Title: Only Text
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Only Text

 *  Resolved [tatanana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tatanana/)
 * (@tatanana)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/)
 * I have setup a wordpress blog before. I am doing it on my home server running
   whs v1. I am wondering if my problem could be isp related since I am using a 
   new isp. No problem setting up the site but when I go to it I only see the text.
   No graphics or formatting. Could this be port related. Very frustrated. Thanks
   in advance.

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 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/#post-3311967)
 * You are running WP on a home server, and accessing it remotely?
 * If so, it’s usually caused by URL in WP being set at localhost
 * If you view the site from any computer other than the one on which it installed,
   localhost doesn’t work – because every computer thinks it is localhost
 * This causes the computer to try to find the resources (such as a stylesheet) 
   on itself rather than the machine WP is on
 *  Thread Starter [tatanana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tatanana/)
 * (@tatanana)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/#post-3311969)
 * so do I set it to the actual url such as [http://www.XXXX.com](http://www.XXXX.com)
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/#post-3311976)
 * Yeah, you need to use an actual URL… a domain configured to point to your box
 *  Thread Starter [tatanana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tatanana/)
 * (@tatanana)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/#post-3311980)
 * Thanks so much.
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/#post-3311984)
 * I hope that works out for you… it has been so long since I configured a WP install
   on a local machine I am quite fuzzy, but I recall working through the same problem
   you are having
 *  Thread Starter [tatanana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tatanana/)
 * (@tatanana)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/#post-3312034)
 * That did it. Thanks so much
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/#post-3312106)
 * Excellent!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-text/#post-3312106)
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