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Easy Fix for 404 Errors foe Newbie
Since you're using WordPress, Sean, I can strongly recommend the Redirection plugin. Once it's installed and configured, it will catch things like the URL you changed, and automatically redirect to the new URL you created. (You'll need to do this by hand i the plugin for that particular URL though, as you've already changed it before the plugin could catch it.) In addition, it provides an easy interface to create redirects for situations like your other one where an incoming link needs to be easily repointed to a different page. It will even inform you right in your WP dashboard when a new 404 error has been discovered and allow you to easily fix/redirect it right there and then. Far easier than having to dive into your .htaccess file every time you need to make a minor change. It should be noted though - if you have a huge number of redirects to create, THAT should be done in htaccess as it processes much faster using fewer server resources than a large redirect list in the plugin. Paul
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