Title: permalink structure causing redirect problems
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# permalink structure causing redirect problems

 *  [aimbright](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aimbright/)
 * (@aimbright)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-causing-redirect-problems/)
 * I put in /%postname%/ as a permalink structure on all of my wp blogs and then
   copied the rewrite rules that were generated into my htaccess file as directed.
 * I’ve found that if someone tries to go to a nonexistent page on my server, e.
   g., [http://www.mydomain.com/nopage.htm](http://www.mydomain.com/nopage.htm) 
   instead of getting page cannot be displayed, the first wp blog whose rewrite 
   rules are in htaccess is displayed but with no posts.
 * I asked my host and they said this is being caused by the wp permalink structure
   rewrite rules in htaccess … but if I take out the rewrite rules then I won’t 
   have the permalink structure.
 * Any advice what to do?

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 *  [viper007bond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viper007bond/)
 * (@viper007bond)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-causing-redirect-problems/#post-243419)
 * It’s because it sends `nopage.htm` to WordPress looking for a post with the stub“
   nopage.htm”. This is why it’s best to have a permalink structure with a static
   beginning such as `/archives/%postname%/`. 😉
 *  Thread Starter [aimbright](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aimbright/)
 * (@aimbright)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-causing-redirect-problems/#post-243433)
 * Perfect!!! Thanks MUCH!
 *  Thread Starter [aimbright](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aimbright/)
 * (@aimbright)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-causing-redirect-problems/#post-243592)
 * Ok /archives/%postname%/ solved the first problem, now I see I have other problems
   that may be related. When I click on an Archive month link it goes to [http://mydomain.com/wpname/archives/2005/07/](http://mydomain.com/wpname/archives/2005/07/)
   and I get page cannot be displayed error … I look at my wp installation and there
   is no archives, etc. folders! I have the same problem with categories … when 
   I click on a category link … it goes to [http://mydomain.com/wpname/archives/category/categoryname/](http://mydomain.com/wpname/archives/category/categoryname/)
   but I don’t have the archives, category folders. I am installing 1.5.1.3 wp blogs
   using Fantastico. Why doesn’t the install set up the archives, category, year,
   month, etc. subdirectories?
 *  [kfordham281](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kfordham281/)
 * (@kfordham281)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-causing-redirect-problems/#post-243647)
 * I’ve been told that WP using a SQL database so you will not see the individual
   folders in your site.

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 * Last reply from: [kfordham281](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kfordham281/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-structure-causing-redirect-problems/#post-243647)
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