Links from my site do not open on mobile with Safari, shows 404 error

Hello @slavipz

The issue may stem from the encoding of special characters in the URL, which Safari on mobile sometimes handles differently. Here’s a quick solution:

[1]. Enable Plain Permalinks temporarily, then revert to Post Name to refresh permalink settings.
[2]. Alternatively, install the Permalink Manager Lite plugin to manage permalink structures and ensure encoding consistency.
[3]. If issues persist, update .htaccess with the default WordPress rewrite rules, which may correct URL encoding discrepancies.

Let me know if you’d like further help with these steps!

Thanks for the reply.

I tried the first and the solution, I enabled plain permalinks and the reverted back to post name but that didn’t help.

Then I have installed Permalink Manager Lite but no change either, the links still don’t open.

(By the way if I open the main page https://www.faktibg.com in safari all links work well from there, this is happening only If I share a link to someone – then it opens a 404)

Can you please advise how exactly to update the .htaccess with the default WordPress rewrite rules

Here how it is currently

AddHandler fcgid-script .php FcgidWrapper /home/faktattz/public_html/php.fcgi .php BEGIN Really Simple SSL LETS ENCRYPT

RewriteRule ^.well-known/(.*)$ – [L] END Really Simple SSL LETS ENCRYPT

order deny,allow deny from all
order deny,allow deny from all BEGIN W3TC Browser Cache

AddType text/css .css AddType text/x-component .htc AddType application/x-javascript .js AddType application/javascript .js2 AddType text/javascript .js3 AddType text/x-js .js4 AddType text/html .html .htm AddType text/richtext .rtf .rtx AddType text/plain .txt AddType text/xsd .xsd AddType text/xsl .xsl AddType text/xml .xml AddType video/asf .asf .asx .wax .wmv .wmx AddType video/avi .avi AddType image/avif .avif AddType image/avif-sequence .avifs AddType image/bmp .bmp AddType application/java .class AddType video/divx .divx AddType application/msword .doc .docx AddType application/vnd.ms-fontobject .eot AddType application/x-msdownload .exe AddType image/gif .gif AddType application/x-gzip .gz .gzip AddType image/x-icon .ico AddType image/jpeg .jpg .jpeg .jpe AddType image/webp .webp AddType application/json .json AddType application/vnd.ms-access .mdb AddType audio/midi .mid .midi AddType video/quicktime .mov .qt AddType audio/mpeg .mp3 .m4a AddType video/mp4 .mp4 .m4v AddType video/mpeg .mpeg .mpg .mpe AddType video/webm .webm AddType application/vnd.ms-project .mpp AddType application/x-font-otf .otf AddType application/vnd.ms-opentype ._otf AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database .odb AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart .odc AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula .odf AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics .odg AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation .odp AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet .ods AddType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text .odt AddType audio/ogg .ogg AddType video/ogg .ogv AddType application/pdf .pdf AddType image/png .png AddType application/vnd.ms-powerpoint .pot .pps .ppt .pptx AddType audio/x-realaudio .ra .ram AddType image/svg+xml .svg .svgz AddType application/x-shockwave-flash .swf AddType application/x-tar .tar AddType image/tiff .tif .tiff AddType application/x-font-ttf .ttf .ttc AddType application/vnd.ms-opentype ._ttf AddType audio/wav .wav AddType audio/wma .wma AddType application/vnd.ms-write .wri AddType application/font-woff .woff AddType application/font-woff2 .woff2 AddType application/vnd.ms-excel .xla .xls .xlsx .xlt .xlw AddType application/zip .zip
ExpiresActive On ExpiresByType text/css A31536000 ExpiresByType text/x-component A31536000 ExpiresByType application/x-javascript A31536000 ExpiresByType application/javascript A31536000 ExpiresByType text/javascript A31536000 ExpiresByType text/x-js A31536000 ExpiresByType text/html A3600 ExpiresByType text/richtext A3600 ExpiresByType text/plain A3600 ExpiresByType text/xsd A3600 ExpiresByType text/xsl A3600 ExpiresByType text/xml A3600 ExpiresByType video/asf A31536000 ExpiresByType video/avi A31536000 ExpiresByType image/avif A31536000 ExpiresByType image/avif-sequence A31536000 ExpiresByType image/bmp A31536000 ExpiresByType application/java A31536000 ExpiresByType video/divx A31536000 ExpiresByType application/msword A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject A31536000 ExpiresByType application/x-msdownload A31536000 ExpiresByType image/gif A31536000 ExpiresByType application/x-gzip A31536000 ExpiresByType image/x-icon A31536000 ExpiresByType image/jpeg A31536000 ExpiresByType image/webp A31536000 ExpiresByType application/json A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-access A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/midi A31536000 ExpiresByType video/quicktime A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/mpeg A31536000 ExpiresByType video/mp4 A31536000 ExpiresByType video/mpeg A31536000 ExpiresByType video/webm A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-project A31536000 ExpiresByType application/x-font-otf A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/ogg A31536000 ExpiresByType video/ogg A31536000 ExpiresByType application/pdf A31536000 ExpiresByType image/png A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-powerpoint A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/x-realaudio A31536000 ExpiresByType image/svg+xml A31536000 ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash A31536000 ExpiresByType application/x-tar A31536000 ExpiresByType image/tiff A31536000 ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-opentype A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/wav A31536000 ExpiresByType audio/wma A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-write A31536000 ExpiresByType application/font-woff A31536000 ExpiresByType application/font-woff2 A31536000 ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-excel A31536000 ExpiresByType application/zip A31536000
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css text/x-component application/x-javascript application/javascript text/javascript text/x-js text/html text/richtext text/plain text/xsd text/xsl text/xml image/bmp application/java application/msword application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-msdownload image/x-icon application/json application/vnd.ms-access video/webm application/vnd.ms-project application/x-font-otf application/vnd.ms-opentype application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text audio/ogg application/pdf application/vnd.ms-powerpoint image/svg+xml application/x-shockwave-flash image/tiff application/x-font-ttf application/vnd.ms-opentype audio/wav application/vnd.ms-write application/font-woff application/font-woff2 application/vnd.ms-excel # DEFLATE by extension AddOutputFilter DEFLATE js css htm html xml

FileETag MTime Size Header set Pragma “public” Header append Cache-Control “public” Header unset Set-Cookie
FileETag MTime Size Header set Pragma “public” Header append Cache-Control “public”
FileETag MTime Size Header set Pragma “public” Header append Cache-Control “public” Header unset Set-Cookie
Header set Referrer-Policy “no-referrer-when-downgrade” END W3TC Browser Cache BEGIN WordPress Директивите (редовете) между “BEGIN WordPress” и “END WordPress” са динамично генерирани и трябва да се променят само чрез филтрите на WordPress. Всяка промяна на директивите между тези маркери ще бъде заличена.

RewriteEngine On RewriteRule .* – [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}] RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] END WordPress php — BEGIN cPanel-generated handler, do not edit Set the “ea-php81” package as the default “PHP” programming language.

AddHandler application/x-httpd-ea-php81 .php .php8 .phtml php — END cPanel-generated handler, do not edit

Maybe those articles can help you with the .htaccess file issue:

• https://developer.www.ads-software.com/advanced-administration/server/web-server/httpd/
• https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/9-most-useful-htaccess-tricks-for-wordpress/