Title: Permalink Settings
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Permalink Settings

 *  Resolved [meheknaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meheknaz/)
 * (@meheknaz)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-9/)
 * I am currently using wordpress 2.8.4 version. The permalinks on my blog currently
   are in this form- [http://xyz.com/?p=123](http://xyz.com/?p=123) which is the
   default mode.
    I want to change them to the day and name format. But the permalinks
   tab on my site shows the following warnings.
 * Warning: strpos() [function.strpos]: Empty delimiter. in /mnt/r0341/d03/s40/b02c8f00/
   www/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 73
 * Warning: strpos() [function.strpos]: Empty delimiter. in /mnt/r0341/d03/s40/b02c8f00/
   www/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 73
 * Warning: strpos() [function.strpos]: Empty delimiter. in /mnt/r0341/d03/s40/b02c8f00/
   www/wp-admin/includes/file.php on line 73
 * I want to but I am too scared to change the form of permalinks, as there is extensive
   inter linking on my blog which I do not want to loose at any cost.
 * Please help me change the permalinks without making any glitches.
 * Thanks

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-9/#post-1812197)
 * -discuss the issue with your webserver.
 * -ask them if the mod-rewrite is enabled.
 * -have read of this codex [guide](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks).
 * -last, but not least, if all the information is correct, try -deactivating ALL
   plugins temporarily to narrow down and possibly fix the problem. If the problem
   goes away, activate them individually to find the culprit.
 *  Thread Starter [meheknaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meheknaz/)
 * (@meheknaz)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-9/#post-1812465)
 * I am using LimauOrange theme with wordpress 2.8.4 version.
 * Question 1:
    My permalinks problem that I have mentioned above has not been solved
   yet, as I did not clearly understand what to do next.
 * Question 2:
    I have a wordpress scanner plugin installed and it mentions the 
   following warnings: -Your table prefix should not be wp_. -The file .htaccess
   does not exist in wp-admin/. What should I do to rectify these warnings?
 * Question 3:
    Also, I am unable to access the widgets folder in my website. When
   I click on the sidebar1 or sidebar2, they do not expand and I am unable to drag
   and drop the widgets into the sidebar. What should I do?
 * Question 4:
    The icons ‘add an image’ or ‘add video’, ‘add audio’, ‘add media’
   that are present on a new post are not working. Any window does not open when
   I click on these icons. What is wrong?
 * Question 5:
    The drop down arrow on any button on my wordpress dashboard, plugins,
   appearance etc is not working. Why?
 * Can anyone explain me what should I be doing ‘in very detail’ please, because
   I am a complete noob in this area.
 *  Thread Starter [meheknaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meheknaz/)
 * (@meheknaz)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-9/#post-1812466)
 * Ok, I was just going through other posts in the forum that complain of the same
   that the drop down arrow in admin menu button were not working, and that the 
   widgets drag and drop was not working, and also about the ‘add image/video/media..’
   icon when writing a new post not working.
    I have successfully solved these problems
   by deactivating all plugins and then activating all plugins one by one individually
   until I found the culprit. The culprit was ‘wp-security scan’ plugin by ‘websitedefender’.
   Now I have deactivated this plugin and all else is working well.
 * But the problem with the permalinks still exists. And the same warnings are still
   showing up.
    What shall I do, please help.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-9/#post-1812467)
 * Please post a new topic.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-9/#post-1812467)
 * Status: resolved

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