getting 404 on blog
 

hi, i have just set up a new wp blog with atahualpa theme...i have it installed so that the home page is the post page, then i have 3 permanent pages...i find that often when i log onto the site, the home page describes 'not found' and my post is not there...i have extended the length of the number of lines on the first page, could this be the reason, or do you think a plugin could be interfering?

(has nothing to do with the other thread so I move this to it's own thread)

What version of Atahualpa and WP?
What is the URL?
you say 'when i log onto the site, the home page describes 'not found'' what if you arn't logged into the backend?
Have you tried with all the plugins deactivated?
What happens if you swap to the default theme,?
Does it always happen,or just sometimes?

it happens inconsistently, but when i view the site with my wp-admin open it will work properly, but when i log out, and just type in the URL it goes back...the url is www.blalorphysio.com

what do you have set at dashboard->settings->General for 'WordPress address (URL)' and 'Blog address (URL)'

http://www.blalorphysio.com in both

Atahualpa 3.4.9

it keeps offering me to upgrade to wordpress 3.0 but i just downloaded a couple weeks ago, so i don't know where to find which version i have

what do you have set at dashboard->settings->reading->Front page displays?
what do you have set at ATO->Page Menu Bar->Home link in Page Menu Bar?
Did you create a page called 'Home'? (don't)

reading settings: a static page is chosen, without a front page or a post page selected

page menu bar: it has a title called 'home' which my theme is calling 'default', i did not create it,

what i am trying to accomplish is a static page on my main URL

Well this explains the 404. You are telling wprdpress that you don't whan a landing page, hence the 404. If you want a static landing page, create a page an denter it's name here. If you want your blog to be teh landing page, then switch to 'Front page displays X Your latest posts'

So you should create a static page and made that the entry for Front Page:
Then create a page called 'my blog' or what ever, and select that for the 'Posts Page'

yes, this seems to work, is there a way to set a page as the home page, but not have it viewed as well as one of the tabs up top, so i don't display duplicate pages
found the answer on the forum

one more question while i'm at it, how can i reorder my page tabs once i have created them?

found the answer on the forum

Then create a page called 'my blog' or what ever, and select that for the 'Posts Page'


where would i go to do this step?

Once you create the page, go to dashboard- settings-reading- front page displays and set the post page to the page you just created

sorry, i asked 3 questions in a row, so i'm not sure which one your answer referred to

1. "is there a way to set a page as the home page, but not have it viewed as well as one of the tabs up top, so i don't display duplicate pages "

or 3. create a page called 'my blog' or what ever, and select that for the 'Posts Page'

when i go to the reading settings i only see options for front page displays so i can choose a specific page, but if i wanted to create an additional place for blog posts as well as having a static front page, i'm not sure which part of the dashboard applies

i have one last issue unresolved, when i go to settings-reading-settings and it looks like this

Front page displays

Front page displays (unchecked) Your latest posts

(checked)A static page (select below)

Front page: - Select - blalor
Posts page: - Select - Blog


when i go to the Blog page it reads 'page not found"

can you tell where i am in error? this is my attempt to have a static front page, with an active Blog on a seperate page

Did you create a page called 'Blog'? You need to, it can be empty but it has to exist.