WordPress is a strong content management system. A minor change might sometimes render your website inaccessible. Finding a solution to any WordPress problem, on the other hand, is quite simple (check out how to properly ask for WordPress support and get it). We’ve previously discussed some of the most common issues that WordPress users confront. Such is an internal server error or a database connection error. WordPress posts returning a 404 Error is another typical issue that most WordPress users suffer at some time. We’ll show you how to fix WordPress articles that return 404 errors in this article.
In this circumstance, a user can usually access their WordPress admin area and their blog’s main page, but when they try to visit a single post, they get a 404 Not Found error. First and foremost, don’t be alarmed; most of the time, your posts are still there and perfectly safe. This commonly occurs when your .htaccess file is removed or anything goes wrong with the rewrite rules. What you need to do is correct your permalink settings.
Navigate to Settings » Permalinks and click the Save Changes button.
This will flush rewrite rules and change your permalink settings. This technique usually resolves the WordPress posts 404 problems. If it does not work for you, you will most likely need to manually alter your .htaccess file.
Log in to your server through FTP and change the .htaccess file, which is stored in the same folder as /wp-content/ and /wp-includes/. The simplest solution is to temporarily make the file writeable by setting the permissions to 666. Then, repeat the first solution. Don’t forget to reset the permissions to 660. You can also manually enter the following code in your .htaccess file:
# 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 WordPressCorrection for Local Servers
Designers and developers frequently install WordPress on their desktops and test it on a local server. If you want to use attractive permalinks, you must enable the rewrite module in your MAMP, WAMP, or XXAMP’s Apache settings.
We hope this information was useful in resolving the posts returning 404 issues in WordPress.