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When working with WordPress, 404 Page Not Found errors often occur when a new theme has been activated or when the rewrite rules in the .htaccess file have been altered.
When you encounter a 404 Page Not Found error in WordPress, you have two options for correcting it.
Option 1: Correct the Permalinks
- Log in to WordPress.
- From the left-hand navigation menu in WordPress, click Settings > Permalinks (Note the current setting. If you are using a custom structure, copy or save the custom structure somewhere.)
- Select Default.
- Click Save Settings.
- Change the settings back to the previous configuration (before you selected Default). Put the custom structure back if you had one.
- Click Save Settings.
This will reset the permalinks and fix the issue in many cases. If this doesn’t work, you may need to edit your .htaccess file directly.
Option 2: Modify the .htaccess File
Follow the instructions in this article on How to Edit Your .htaccess file.
Add the following snippet of code to the top of your .htaccess file:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# End WordPress