Title: Problem with Permalinks Last modified: September 2, 2019 --- # Problem with Permalinks * [alev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alev/) * (@alev) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/) * Hi It seems I am fighting loosing wore. I have an issue that no matter what i do I cannot find solution. Normally I usually use Post name: [https://wqcdesigns.com/sample-post/](https://wqcdesigns.com/sample-post/) Bu now I get 404 error and I force to use Plain: [https://wqcdesigns.com/?p=123](https://wqcdesigns.com/?p=123). Any one has suggestion on how to resolve this. It is frustrating it start happening since WordPress got all this new stuff … * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fproblem-with-permalinks-53%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [Sean Mahoney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahonbone55/) * (@mahonbone55) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11891702) * From your dashboard navigate to Settings->Permalinks. From that screen change your selection from “Plain” to “Post Name”. That should fix you right up! * Thread Starter [alev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alev/) * (@alev) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11891726) * Thnak’s Sean I know what you suggesting i have been developing WordPress site for long time.. Unfortunately this do not work… I will change and it is ok for 40 minutes or so and then when you try to open page. gave 404 error. There’s something screwy going on * [Sean Mahoney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahonbone55/) * (@mahonbone55) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11891906) * Have you tried a fresh .htaccess file? * [Sean Mahoney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahonbone55/) * (@mahonbone55) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11891914) * If you’ve tried that, or it doesn’t work, check out this link and see if resetting straight from the database works * [https://help.hostica.net/en-us/article/571-reset-wordpress-permalinks-in-the-database](https://help.hostica.net/en-us/article/571-reset-wordpress-permalinks-in-the-database) * Thread Starter [alev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alev/) * (@alev) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11892007) * Hi Sean Thanx for suggestions. I can change premlinks from past name to basic and back. Problem is when permlinks are by post name when I try to open page I get 404 error like url do not exist even if I have ful url forsed in a menu link. This is very strange I have several sites with same ossue. * Thread Starter [alev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alev/) * (@alev) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11892011) * Oh yes one more thing you mention fresh .htaccess What do u mean by that? * [Sean Mahoney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahonbone55/) * (@mahonbone55) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11892103) * .htaccess is an Apache configuration file (on your server). You can create rules to govern your site on it, and sometimes over time things can get screwy. If you change the name of it to .htaccessold or something and then create a new blank file name .htaccess it can sometimes clear up certain issues. * Thread Starter [alev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alev/) * (@alev) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11892131) * I know what .htaccess I didn’t realize that I can just replace it with blank one. Let me try and see if it works Thanx Lev * Thread Starter [alev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alev/) * (@alev) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11892171) * Just run test. I rename .htaccess file and create new one. As soon as I change from Plain to Post name same results error 404 Page is not found. I have this issue for a while, locally it is on my sites and not clients so as long as I have time and to prevent something happened to my clients sites I need to to figure out why is this happening and correct the problem…. * [Sean Mahoney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahonbone55/) * (@mahonbone55) * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11892197) * Try the solutions in this related thread. * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-change-leads-to-404-error/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-change-leads-to-404-error/) * I think we’ve been through a couple of them, but perhaps the part related to the .conf file and restarting Apache may help Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Problem with Permalinks’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [permalinks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalinks/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 10 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Sean Mahoney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahonbone55/) * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-permalinks-53/#post-11892197) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics