 0 [w] => 0 [category_name] => [tag] => [cat] => [tag_id] => [author_name] 
   => [feed] => [tb] => [comments_popup] => [meta_key] => [meta_value] => [preview]
   => [s] => [sentence] => [fields] => [category__in] => Array ( ) [category__not_in]
   => Array ( ) [category__and] => Array ( ) [post__in] => Array ( ) [post__not_in]
   => Array ( ) [tag__in] => Array ( ) [tag__not_in] => Array ( ) [tag__and] => 
   Array ( ) [tag_slug__in] => Array ( ) [tag_slug__and] => Array ( ) [ignore_sticky_posts]
   => [suppress_filters] => [cache_results] => 1 [update_post_term_cache] => 1 [
   update_post_meta_cache] => 1 [posts_per_page] => 1 [nopaging] => [comments_per_page]
   => 0 [no_found_rows] => [order] => DESC ) [tax_query] => WP_Tax_Query Object ([
   queries] => Array ( ) [relation] => AND ) [meta_query] => WP_Meta_Query Object([
   queries] => Array ( ) [relation] => ) [post_count] => 1 [current_post] => -1 [
   in_the_loop] => [comment_count] => 0 [current_comment] => -1 [found_posts] =>
   2 [max_num_pages] => 2 [max_num_comment_pages] => 0 [is_single] => [is_preview]
   => [is_page] => [is_archive] => 1 [is_date] => [is_year] => [is_month] => [is_day]
   => [is_time] => [is_author] => [is_category] => [is_tag] => [is_tax] => [is_search]
   => [is_feed] => [is_comment_feed] => [is_trackback] => [is_home] => [is_404] 
   => [is_comments_popup] => [is_paged] => [is_admin] => [is_attachment] => [is_singular]
   => [is_robots] => [is_posts_page] => [is_post_type_archive] => [query_vars_hash]
   => 2742cf66e85801295f90d192b9c874db [query_vars_changed] => [thumbnails_cached]
   => [query] => Array ( [showposts] => 1 [paged] => 1 [post_type] => portfolio )[
   request] => SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts WHERE 1=1 AND
   wp_posts.post_type = 'portfolio' AND (wp_posts.post_status = 'publish') ORDER
   BY wp_posts.post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 1 [posts] => Array ( [0] => stdClass Object([
   ID] => 37 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2012-08-21 19:33:08 [post_date_gmt]
   => 2012-08-21 17:33:08 [post_content] => hello hello [post_title] => test hello[
   post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status]
   => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => test-hello [to_ping] => [pinged] 
   => [post_modified] => 2012-08-25 08:17:41 [post_modified_gmt] => 2012-08-25 06:
   17:41 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://localhost:
   23000/?post_type=portfolio&p=37 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => portfolio [post_mime_type]
   => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) ) [post] => stdClass Object ( [ID] 
   => 37 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2012-08-21 19:33:08 [post_date_gmt] =
   > 2012-08-21 17:33:08 [post_content] => hello hello [post_title] => test hello[
   post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status]
   => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => test-hello [to_ping] => [pinged] 
   => [post_modified] => 2012-08-25 08:17:41 [post_modified_gmt] => 2012-08-25 06:
   17:41 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://localhost:
   23000/?post_type=portfolio&p=37 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => portfolio [post_mime_type]
   => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) )`
 * 404:
 * `WP_Query Object ( [query_vars] => Array ( [page] => 2 [portfolio] => page [post_type]
   => portfolio [name] => page [error] => [m] => 0 [p] => 0 [post_parent] => [subpost]
   => [subpost_id] => [attachment] => [attachment_id] => 0 [static] => [pagename]
   => [page_id] => 0 [second] => [minute] => [hour] => [day] => 0 [monthnum] => 
   0 [year] => 0 [w] => 0 [category_name] => [tag] => [cat] => [tag_id] => [author_name]
   => [feed] => [tb] => [paged] => 0 [comments_popup] => [meta_key] => [meta_value]
   => [preview] => [s] => [sentence] => [fields] => [category__in] => Array ( ) [
   category__not_in] => Array ( ) [category__and] => Array ( ) [post__in] => Array()[
   post__not_in] => Array ( ) [tag__in] => Array ( ) [tag__not_in] => Array ( ) [
   tag__and] => Array ( ) [tag_slug__in] => Array ( ) [tag_slug__and] => Array ()[
   ignore_sticky_posts] => [suppress_filters] => [cache_results] => 1 [update_post_term_cache]
   => 1 [update_post_meta_cache] => 1 [posts_per_page] => 1 [nopaging] => [comments_per_page]
   => 0 [no_found_rows] => [order] => DESC ) [tax_query] => [meta_query] => WP_Meta_Query
   Object ( [queries] => Array ( ) [relation] => ) [post_count] => 0 [current_post]
   => -1 [in_the_loop] => [comment_count] => 0 [current_comment] => -1 [found_posts]
