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I added /%postname%/ in the permalink settings. Once i did that when I click on anything on my blog I get page cannot be found error 404. Once I take it out my blog works fine.. please help.

I have the lateset version of wordpress

you have to make it so that the old posts get redirected to the newer versions of them

Mark I'm sorry but I don't understand.

Did you set up your .htaccess file?

Normally when you edit the permalinks WP adjusts your .htaccess to look like this:

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

Sometimes it can't do this because the folder where this file is can't be accessed (not writable).

WP will warn you and give the code to add to the .htaccess at the bottom of the page where you change the permalink.

you added /%postname%/ it needs to look like this %postname% take out the ////// before and after