/wordpress/post_notif/confirm/ was not found

Hi oekoplatt,

Thanks for trying out Post Notif! I am sorry you’re running into issues, though.

Are you receiving a literal 404 error where your server does not find a page to render or is it a WordPress-themed “page not found”? Have you taken a look at the section of the Installation page (https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/post-notif/installation/) regarding permalink settings and .htaccess file contents?

As for a “confirm.php” file (or corresponding page definition), all configuration is stored in the database (and set via the Settings >> Post Notif page). There are no standard WordPress page definitions created as a part of the plugin – the pages are all rendered dynamically when a subscriber navigates to their personalized URL.

Thanks,
Devon

I’m having the same issue. I subscribe tot he blog to test everything. When I get the email to confirm I click on the link and get “Oops! That page can’t be found.”

Hi tswebby,

Thanks for giving Post Notif a try; sorry you’re running into problems with the confirmation page URL not getting resolved properly.

Would you please confirm that your permalink settings and/or .htaccess file are set as prescribed on the Installation page (https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/post-notif/installation/)?

If they are, do you happen to use a custom permalink structure that contains %category%? If so, you may need to check the checkbox next to ‘If using “Custom Structure” permalink’ in the Post Notif settings (Settings >> Post Notif).

Thanks,
Devon

Hi Devon,

We are using WP Multisite and yes our .htaccess file is set correctly according to the instructions. We were actually having two issues. The page for people to select the catagores they for which they want to receive notifications was blank and the signup confirmation page gets a page not found error. I found that another plugin was interfering with postnotif. It was the Event Manager plugin. I deactivated that plugin and it corrected the issue with the categories page. I still get the page not found for the sign up confirmation page.

Hi tswebby,

Thanks for the additional info. I’m sorry to hear Post Notif is not cooperating with the Event Manager plugin; it’d be great if everything could co-exist peacefully but alas that doesn’t seem to be the case. ??

It is strange to hear that the manage preferences page is rendering but the initial subscription confirmation page generates a “page not found” error, since they use a very similar mechanism. So does this mean that subscribers appear to be getting confirmed (even though the confirmation page is not found) such that when you send post notifications they receive the email and are able to follow their personalized link to then manage their subscription preferences?

Is your site publicly available on the web? If so, would you please post the URL so I can subscribe myself and see exactly what happens? If not, if there is a way to give me access to subscribe even just temporarily, would you please send me the URL via email (my email address is my first name at devonostendorf dot com)?

Thanks,
Devon

Yes they do seem to be getting confirmed even though the confirmation page is “not found”. They also receive the email to select the categories from which they would like to receive posts. What is also interesting is that the email for selecting categories comes before the confirmation email. Here is a link to the site. The sing-up is at the very bottom of the blog.

https://eslblogs.waketech.edu/esl-english/

Hi tswebby,

Thanks for sharing the URL. I went ahead and signed up, via the widget on your site, and promptly received the expected subscription confirmation email. I clicked on the confirmation link in the email and was taken to your Post Notification Preferences page, as expected, with all categories selected, by default. I was able to successfully change the set of categories I am subscribed to. When I checked my email again, I saw that I had also received the “Email sent after subscription is confirmed” (as you must have turned on this functionality in the Post Notif settings). I followed the manage preferences link from within this email and it took me to a page where my previously chosen categories were properly displayed. I was then again able to modify the set of categories I am subscribed to.

I am confused about what exactly the problem you’re seeing is. What I just described above is how the plugin is intended to behave. I saw no indication of a “page not found” error at any time as I performed the steps I just described. Have you changed anything else with respect to your overall set of (activated) plugins?

Sorry, I am not sure how to help you as I didn’t see any evidence of a problem. ??

Thanks,
Devon

Perhaps it has something to do with the problem:

While testing the plugin i used the plus-sign with my Gmail-Adress to create different newsletter signups (for example: [email protected]).

The confirmation-link with the plus-sign displayed a “not found” page, while the link with the same adress but without the plus worked fine.

• This reply was modified 8 years ago by LeSpark.

Hi LeSpark,

Thanks for the insight into what may be causing problems for tswebby. The use of Gmail’s “+” pseudo-email address functionality is certainly something I want Post Notif to support so thank you for raising this as an issue that needs to be addressed.

Thanks,
Devon