Title: problem generating pages
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# problem generating pages

 *  [ddellostritto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddellostritto/)
 * (@ddellostritto)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-generating-pages/)
 * Hi All –
 * I’ve installed a wordpress site and theme I developed for a friend of mine. For
   some reason, i was able to create an initial set of pages and posts and then 
   when I go to show him how to use the site today, every new page we create doesn’t
   generate – we get a 404 error. This is the second time it has happened, first
   when I installed (I had to restart and start from scratch) and now again.
 * I’m not sure why this is happening, and have a feeling that it has to do with
   the hosting provider.
 * Could anyone please help me debug this? or suggest a solution?
 * Many thanks in advance!!!!!

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 *  [Christi Nickerson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christini/)
 * (@christini)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-generating-pages/#post-2345352)
 * Hi ddellostritto,
 * This sounds like an .htaccess issue. Try changing your permalink structure and
   save the new settings. Then you can change it back to what you currently have
   for permalink settings and save again.
 * Please let me know if this fixes the issue or not.
 *  Thread Starter [ddellostritto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddellostritto/)
 * (@ddellostritto)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-generating-pages/#post-2345365)
 * Hi ChristiNi,
 * Thanks for the reply. Where would the .htaccess file be found: in my child theme’s
   directory or the root folder? I’m using Coda and have enabled showing invisible
   files but the .htaccess file isn’t there….so I’m not sure what to modify.
 * I tried changing my permalink structure in wordpress from what I normally set
   it (“/%postname%”) to the default and then back again but still no luck.
 * Again, thanks for any help.
 *  [Christi Nickerson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christini/)
 * (@christini)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-generating-pages/#post-2345511)
 * Hi ddellostritto,
 * Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this. Did you resolve this issue?
   Your .htaccess file is usually in your document root (where you installed your
   WordPress files. Have you tried changing to the default theme and disabling plugins
   to rule those out as possible causes?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Christi Nickerson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christini/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-generating-pages/#post-2345511)
 * Status: not resolved

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