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1. scotte68
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   My hypothesis is that McAfee SiteAdvisor does not like Add-On domains. the problem may be that only TOP LEVEL Domains can be verified.

   I'm basing that on the following....

   I was able to verify my top level domain after I did the following.

   This worked for TOP LEVEL domain:
   - Deactivate all Plugins
   - Use the default theme TwentyTen
   - rename the .htaccess to .htaccessold
   - Go Back to McAfee SiteAdvisor and click "Request Verification File"
   * You should now see the McAfee Validation File name.
   - Create the file and upload to your host in the root directory
   - Go Back to McAfee SiteAdvisor and click the "Verify" Button
   - rename the .htaccessold to .htaccess

   However, I tried the same steps for one of my add-on domains and I still go the error Site returning an HTTP 2xx or 3xx status response code in the header of 404 pages.

   I deleted the site and installed completely from scratch. I deleted both the default plugins (askimet and Hello dolly) and I renamed the .htaccess file.

   An Addon Domain is a domain name that points to a different subdirectory on your account. This gives you the ability to make it look like an entirely different website.

   My Sites:
   ScottsIdeas Top Level Domain - Verified with McAfee
   ScottsWebTips add-on - Unable to Verify
   Scotts2012gear add-on - Unable to Verify

2. scotte68
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   Okay, just spent 30 min with my host and we figured it out.

   For Sub-domains, we had to rename the .htaccess file in the top level domain folder AS WELL AS the .htaccess in the sub-domain folder.

   I was then able to open a validation request and validate my sub-domain.

   Also, you may need to de-activate all plugins and use the default TwentyTen theme. I de-activated all my plugins and requested verification using the default theme.

   STEPS for TOP LEVEL DOMAIN
   - Deactivate all Plugins
   - Use the default theme TwentyTen
   - rename the .htaccess to .htaccessold
   - Go Back to McAfee SiteAdvisor and click "Request Verification File"
   * You should now see the McAfee Validation File name.
   - Create the file and upload to your host in the root directory
   - Go Back to McAfee SiteAdvisor and click the "Verify" Button
   - rename the .htaccessold to .htaccess

   STEPS for SUB-DOMAIN
   - Deactivate all Plugins
   - Use the default theme TwentyTen
   - rename the top level htaccess to .htaccessold
   - rename the sub-domain .htaccess to .htaccessold
   - Go Back to McAfee SiteAdvisor and click "Request Verification File"
   * You should now see the McAfee Validation File name.
   - Create the file and upload to your host in the root directory
   - Go Back to McAfee SiteAdvisor and click the "Verify" Button
   - rename the Top level domain .htaccessold to .htaccess
   - rename the sub-domain .htaccessold to .htaccess

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