editing permalink = page not found

  • whatever12345

    (@whatever12345)


    10 years, 1 month ago

    This is driving me up the fucking wall.

    I had a page titled “projects”, for some reason the permalink was displayed as “projects-2”.

    I edited the permalink for it just to say “projects”, but then the page stops functioning.

    When I replaced the number at the end of the permalink, the page started working again!

    So I completely deleted my projects page, emptied all the trash, and created a new projects page… When I publish it I get the exact same fucking problem.

    What is the fix?

    Thanks

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  • lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    this issue often can be resolved by fixing the slug in the database.
    do you have access to phpmyadmin in your webhosting?

    Thread Starter whatever12345

    (@whatever12345)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    No. I take it i have to download and install the software first. I’m not familiar with a lot of the jargon. Are there any other options?

    It’s strange. I created a new page titled “work”, which was fine. But then when I tried to change the slug/permalink back to “projects”, I got the same nothing found webpage.

    lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    who is the company hosting your website?
    depending on the hosting company, there should not be anything to download to get to phpmyadmin section of your hosting.
    phpmyadmin is the way to get to your database.

    Thread Starter whatever12345

    (@whatever12345)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Im with bluehost.

    Thread Starter whatever12345

    (@whatever12345)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    OK i think I have figured out how to access my database. This link was helpful https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/wordpress_database

    Where do I find the slug? and in what database?

    lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Glad you were able to find it.

    I don’t know the name of your database(s) so I am not sure which one to tell you to use. For a normal page, it is found in the WP-Posts table.

    https://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description

    Let me know if you can find the WP-Posts table that corresponds with your website.

    Thread Starter whatever12345

    (@whatever12345)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hi,

    I can’t seem to find any WP-Posts table in the database. I’m trying to figure out where the slugs are stored so I can edit them.

    Thread Starter whatever12345

    (@whatever12345)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Will updating my htaccess file make an difference? If so, how can I tell whether its up to date or not, and how do I update?

    many thanks

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