Title: simple task not working
Last modified: October 1, 2026

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# simple task not working

 *  [mindiapolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindiapolis/)
 * (@mindiapolis)
 * [1 day, 14 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-task-not-working/)
 * Hi I don’t know what I’m going on. When the “get the book” button is clicked,
   it should go to the /?page_id=791&preview=true but I get a 404 error message.
   If I’m right, it’s because it has the “preview=true”. For some reason I can’t
   preview that page outside of my admin account. I have done it dozens of times
   before, I just do can’t figure out why it’s not working now. I’m attaching the
   screenshots of the directory if that helps.
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/parablesinstreetclothes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/
   Screenshot-2026-10-01-100816.png?ssl=1)
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsimple-task-not-working%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Bigul Malayi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbigul/)
 * (@mbigul)
 * [1 day, 13 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-task-not-working/#post-19034228)
 * Hi [@mindiapolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindiapolis/),
 * It is normal to get a 404 error because WordPress only serves an unpublished 
   page/post URL to logged-in users who can edit it, typically Admin or Editor users.
   Everyone else, like subscribers, customers, and logged-out visitors, will be 
   treated as if the page does not exist, so they get 404 errors. That is core behavior,
   not a broken permalink.
 *  Thread Starter [mindiapolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindiapolis/)
 * (@mindiapolis)
 * [1 day, 13 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-task-not-working/#post-19034229)
 * I don’t know what’s going on. Now the button works in Firefox but I’m still having
   problems in Chrome. Yes I have cleared the cache.
 *  Thread Starter [mindiapolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindiapolis/)
 * (@mindiapolis)
 * [1 day, 13 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-task-not-working/#post-19034233)
 * [@mbigul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbigul/) but in will Chrome I’m
   not logged into wordpress
 *  [Bigul Malayi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbigul/)
 * (@mbigul)
 * [1 day, 12 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-task-not-working/#post-19034240)
 * Hi [@mindiapolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindiapolis/),
 * Just to confirm, you are logged in to the site dashboard in Firefox, not in Chrome,
   correct?

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