Wordpress - 404 error on home page
Wordpress installation returns a 404 error instead of the correct Blog home page.
It worked fine until the root directory .htaccess was hacked. (I've had a lot of trouble with this on all my sites.)
Simultaneously, the Wordpress theme was updated.
I'm not sure which caused the 404 problem.
This is the problem.
Root web page directory is:
Wordpress is dropping the /blog/ directory, i.e.,
if I want to go to the Blog Contact PAGE
Wordpress is returning
Please see attached file for General Wordpress Settings.
Appreciate your help in advance.
It worked fine until the root directory .htaccess was hacked. (I've had a lot of trouble with this on all my sites.)
Simultaneously, the Wordpress theme was updated.
I'm not sure which caused the 404 problem.
This is the problem.
Root web page directory is:
www.example.comwww.example.com/blogWordpress is dropping the /blog/ directory, i.e.,
if I want to go to the Blog Contact PAGE
Wordpress is returning
www.example.com/Contactwww.example.com/blog/ContactPlease see attached file for General Wordpress Settings.
Appreciate your help in advance.
LZ1
When you say the .htaccess was "hacked" what do you mean exactly?
ASKER
Code that sent the browser to a hostgator page was inserted into the .htaccess file. We did not do it. someone else gained access and added the code.
So what does your .htaccess file look like now? Is it back to normal? Have you tried a wordpress uninstall and reinstall?
ASKER
Have not tried uninstall and reinstall yet - but think I will have to.
Have crisis in personal life and can't get free to reinstall.
I'm researching Wordpress .htaccess files and how they should be set up, but reinstall is probably best.
Sigh.
Obviously, if Wordpress is missing the subdirectory - it's got to be either the .htaccess or deep in the php code.
Have crisis in personal life and can't get free to reinstall.
I'm researching Wordpress .htaccess files and how they should be set up, but reinstall is probably best.
Sigh.
Obviously, if Wordpress is missing the subdirectory - it's got to be either the .htaccess or deep in the php code.
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ASKER
Yes, something happened with the .htaccess.
I used a similiar .htaccess as yours.
But I had to use
www.example.com/blog/
in both the site and wordpress url in the general settings
Then change to permalinks.
It is working for now. Fingers crossed.
I used a similiar .htaccess as yours.
But I had to use
www.example.com/blog/
in both the site and wordpress url in the general settings
Then change to permalinks.
It is working for now. Fingers crossed.