Problem with theme

  • Resolved thegirlwiththemaptattoo

    (@thegirlwiththemaptattoo)


    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi,

    I’m trying to get WP up and running and I asked my brother to do it from his computer as I’m on the road and lack decent wifi. He bought the bluehost stuff and downloaded WP then ran the install. I got all the emails from MOJO and WP, but the links take me to my current site (.com/wp-admin).

    Problem is, I want to modify the theme, CSS, etc and then export my posts into my new site while still working over at .com for a bit.

    My brother seems to think that there’s an issue and I’m the farthest things from techie so I am clueless. Coding stuff doesn’t make sense to me, please don’t start spouting ftp stuff because I don’t even know what that is. I thought WP was a one-click install but this is beyond frustrating.

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  • leejosepho

    (@leejosepho)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    If you already have a domain name working somewhere else, that domain will eventually have to be re-pointed to the BlueHost servers and then cPanel assigned to your new installation in order for it to land there. If you have a new domain name at your BlueHost account, that new domain name is likely the one that currently lands at your new installation. If you are not willing and able to learn about cPanel, “FTP stuff” and at least some basic webmastering — adding security needs to be your first order of business — you really should not be trying to have a self-hosted site.

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    Thread Starter thegirlwiththemaptattoo

    (@thegirlwiththemaptattoo)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    I always see bloggers unveiling “new” sites so I do know this is doable without shutting down my current site.

    I’m okay to learn it all but I am clueless now. What do you mean by re-pointed?

    chanceduponthis

    (@chanceduponthis)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    +2 for @leejosepho
    totally agree with your opinion

    @thegirlwiththemaptattoo the first thing you need to know is to use ftp. Or you won’t be able to get your site back if you make a mistake editing PHP code and crash. That’s when you see a white screen.

    leejosepho

    (@leejosepho)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    I do know this is doable without shutting down my current site.

    I’m okay to learn it all but I am clueless now. What do you mean by re-pointed?

    Your new BlueHost account either might or might not already have what BlueHost knows as a Primary Domain. If it does, then ‘myBlueHostDomain.com’ (for example) should already be landing at your new installation…and if you have to use ‘myBlueHostDomain.com/wordpress’ to get there, then BlueHost has a special way to leave your installation right where it is and not have to use ‘/wordpress’ as part of the address without having to edit anything within WordPress…
    https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/347

    As to repointing: That is what you would do if you want to move a domain from wordpress.com servers to your BlueHost server, for example.

    • This reply was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by leejosepho.
    • This reply was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by leejosepho.
    Thread Starter thegirlwiththemaptattoo

    (@thegirlwiththemaptattoo)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    @chanceduponthis @leejosepho

    I’ve been staring at this all day; some more questions…

    I’ve downloaded the theme I prefer and uploaded into my file manager. This is where things get tricky for me. BH sent me my “new” url – which at the moment is a temporary one (http://69.195.124.159/~thegisa9/) and when I get there it says “congrats if you’re reading this your install went great!” BUT then I get directed to my thegirlwiththemaptattoo.com/wp-admin which is my current site’s old wp.com dashboard<< not where I want to be, right?

    I had a look into the domain transfer but its locked (???) even though it doesn’t expire til 2018.

    Ok, that’s where I’m at now and it’s quite late so I’ll be back in the morning.

    Thread Starter thegirlwiththemaptattoo

    (@thegirlwiththemaptattoo)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    update! I’ve got it working – had to repoint the URL to my temporary domain so I can set up everything without losing my current online site. Will change this to resolved 🙂

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