ExordiumToys
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Posted 1 year ago #
Hello everyone,
I am currently experiencing a problem in where only my homepage and my forums page (which is not part of wordpress obviously) are the only pages displaying. I keep trying to find a solution to this problem, but I am new to wordpress and don't yet grasp all of the terminology. I have seen several links to where other users from this board will suggest looking to find a solution, but I am having some difficulty understanding things in a step by step fashion. I am trying very hard to have this website issue solved, but I am at a loss. Any help would be immensely appreciated.
My website link: http://www.exordiumtoys.com
Thank you,
Richh
In your Dashboard, go to Settings > Permalinks. In the 'Custom Structure' box, put this: /%postname%/
Click the Save Changes button.
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
I already had it that way. However, if I changed it back to default, all of the pages worked again (except for the link that sent you to the forums). I then retyped "/%postname%/" just as you said and had the same problem again.
Make sure that your .htaccess file is being updated. When you click the Save Changes button on the Permalinks page, are you seeing any error messages or notifications in a yellow area at the bottom of the page?
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
There are no error messages. The only yellow area is at the top of the page that says "Permalink structure updated."
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
And in case it would have any relevance to my problem, I am using Host Gator for hosting my website.
HostGator isn't the problem; I use them for a number of WP sites.
Will you post the contents of your .htaccess file here?
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Uh...where do I find my .htaccess? Just curoius, is there a reason you asked if I would post them? Don't want to post anything that should remain private lol.
Should be in the same folder as your WP-config.php file. You may need to set your FTP app to show invisible files.
The .htaccess file contains rewrite rules that allow you to use 'pretty' permalinks. If it also contains references to 404 documents, it could be interfering with the WP rewrite rules.
There is no private information in the .htaccess file.
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Even though this issue is not resolved, I want to say thank you both for taking the time to assist me.
Anyhow, I am currently in my file manager. I am a bit confused as to where I should look for the .htaccess file because there are three places where WordPress files are located. Under public_ftp, public_html and "www".
you're welcome...
the folder 'www' is a "symlink" that points to the public_html folder - an alias, if you will.
public_ftp folder is an ftp-only folder.
You'll want to look in either public_html or www - doesn't matter which, they're the same folder.
OH, p.s. - When you invoke the File Manager from within cPanel, be sure to check the "Show hidden files" checkbox.
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Okay, I have now found it. Did you want me to copy and paste it here?
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
that's not the correct file - that's the wp-config.php file.
the file you want is named .htaccess, and the contents should look something like this:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
please edit your previous post by clicking on the edit link below your avatar and remove all the contents
you've posted access to your database.
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Oops, I misread what ipstenu said. I am not seeing the file. I am looking under public_html.
for security purposes, since you've posted the contents of a sensitive file, I HIGHLY recommend that you change your database password and make the change in your wp-config.php file.
If you wish, you can contact me by email and I'll continue to help you through this. I can be reached at steve [at] sawtoothid.com
What file manager/FTP app are you using to look for it?
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Yeah, let's use email instead...
ExordiumToys
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Look for an email from admin [at] exordiumtoys.com