   => 0 [max_num_pages] => 0 [max_num_comment_pages] => 0 [is_single] => [is_preview]
   => [is_page] => [is_archive] => [is_date] => [is_year] => [is_month] => [is_day]
   => [is_time] => [is_author] => [is_category] => [is_tag] => [is_tax] => [is_search]
   => [is_feed] => [is_comment_feed] => [is_trackback] => [is_home] => [is_404] 
   => 1 [is_comments_popup] => [is_paged] => [is_admin] => [is_attachment] => [is_singular]
   => [is_robots] => [is_posts_page] => [is_post_type_archive] => [query_vars_hash]
   => 94bef5fa2659ec263e682cd102950f11 [query_vars_changed] => [thumbnails_cached]
   => [query] => Array ( [page] => /2 [portfolio] => page [post_type] => portfolio[
   name] => page ) [request] => SELECT wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts WHERE 1=1 AND wp_posts.
   post_name = 'page' AND wp_posts.post_type = 'portfolio' ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date
   DESC [posts] => Array ( ) [queried_object] => [queried_object_id] => 0 )`
 * Please someone help?
 * I have tried to find a possible solution on the web however none has worked so
   far?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998596)
 * Because the 404 request shows `AND wp_posts.post_name = 'page'`, I am guessing
   that something is incorrect with your permalinks and that the URL for the ‘older
   entries’ looks something like this:
 * `http://yoursite.com/portfolio/page/2`
 * Try resetting your permalinks.
 * Note the current setting, set to the default, save, and set back to the current
   setting.
 * A link to your site where the ‘older entries’ can be seen might save some guesswork.
 * BTW, you can see just the SQL with print_r($wp_query->request);.
 *  Thread Starter [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998605)
 * Thanks vtxyzzy. I reset the permalinks and yes the link for page 2 is `http://
   localhost:23000/portfolio/page/2/`, sadly however the reset did not work still
   get a 404 error.
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998618)
 * Do you happen to have a portfolio record titled ‘Page’?
 *  Thread Starter [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998620)
 * Nope one i only have 2 posts ‘test hello’ and ‘test 2’
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998621)
 * What do you get when you try the address [http://localhost:23000/portfolio/?paged=2](http://localhost:23000/portfolio/?paged=2)
 *  Thread Starter [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998622)
 * OMW!!!! that worked?? *Jumping for joy!*
 * So what is wrong?
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998625)
 * There is still something not correct with the permalinks, although I can’t say
   what. Many times resetting the permalinks will fix the problem.
 * Try setting them to the default and leaving it there to see if that works.
 * That is not a long term solution, but might give a clue to what is happening.
 *  Thread Starter [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998628)
 * Reset the permalinks to default, this messed up my ajax so i removed my ajax 
   scripts
 *  Thread Starter [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998629)
 * So is there someway i can find the error/issue with the permalinks?
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998632)
 * So did the default work after removing the ajax? If so, try the pretty permalinks
   again.
 *  Thread Starter [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998633)
 * Yes it worked.
 * I tried the pretty permalinks again and it didn’t work
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998635)
 * Do you know if you have mod_rewrite enabled in your server?
 * If you don’t know how to find out, install the [Phpinfo](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/phpinfo/)
   plugin, run it and look for mod_rewrite under Configuration->Loaded Modules.
 *  Thread Starter [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998636)
 * Thanks for that…
 * Ok i checked and did not see the mod_rewrite variable?
 * I run IIS 7 Web Matrix 2, i checked the url rewrite extension to iis 7 and its
   up to date and seems to be working as should?
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998637)
 * Sorry, but I do not know IIS, only Apache, so you will need to find someone else
   to help with this.
 *  Thread Starter [tiaanswart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tiaanswart/)
 * (@tiaanswart)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-query_posts-pagination-404-error/#post-2998638)
 * Thanks a mill for all the help!

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