Categories displays but not redirecting properly -Why?

Have you tried:

– switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific problems?

– resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin? Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

– increasing the available memory?
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/253495#post-1017842

– reviewing https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/411649

The page isn’t redirecting properly

Hi Esmi,

I did try and switched to wordpress default and still no luck. In fact i do get these errors when i click on the categories

1) 404 errors

2) Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept
cookies.

The point is that not all of my categories are showing on my sidebar and the few that is showing do not redirect properly.

What else can i do?

Biggs

Try resetting your custom permalinks back to the default setting and deleting/renaming your WordPress .htaccess file. If that works, then review Using_Permalinks before setting a custom permalink structure back up again.

Hi Esmi,

Everything worked with the default wp permanent link setting but my problem is how to delete and rename wordpress.htaccess file. I am not too good with codes.

Is there any wordpress plugin that can perform this task?

Or

Can you help me rectify this problem?

Thanks for all your efforts.

Biggs

FTP into your site (or use whatever file management application your host provides) to rename/delete the WordPress .htaccess file. Just make sure that your FTP software is configured to show all files.

Hi
I did delete the .htaccess and uploaded the code i copied through the “using permalinks” link that you provided and saved as 1.htaccess and then uploaded.

I later renamed it .htaccess and changed my permlinks to just “/%postname%/” but then the problem is still there.

Now i am getting 404 errors.

What else can i do?

biggs

….. This is the code i saved as 1.htaccess and then changed to .htaccess….

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

I think you’re missing a line. Try:

# 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