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I try to change my permalinks from default to custom using /%postname%/

When I update, I have a 404.

Seems I need to update my htaccess as well.

I made it writable but still, the URL show 'postname' but still having the 404.

Any help here form wordpress guru?

 

when you made the changes, did it say you have to manually update the htaccess file?

 

Yes. But I don't know how to do that...I didn't find something I didn't do online...

 

make the file writable, and make the permalink changes again.

 

I made it writable, putting chmod to 666. It changes the URL from ?p=123 to '/my-post-name' but when I click on it, I have 404..

 

after you make it writable, make the permalinks changes and save the setting AGAIN.

 

This is what I do:
(I have permalink on Default)
1) chmod .htaccess to 666
2) Check custom permalink
3) insert /%postname%/ in custom field
4) Save
5) chmod .htaccess to 644

Is that right? This doesn't work though, have 404

 

Open your .htaccess file and see if you have this code there:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

If not just insert it and save the file.
If this doesn't work then check if your host supports mod_rewrite, even do I haven't seen hosts not supporting this in a very long time.

 

It s due to some error do again..