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Custom Post Types display only 404

All custom post types on a client's website are now displaying 404 errors. All plugins have been deactivated, and we have changed the permalinks structure every which way. Nothing is working. Can you help solve the issue?

Here are the details:
- This is the main site of a MultiSite install running the 3.0.1
- Site runs the "remove /blog/" plugin (http://thinkinginwordpress.com/)
- Permalink structure: /archives/%postname%
- custom post type permalink should be /%customposttype%/%postname%

The Custom Post Type
add_action( 'init', 'register_cpt_faqs' );

function register_cpt_faqs() {

	register_post_type( 'faqs',

		array(

		'labels' => array(

			'name' => __( 'FAQs' ),

			'singular_name' => __( 'FAQ' ),

			'add_new' => __( 'Add New' ),

			'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New FAQ' ),

			'edit' => __( 'Edit' ),

			'edit_item' => __( 'Edit FAQ' ),

			'new_item' => __( 'New FAQ' ),

			'view' => __( 'View FAQ' ),

			'view_item' => __( 'View FAQ' ),

			'searemperor_items' => __( 'Search FAQs' ),

			'not_found' => __( 'No FAQs found' ),

			'not_found_in_trash' => __( 'No FAQs found in Trash' ),

			'parent' => __( 'Parent FAQ' ),

			),

		'public' => true,

		'show_ui' => true,

		'publicly_queryable' => true,

		'exclude_from_search' => false,	

		'menu_position' => 20,

		'hierarchical' => false,

		'query_var' => true,

		'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', ),		

		'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'faqs', 'with_front' => false ),

		'taxonomies' => array('faqtags' ),

		'can_export' => true,

		)

	);

}



add_action( 'init', 'register_taxonomy_faq', 0 );

function register_taxonomy_faq() {

	register_taxonomy( 'faqtags',

		array( 'faqs' ),

		array(

			'public' => true,

			'show_ui' => true,

			'show_tagcloud' => true,

			'show_in_nav_menus' => true,

			'hierarchical' => false,

			'labels' => array(

				'name' => __( 'FAQ tags' ),

				'singular_name' => __( 'FAQ tag' ),

				'searemperor_items' => __( 'Search FAQ tags' ),

				'popular_items' => __( 'Popular FAQ tags' ),

				'all_items' => __( 'All FAQ tags' ),

				'parent_item' => __( 'Parent FAQ tag' ),

				'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent FAQ tag:' ),

				'edit_item' => __( 'Edit FAQ tag' ),

				'update_item' => __( 'Update FAQ tag' ),

				'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New FAQ tag' ),

				'new_item_name' => __( 'New FAQ tag' ),

				),

			'query_var' => 'faqtags',

			'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'faqtags', 'with_front' => true ),	

		)

	);

}


The htaccess
RewriteEngine On

RewriteBase /

RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]



# uploaded files

RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]



# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin

RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]



RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d

RewriteRule ^ - [L]

RewriteRule  ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2 [L]

RewriteRule  ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L]

RewriteRule . index.php [L]



# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin

RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]

Matt Taylor | 08/25/10 at 3:29pm | Edit

not found, 404, custom post types

(7) Possible Answers Submitted...

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    08/25/10
    3:31pm
    Utkarsh Kukreti says:

    Have you tried resaving the Permalinks from Settings?

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    08/25/10
    3:46pm
    Milan Petrovic says:

    Try my plugin GD Custom Posts And Taxonomies Tools:

    free version: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gd-taxonomies-tools/
    pro version: http://dv4p.com/gdtt

    It's made to ensure that everything is registered properly, rewrite rules flushed when needed and more. It's easy to make mistake and waste days in finding problems if you code everything manually like you did.

    • 08/25/10 3:49pm

      Matt Taylor says:

      Thanks Milan but we are looking for a plugin-free solution.

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    08/25/10
    4:19pm
    Patrick Daly says:

    I doubt this is causing the issue, but your 

    htaccess
    has duplicate lines. Delete the last two. In fact, I'd just delete the whole thing and re-save your permalink structure.

    Previous versions of this answer: 08/25/10 at 4:19pm

    • 08/25/10 5:28pm

      Patrick Daly says:

      Add those functions to the Twenty Ten theme and see if it works.

    • 08/25/10 5:34pm

      Matt Taylor says:

      Adding the code exactly in TwentyTen still produces a 404.

    • 08/25/10 5:46pm

      Patrick Daly says:

      I just setup a test install, copied and pasted your code into the Twenty Ten functions.php, changed the permalinks to /archives/%postname%/ and the result: http://test.clients.developdaly.com/faqs/test/

      So it works for me. My htaccess ended up being:

      RewriteEngine On
      
RewriteBase /
      
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
      

      
# uploaded files
      
RewriteRule ^files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$1 [L]
      

      
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
      
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
      
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
      
RewriteRule . index.php [L]


      You might also try leaving your permalinks default, like so: http://test.clients.developdaly.com/?faqs=test

      If you've done everything above then maybe your WordPress install is broken or you've got some funky server settings.

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    08/25/10
    4:20pm
    Stephanie Leary says:

    Ethan, is your type/taxonomy code in a plugin file or functions.php? If it's in a plugin, try adding an activation hook so the rewrite rules get flushed just once, like this:

    register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'activate_faq_post_types' );

    function activate_faq_post_types() {
    register_cpt_faqs();
    register_taxonomy_faq()
    $GLOBALS['wp_rewrite']->flush_rules();
    }

    • 08/25/10 4:30pm

      Matt Taylor says:

      Its in the functions file. But thanks. :)

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    08/25/10
    5:05pm
    Baki Goxhaj says:

    Dublicate your single.php or or index.php into single-faqs.php - this is how you show the posts of your custom post type on single view. After that you can do your changes accordingly.

    I would like to help you on-site, if you cannot solve this alone.

    • 08/25/10 5:16pm

      Matt Taylor says:

      Thanks Baki. That too though has already been done.

    • 08/25/10 5:18pm

      Baki Goxhaj says:

      Can I have a look on-site? banago-at-gmail.com

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    08/25/10
    6:31pm
    Michelle Dancer says:

    Do the links work correctly with default permalink structure, but 404 when you change it? If so I had a similar problem and the way I found to finally fix it was to add:

    flush_rewrite_rules( false );


    just before the closing tag of my custom post types function, in your case register_cpt_faqs().

    After that reset the permalinks for good measure and fingers crossed it'll work for you too.

    • 08/25/10 6:31pm

      Matt Taylor says:

      That was what I was missing. Thanks!

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    08/25/10
    6:04pm
    Michael Fields says:

    Delete this line:

    'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'faqs', 'with_front' => false ),

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