404 Errors on new install

Permalinks

If you installed Disciple.Tools and are getting 404 errors on /contacts or other pages try this: Log in to wp-admin and go to Settings > Permalinks. You don’t need to change anything, just click save at the bottom. Click save again because WordPress.

Windows Hosting

Special Note for hosting on Windows servers: If you receive a 404 error message when trying to preview or run DT after installing WordPress and the DT theme, check the root WordPress folder (e.g., C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wordpress) , and verify the web.config file exists. If not, create a text file named web.config and include the following code block in the file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
  <system.webServer>
    <rewrite>
      <rules>
        <rule name="WordPress" stopProcessing="true">
          <match url="^(.*)$" />
          <conditions>
            <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
            <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
          </conditions>
          <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" appendQueryString="true" />
        </rule>
      </rules>
    </rewrite>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

For more information, please refer to https://www.smarterasp.net/support/kb/a1433/how-to-enable-wordpress-iis-rewrite-wordpress-iis-rewrite-example.aspx.