Title: Page redirect problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Page redirect problem

 *  [jhama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jhama/)
 * (@jhama)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-redirect-problem/)
 * When clicking a link (post or calendar date) I am redirected back to the main
   page. For example clicking on the title of post 86 (thecoolkids/coffee/?p=86)
   sends me back to the main page. However if I type in thecoolkids.us/coffee/index.
   php?p=86 I get post 86’s page.
 * Thank you in advance for any help. I tried searching the support site, but was
   not sure how to word this question.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-redirect-problem/#post-144768)
 * Try creating permalinks. [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks)
 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-redirect-problem/#post-144769)
 * You really need the “index.php” in your URL’s otherwise WP thinks you are searching.
   It looks like all of your links related to the categories are accurate while 
   the others are missing the “index.php” piece.
 * If you can, try enabling permalinks and see what sort of an outcome you get.
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [jhama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jhama/)
 * (@jhama)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-redirect-problem/#post-144778)
 * Thanks for the prompt reply and explanation. The permalinks thing did the trick.
   I really do appreciate the WP community.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-redirect-problem/#post-144784)
 * Thanks! We appreciate your appreciation. ^_^
 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-redirect-problem/#post-145131)
 * Glad to hear it worked out. Though I’m curious as to why the “index.php” piece
   was missing from some of your links previously.
 * Curious…
 * Regards
 *  [starlucent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starlucent/)
 * (@starlucent)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-redirect-problem/#post-145580)
 * Now I’ve upgraded WP, I’m having this problem – it was fine before (www.free-
   from.com/blog). If I click on an archive link or on a category link, I just get
   the home page presented again.
 * I did have permalinks enabled before, though I notice that most recent posts 
   have the default names – so I guess it wasn’t working.
 * I have tried changing the permissions on .htaccess and resetting the permalinks,
   but without any joy – same problem. I don’t understand the .htaccess file, but
   it says: RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L] Is this right?
 * Any ideas about what might have gone wrong? I’m stumped. Another blog I’ve just
   started seems to be working fine, and I haven’t done anything differently I don’t
   think.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [starlucent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starlucent/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-redirect-problem/#post-145580)
 * Status: not resolved

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