Title: Permalinks
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Permalinks

 *  Resolved [insuraati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/insuraati/)
 * (@insuraati)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-196/)
 * Hi all :
    When i change permalinks to by post, clicking on blog takes me to hosting
   page ..what is the issue …wp is installed in the root and not some subdir …. 
   website is [http://www.insuraati.com](http://www.insuraati.com) Thanks

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 *  [alex997](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alex997/)
 * (@alex997)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-196/#post-5305375)
 * Under: Settings > Reading > Post Page
 * Do you have a blank static blog page created and pointed to?
 *  Thread Starter [insuraati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/insuraati/)
 * (@insuraati)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-196/#post-5305378)
 * Thanks for the reply , Yes i had created a blank blog page and pointed it as 
   well but that didnt solve the issue . Now finally i had to make my front page
   for blog posts and About page as static page …..
 *  Thread Starter [insuraati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/insuraati/)
 * (@insuraati)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-196/#post-5305470)
 * Hi,
    My website at insuraati.com can’t seem to have a [http://www.insuraati.com/blog](http://www.insuraati.com/blog)
 * being setup. I created a page named blog, published it, also changed the settings
   at readings to have a static front page and then posts to show under blog but
   [http://www.insuraati.com/blog](http://www.insuraati.com/blog) takes me to the
   bluehost page 🙁 What am i missing here …
    Do i need to install wordpress in 
   a separate directory i.e wordpress/blog ? would it work then …. As bluehost guys
   asked me to install wordpress in the root in the first place …. Who is right ?
   As i seem to have tried both
 *  Thread Starter [insuraati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/insuraati/)
 * (@insuraati)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-196/#post-5305475)
 * Hi ALL, who will stumble on this page with similar problem.
    Here is what finally
   worked. I contacted support of bluehost, many techy guys, self proclaimed gurus
   of WordPress etc etc but ALL the advice they gave amounted to Zilch !
 * ” The problem was in the installation of WordPress itself. The simple scripts
   or fantastico or MOJO please stay away from automatic installs as they just don’t
   delete the previous databases and overwrite them creating all sorts of funny 
   scenarios where WordPress is left to battle it out with traces/remains of their
   ancestors while you pull your hair at front end.
 * SOLUTION : Manually install the WordPress. And before that MANUALLY delete all
   the old databases and users by accessing them through your file manager provided
   by respective hosting. I did that and now happily have a [http://www.mysite.com/blog](http://www.mysite.com/blog)
   
   For some this may never become a problem but if it does then the solution is 
   what i have listed above. Thanks and hope that it helps someone

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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: [insuraati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/insuraati/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-196/#post-5305475)
 * Status: resolved

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