Issue and Fix [WordPress]: Category and tag pages showing 404

Many bloggers do not prefer the default permalink structure of WordPress blog posts and thus they change it, so did I. But after changing the permalink structure, I found that all the category pages were showing a 404 error page instead of the category pages. I checked out my plugins and theme, there was no issue with it. When I Googled this problem, I found many posts on the WordPress support center of bloggers who had the same problem. However I didn't find any long term fix there. After an hour on Google, I found this great fix developed by WP Code Snippets.

What is the problem?

As mentioned above, the pages which are supposed to show category and tag archives start showing 404 errors.

This is a WordPress bug which occurs when you change the permalink structure of your blog's posts. The pages are shown and everything works fine till you stick to the default structure of permalinks, but the moment you change it, this bug shows up.

How to fix this issue?

If you are a victim of this bug, you can fix the issue by installing one simple WordPress plugin. Here are the steps:

1. Download WCS Custom Permalinks Hotfix plugin from WordPress plugin directory.


2. Go to your WordPress dashboard.


3. Under the 'Plugins' section in the sidebar, click on add new.


4. Click on 'Upload' in the navigation menu.


5. Upload your downloaded file.


6. Click on 'Activate'.

This is all you have to do, the plugin will handle the rest of the work. Don't forget to check your category and tag pages after you have activated the plugin. Thanks for reading.