How To Troubleshoot and Fix WordPress 404 Errors

09/12/2018

Given below are two options you can use to fix this issue:

1. Modify .Htaccess

You need to edit the .htaccess file (and add a snippet of code at the top) which can be done in a number of ways. You can either get it done through an FTP program's edit mode or edit the file on your PC and then upload it to the server via FTP or you can do this via cPanel >> File Manager.

This is the code:

# BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] # End WordPress

2. Correct The Permalinks Structure

You can also fix the '404 Not Found' error by correcting the permalinks of your WordPress site.

Follow these steps:

Log into WordPress Dashboard.
In the left navigation menu, click on Settings and then on Permalinks (Take a look at the current setting. If you're using a custom permalink structure, copy-save it somewhere.)
Select Default.
Click on Save Settings.
Change the settings back to the previous configuration (before you selected Default). Put the custom structure back if you had one.
Click on Save Settings.

If you are unable to do this by yourself or if you find this difficult to do, just contact our ever reliable 24/7 support team for assistance regarding this via Live Chat or support email.

Other useful resources:

Definition of HTTP 404 Error
34 brilliantly designed 404 error pages

I hope you found this tutorial useful on how to fix the 404 not found error in WordPress.

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