Title: 's Replies | WordPress.org --- # mtaylor924 [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Existing Page gives 404 status](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/) * Thread Starter [mtaylor924](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * (@mtaylor924) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/#post-800126) * No amount of google searching has provided an answer – everything either points back to this post, or talks about creating a custom 404.php. * Any other ideas? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Existing Page gives 404 status](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/) * Thread Starter [mtaylor924](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * (@mtaylor924) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/#post-800121) * Hi iridiax, * Yes, I have a separate 404.php page, which shows up successfully when I type in a URL for a permalink that doesn’t exist. * My 404 page does show a sitemap as well, to help people who type in the wrong URL. It uses html comment code to activate a sitemap plugin. But the template on my 404 is different from the rest of the site so I know for a fact that the/ sitemap/ permalink I see in FF or IE is not my 404 page. * Also, removing the plugin html comment code and writing in my sitemap info by hand doesn’t solve the problem – the “/sitemap/” permalink still returns a 404, despite serving the proper content. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Existing Page gives 404 status](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/) * Thread Starter [mtaylor924](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * (@mtaylor924) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/#post-800114) * Anyone? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Existing Page gives 404 status](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/) * Thread Starter [mtaylor924](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * (@mtaylor924) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/#post-800104) * Sorry to keep bumping, but the problem still exists. Does anyone have any ideas? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Existing Page gives 404 status](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/) * Thread Starter [mtaylor924](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * (@mtaylor924) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/#post-800096) * Still haven’t fixed the problem…can anyone take a look and let me know if I’m missing something obvious? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Existing Page gives 404 status](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/) * Thread Starter [mtaylor924](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * (@mtaylor924) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/#post-800043) * My permalink structure is “/%category%/%postname%/” When writing Pages (capital P) in WP that have no parent Page, they automatically default to “/page-slug/” only. At least that’s how they have been for all main level Pages, and only this one has the problem. * Can anyone take a look and let me know what I’m missing? * [http://www.thescenestealers.org/](http://www.thescenestealers.org/) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Existing Page gives 404 status](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/) * Thread Starter [mtaylor924](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * (@mtaylor924) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/#post-799966) * OK…this gets weirder… I changed the permalink from “/sitemap/” to “/sitemap1/” and it gave code 200, as it should. * After changing permalink back to “/sitemap/” it gives 404 again! What gives? Does WP have something against this particular permalink? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Existing Page gives 404 status](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/) * Thread Starter [mtaylor924](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtaylor924/) * (@mtaylor924) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-page-gives-404-status/#post-799965) * Nope, that didn’t work. I deleted the page under “manage pages” then created a new page under “write page”. Again, the content appears correctly in the browser but the server gives code 404, meaning the content will be invisible to search engines. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)