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404s – Missing Rewrite Rules in .htaccess

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404 Errors on Pages/Posts That Should Exist
- 404s – Missing Rewrite Rules in .htaccess
- 404s – Permalinks Not Flushed After Migration/Restore
- 404s After Changing Post Slugs or Permalink Structure Without Redirects
- Broken Internal or External Links Reported by Client

Symptom

.htaccess is missing the WordPress rewrite block entirely, or it was overwritten by another process.

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Module: Broken Links & 404s
Tags: htaccess, rewrite-rules
Last Updated: 18 August 2026

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