Title: Permalink trouble.
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Permalink trouble.

 *  Resolved [mistressvictoria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mistressvictoria/)
 * (@mistressvictoria)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/)
 * I’ve tried updating with category/postname, but it won’t let me.
 * WordPress didn’t generate a htaccess file by default, so I had to make one.
 * So I made the file with the code that I was supposed to use, and it did change
   the links, but the links themselves did not work. I got 404s.
 * It’s like the faux directories were looking for real directories. =(
 * [http://www.spoonyexperiment.com/game-reviews/](http://www.spoonyexperiment.com/game-reviews/)
   
   This isn’t my site, but this is an example of how I want my URLs to look. The
   categories start with ‘category’, and then their name.
 * [http://www.animewish.net](http://www.animewish.net) is my site.

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 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/#post-1044281)
 * Hi,
 * You got the 404 error message on old posts/links? Can you please paste the htaccess
   code which you are using so on that we can help?
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  Thread Starter [mistressvictoria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mistressvictoria/)
 * (@mistressvictoria)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/#post-1044321)
 * Uhm, they aren’t old links/posts.. they just already exist. >_>;
 * But okay. I will.
 *     ```
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
       ```
   
 *  [John H](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpbloghost/)
 * (@wpbloghost)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/#post-1044323)
 * what hosting company do you use?
 * Sometimes you have to wait until the top of the hour for your Permalink to take
   effect. Until then, your site might be broken.
 * It’s 8:45pm right now were I am. Wait until 9pm and see if it fixes itself.
 *  Thread Starter [mistressvictoria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mistressvictoria/)
 * (@mistressvictoria)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/#post-1044329)
 * Uh.. I’d have to redo it, and I don’t use a hosting company.
    I’m hosted by a
   friend who has dedicated servers.
 * So.. I suppose I should talk to him about setting up the pretty links first. 
   Since he’s my host admin. ^^;
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/#post-1044330)
 * Lots of troubleshooting at [Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Permalinks)
   that might be helpful for you or your friend.
 * In particular, confirm that mod_rewrite and AllowOverride are both on and enabled.
 *  Thread Starter [mistressvictoria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mistressvictoria/)
 * (@mistressvictoria)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/#post-1044331)
 * …How do I figure that out? ^_^;
 *  Thread Starter [mistressvictoria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mistressvictoria/)
 * (@mistressvictoria)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/#post-1044341)
 * Ah. Thank god my friend came on. He fixed the permalinks for me the way I wanted.
 * Thanks for the help though!

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 * Last reply from: [mistressvictoria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mistressvictoria/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-trouble-3/#post-1044341)
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