Domain with WordPress, hosting on 1and1

  • devononrepeat

    (@devononrepeat)


    9 years, 7 months ago

    I have successfully created a website for the company I work for using wordpress and hosting at 1and using a custom theme. I am NOW creating a website for my band and I am having trouble. I registered my domain name using wordpress because I thought it would be simpler however I came to find out that I cannot use custom themes or edit the way I want because the site is technically hosted with WordPress. I read up and found that I need to host elsewhere. I asked my boss and he said I could just use 1and1 as the host for my Bands website. I have changed the name servers on the WordPress but I am lost on what to do next. I want to be able to install a custom theme and use plug ins. What is the next step that I need to do in order to complete?

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  • Marko Heijnen

    (@markoheijnen)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    Which are the nameserver you are using?

    You do need to add the domain in the 1&1 control panel as an external domain then. You also need to install WordPress by using our Click&Build or by doing it yourself and move to content over from WordPress.com.

    Thread Starter devononrepeat

    (@devononrepeat)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    Okay I was able to use the click and build portion of 1and1 but now when I go to the domain I purchased, it still goes to the old blog site I built with WP. BLOG made: http://www.nineshrines.com with the click and build it only corresponds with http://nineshrines.apps-1and1.com/

    I see the the change domain option on 1and1 however it will not let me select nineshrines as an option. I guess since it is a external domain name.

    Ultimately all I want to do for now is have that picture as my background and that is it until we hire a real web designer. With the blog site it adds the blog div and the footer covers the background image. I basically just want a static image but that does not seem possible on the blog WP.

    Marko Heijnen

    (@markoheijnen)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    http://www.nineshrines.com/ displays http://www.eastcoasttileinc.com/ so that seems to look good.

    To be able to use nineshrines.com you need to register the domain in the control panel as an external domain.

    Thread Starter devononrepeat

    (@devononrepeat)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    I do not think that is good. The eastcoasttile site should have absolutely nothing to with nineshrines. Eastcoasttile is the company I work for.

    1&1 IONOS

    (@1and1-hosting-support)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hi Marc,

    I have escalated your domain issue to our technical support staff with high priority. They will be looking into your DNS issue and providing an update ASAP. We appreciate your continued patience during this process. Please let me know if I can do anything else for you in the meantime. If you need further assistance, you can reach me via email directly at brittany@1and1.com!

    Thanks,
    Brittany, 1&1

    Marko Heijnen

    (@markoheijnen)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    I checked again and it seems that everything works now. If you need more help then please let us know.

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