Example web.config for WordPress on IIS

iis-web.config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <defaultDocument>
            <files>
                <clear />
                <add value="index.php" />
            </files>
        </defaultDocument>
        <rewrite>
            <rules>
                <clear />
                <rule name="WordPress Rule" stopProcessing="true">
                    <match url=".*" />
                    <conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false">
                        <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" />
                        <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" />
                    </conditions>
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" />
                </rule>
            </rules>
            <outboundRules>
                <clear />
            </outboundRules>
        </rewrite>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>

Note the line <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" /> is key. The rule I found through official WP channels suggests using url="index.php?page_id={R:0}" but this was flawed. Any post that began with a number would return a 404 error.

Awesome!! it's really helpful for me

Thanks, Todd! it worked like Charm.

Hi Todd,

We have 0 experience with Windows IIS, and this did the job for fixing the permalinks. Thanks for that !

Thank you

Thanks

I don't have much knowledge about Windows. I was working from last 2 days but no luck. Thanks @Toddses you saved my time. It's working :)

Thanks man 👍

The gift that keeps on giving!
NOTE: A web.config file is include with the WordPress-provided IIS version .zip file. IT DOES NOT WORK. But the file provided by Toddses above DOES WORK.

thanks work 10000%

Thanks, man, for helping to make the internet a better place. This code saved me a lot. Wish I could buy you coffee

Thanks