Pages return 404 after slug changes
Pages return 404 after a slug change or plugin update until the date or permalink is re-saved.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 5 March 2023 · last reported 10 October 2026
What's going wrong
Several site owners find that published posts and pages return a not-found error after they change a slug or update the plugin, and that the problem clears only after a workaround such as changing the publish date, re-saving the permalink or reverting to an older version.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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