Title: [Plugin: WP Super Cache] Error message and warning
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP Super Cache] Error message and warning

 *  [Don Anastas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javaman1/)
 * (@javaman1)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-and-warning/)
 * YIKES! I downloaded and activated the plug with this message:
 * A custom url or permalink structure is required for this plugin to work correctly.
   Please go to the Permalinks Options Page to configure your permalinks.
 * Warning! /home/dbistrow/public_html/wp-content is writeable!
    You should change
   the permissions on /home/dbistrow/public_html/wp-content and make it more restrictive.
   Use your ftp client, or the following command to fix things:chmod 755 /home/dbistrow/
   public_html/wp-content/
 * This is a WP blog with over 3,000 posts and I’m not sure what “custom structure”
   permalink I should make and how that would affect my daily blogging. There is
   only one user and no registration available for this blog.
 * Thanks for any constructive help.

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 *  [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
 * (@donncha)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-and-warning/#post-1386301)
 * Just set it to the default, yyyy/dd/postname works well.
 *  Thread Starter [Don Anastas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javaman1/)
 * (@javaman1)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-and-warning/#post-1386307)
 * > Just set it to the default, yyyy
 * I’m not sure what you meant exactly. I did lower the permissions in the public
   folder and the warning went away.
 * I suppose I’ll wait and see if there is an improvement. I’ve also written to 
   my host to see if they might help or offer some suggestions.
 * I may wish to compress files later.
 * Thanks.
 *  [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
 * (@donncha)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-and-warning/#post-1386337)
 * Go to Settings->permalinks and you’ll see all your options.
 *  Thread Starter [Don Anastas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javaman1/)
 * (@javaman1)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-and-warning/#post-1386412)
 * I got most of this working. A redirect plugin is also installed. My permalinks
   change to reflect real filenames.
 * At the bottom of my WP Super Cache is this message:
 * > Trailing slash check required.
   > It looks like your blog has URLs that end with a “/”. Unfortunately since you
   > installed this plugin a duplicate content bug has been found where URLs not
   > ending in a “/” end serve the same content as those with the “/” and do not
   > redirect to the proper URL. To fix, you must edit your .htaccess file and add
   > these two rules to the two groups of Super Cache rules:
   > RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^.*[^/] %{REQUEST_URI} !^.*//.*$
   >  You can see where
   > the rules go and examine the complete rules by clicking the “View mod_rewrite
   > rules” link below.
 * My htaccess file looks like the one in the view mod_rewrite rules and I added
   the cold offered in the warning and this sent the whole website down, therefore,
   I removed it.
 * I’m not sure exactly where that code “RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^.*[^/] %{REQUEST_URI}!
   ^.*//.*$” belonbs as something very similar already exists as follows:
 * **RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^.\*[^/]$
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^.\*//.\*
   $
 * This seems to be the only to complete at this point.
 * Thank you, Don
 *  Thread Starter [Don Anastas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javaman1/)
 * (@javaman1)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-and-warning/#post-1386416)
 * I believe it’s working now. The only thing left is to ensure the redirect works.
 * Thanks again.

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 * Last reply from: [Don Anastas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javaman1/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-error-message-and-warning/#post-1386416)
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