Update 2023-02-11 : Added an additional check (modify “apache2.conf” file) at the end of the article in the case the existing method doesn’t work.
As I was reviving this site after its two-year hiatus, I noticed that I neglected to post an article detailing how to set up WordPress permalinks. Since it requires some modifications on the server side it took a bit of trial-and-error to re-enable it. If even I could forget how to make the settings after two years, then it is definitely reason enough to make an article out of it (for my own sake!).
Read on to learn more about why and how to set WordPress permalinks.