Automattic / Automattic/babble

404 after fresh install on WP 4.5.3

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Description

404 on all pages on frontend that use the // prefixes in url, ie `site.com/en/page`

Seems like Rewrite Rules are broken, checked with Rewrite Rules Inspector:

![2016-07-13 10_51_36-rewrite rules inspector wp stable wordpress](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1207507/16797432/d2356f48-48e7-11e6-8f56-e1c8a1b190d5.png)

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue on a fresh install with WordPress 4.5.3 and inspect the rewrite rules using Rewrite Rules Inspector. Trace why frontend URLs containing // return 404, then verify that those localized pages load successfully after the rewrite rules are corrected.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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