Title: Permalink 404 error .html
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Permalink 404 error .html

 *  [lindyloves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindyloves/)
 * (@lindyloves)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/)
 * I recently changed the permalink structure of my url’s. Since changing the links
   over I have noticed that some of my blog post links end in .html and the links
   that end in .html throw up a 404 error. If I remove the .html the links work 
   but this obviously isn’t very practical.
 * I have been looking online for days not for a solution and can’t find anything
   on removing the.html or redirect that seems to work. I have tried several codes
   in the htaccess file but to no effect.
 * I would REALLY appreciate any help.
 * Thanks.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/#post-7239395)
 * Do you see .html in the permalinks structure set in
    Dashboard – settings
 *  Thread Starter [lindyloves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindyloves/)
 * (@lindyloves)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/#post-7239412)
 * Hi Tara,
 * No there is no html in the new permalinks structure and as far as I am aware 
   there never was which is why I’m so confused about it.
 *  [girlieworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/girlieworks/)
 * (@girlieworks)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/#post-7239446)
 * > I have noticed that some of my blog post links end in .html
 * [@lindyloves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindyloves/) Where is it that
   you’re seeing these links ending in _.html_? Are they showing up somewhere on
   your site where we’d be able to see them, and if so, can you provide us with 
   a URL so we can do that?
 *  [deadeye2015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deadeye2015/)
 * (@deadeye2015)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/#post-7239454)
 * I would Suggest You to go to wp-admin/options-permalink.php
 * and Under CUSTOM STRUCTURE USE /%postname%/
 * Click Update
 * It will WORK, You need to UPDATE URLS Use any STRUCTURE you want
 *  Thread Starter [lindyloves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindyloves/)
 * (@lindyloves)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/#post-7239456)
 * Hi, thank you for the replies!
 * I managed to sort the html problem (I think!). It seems I had two htaccess files
   and the one I was using wasn’t the correct one so the code wasn’t having any 
   effect. I deleted one and put the code in the other file and it is now redirecting
   from the .html.
 * I do however have a new problem… Every so often my site says too many redirects
   and doesn’t load.
 * The code I have in the htaccess file is:
 * # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On
 * RedirectMatch 301 ^/([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{2})/(?!page/)(.+)$ [http://www.lindyloves.co.uk/$3](http://www.lindyloves.co.uk/$3)
 * RewriteBase /
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 * #html
    RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \.html RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ /$1 [R=301,
   L]
 * </IfModule>
 * # END WordPress
 * Thanks again for the replies, much appreciated!
 *  Thread Starter [lindyloves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindyloves/)
 * (@lindyloves)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/#post-7239458)
 * Okay, I have had to edit the htaccess file as I removed a sentence and just realised
   that my pages were not being found. It now reads:
 * # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On
 * RedirectMatch 301 ^/([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{2})/(?!page/)(.+)$ [http://www.lindyloves.co.uk/$3](http://www.lindyloves.co.uk/$3)
 * RewriteBase /
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 * #html
    RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \.html RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ /$1 [R=301,
   L]
 * RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
    </IfModule>
 * # END WordPress
 * When I try to access my wordpress login area I now get the following error: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
   Any ideas?
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [lindyloves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindyloves/)
 * (@lindyloves)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/#post-7239509)
 * Please is anyone able to help with this?

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 * [404-error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/404-error/)
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 * [html](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/html/)
 * [permalinks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalinks/)

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 * Last reply from: [lindyloves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindyloves/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-404-error-html/#post-7239509)
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