Category links do not work with 'page not found error'
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I have a simple blog hosted by wordpress on a free plan (http://gw0udm.wordpress.com). However the links to categories do not work – they just give ‘page not found’ errors.
I’m sure this used to work and I’ve not changed anything but I can’t find any way to fix it.
I would be grateful for any suggestions.
James
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Have you actually published any posts and assigned the categories to them? Until you do that the software has nothing it can display.
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Have you set up your custom menu correctly?
Many new bloggers think static pages will auto-update when that is not possible. Only dynamic category pages will update automatically.
This is a one or the other situation. You have two choices on any blog
(1) All posts on the front page.
(2) Or a static front page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/ and all posts on a different page you create and designate as a front page.By default the front page of a blog displays all published posts in reverse chronological order with the most recently published post on top.
When we publish a post on WordPress software the software automatically creates the same entry in the Archives, and on the dynamic (automatically updating) Categories and Tags pages in accord with the Categories and Tags we assign to that post.
So when we create custom menu and add the dynamic (automatically updating) category pages to that custom menu we create the appearance (not the reality) of posting to more than one page.
You need to be aware that:
1. There are differences between posts and pages described here
https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/2. There are differences between static pages we bloggers create https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ that will not automatically update, and dynamic category pages created by the software when you publish a post which will automatically update https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/.
3. We organize posts by category assignment prior to publication. http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ and when we publish posts the dynamic category pages they automatically display on are determined by the categories we assign to them.
So the process you need to use is:
a. Assign Categories to your Posts. https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories
b. Create a custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#1-create-a-custom-menu
c. Add only the dynamic category page links and category sub-pages into the custom menu that you want to appear in that menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-category-pages, and arrange them in the order that you wish them to appear in https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menus
d. Create pages and sub-pages for static content that rarely changes like About, Copyright, Contact Info, etc. , not for posts https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
e. Add any custom links and other items like static pages and sub-pages for static content that rarely changes into your custom menu
https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-custom-links https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-pages
and arrange them in the order that you wish them that you wish them to appear in https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menusPlease see https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/
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Thanks – but I haven’t made any changes to the theme at all.
I have added a few posts as you’ll see and they are assigned categories. These appear in the list automatically as they should, and the posts are labelled correctly. However if you click on them then you get the error.
I’m sure these all did work when I started.
I’d be grateful for any thoughts on how to fix this.
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Please post the URLs of the published posts that you assigned the same Categories appearing in the sidebar to. Then type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for Staff help. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Please subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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Hi
Thanks
Here are some examples:
https://gw0udm.wordpress.com/category/electronics-repairs/
https://gw0udm.wordpress.com/category/general/
https://gw0udm.wordpress.com/category/texecom/And so on for all of the categories (including any new ones added).
I’d be grateful for help to sort this out. I’ve added the tag as you suggest.
JAmes
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You misunderstood me. We need the URLs of the Posts you actually published that were assigned to those categories.
Have you actually published any posts and assigned the categories to them? Until you do that the software has nothing it can display.
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Oh sorry
Here are some posts:
https://gw0udm.wordpress.com/2016/03/19/firmware-flash-success/
https://gw0udm.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/texecom-firmware-flash-progress/
https://gw0udm.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/moving-to-max/The first two are the category ‘Texecom’ and the second ‘MAX’.
Almost all of the posts are assigned to one or other category.
Thanks
James
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So, things are fixed now.
Short answer: there was a glitch.
My apologies for the delay and any inconvenience.
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