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How to Fix WordPress 404 Error Not Found Issue

We all know WordPress is the most powerful content management system. But sometimes changing something slightly can make your website inaccessible. Recently, WordPress user experience a 404 Error, showing post not found

 

Actually, 404 error not found indicates that your hosting server is unable to find website pages or posts. This error usually causes if you unexpectedly make a change to your WordPress powered website.

 

WordPress gets more popularity because of its flexibility. In some cases, its flexibility could be a huge problem. Sometimes if you just make change without knowing what you are doing -your website may go down showing random error.

However, fixing 404 not found error is not a difficult process. In this article, I am going to explain step by step to solve this error issue.

 

 

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Sometimes you may experience 404 errors when trying to access your website content. The most likely cause of this error may associate with website permalinks /. hatches file. You can easily update your permalink from the WordPress dashboard.

  • Login to your WordPress admin panel/dashboard.
  • Scroll down and click on- Settings > Permalinks from the navigation.
  • Now click on- Save Changes button.

However, if you fix your problems then- congratulation you did it. If you are facing the same problem, read solution 2.

 

 

Solution 2: Modify .Htacess File

 

You can modify .htaccess file in a number of ways. You can modify/edit it through cPnael > File Manager or through the FTP program’s editor or by editing the file on your laptop/pc then uploading it to the hosted server via FTP. Use the snippet of code below to modify .htaccess:

 

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

Variation of 404 Error Not Found

 

Different browsers can display the same error message in different ways. So do not get confused. Below are the common variations of 404 error messages:

  • 404 Not Found.
  • Page Not Found.
  • Error 404 HTTP / HTTP Error 404.
  • The requested URL was not found on the server.

However, there are some web themes/plugin that come with custom 404 error pages by default. In that case, you might not actually see the actual error message. Instead, you might see a fancy or creative error page like one below:

404 error not found page

 

Does 404 Error Impact SEO Performance

 

There are some SEO experts so-called guru who are stating that- “404 Page Not Found- can ruin your website ranking”. The truth is Google takes 404 errors normally. In some cases, 404 errors may have an impact on SEO ranking but its not applicable for the whole website. Actually, google or another search engine will not index any page that shows a 404 error. pretty simple? Isn’t it?

However, if a certain page of your website is already ranked in Google SERP and suddenly your website shows a 404 error on that page, Google will not immediately remove that page from the search results. But if the error page on search engines stay for too long google will obviously remove it from search ranking.

 

 

Wrapping Up

 

I hope this article helps you to solve the “404 Error Not found” issue. If you still face this type of problem in your WordPress website, I will suggest you communicate with WordPress help center. Hopefully, they will provide you with a good solution.