Title: Can't View Published Post
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Can't View Published Post

 *  [donamb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donamb/)
 * (@donamb)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-view-published-post/)
 * I’ve been trying to publish posts that aren’t marked as private, but I keep getting
   the generic page that I originally had when I first bought the domain name. It
   says: “This site is under development
    This is a default template, indicating
   that the webmaster has not yet uploaded a Web site to the server.”
 * How do I fix this so that I can view the page I published?

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-view-published-post/#post-1820232)
 * Did you get a chance to consult the FAQ or support page on your web hosts site
   for instructions on how to remove the placeholder page from your new web space?
 *  Thread Starter [donamb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donamb/)
 * (@donamb)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-view-published-post/#post-1820234)
 * Yes, I consulted the support page for my webhost, iPage, but I couldn’t find 
   anything that told me how to remove the placeholder.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-view-published-post/#post-1820239)
 * Do they offer any means of contacting them to request that information or assistance?
 *  Thread Starter [donamb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donamb/)
 * (@donamb)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-view-published-post/#post-1820241)
 * Hi Clayton… I just gave them a call and they had to rename a file in my file 
   manager. It works now. Thanks so much for the suggestion – keep up the good work!
   =D
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-view-published-post/#post-1820246)
 * You’re welcome. [Just for reference… this item in the FAQ](http://www.ipage.com/knowledgebase/beta/article.bml?ArticleID=1321&type=How%20To#Nugget_1405)
   might be what you were after.
 * > # WordPress installation directory is your DocumentRoot directory. You MUST
   > complete the following actions for WordPress to publish and display your blog:
   >  1. To edit the default file order in your document root directory, depending
   > on your hosting plan, UNIX or Windows:
   >  * UNIX – To edit the order of default
   > pages 1. Log into your control panel. Go to Website Management > .htaccess 
   > Editor > Default Pages

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-view-published-post/#post-1820246)
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