Title: Remote Testing (Only plain text visible)
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Remote Testing (Only plain text visible)

 *  Resolved [Shmaff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shmaff/)
 * (@shmaff)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m running the newest version of WP on my development server; however, I want
   to test the website remotely across my network (in the meantime) but when I do,
   all I see is plain text! How come none of the styles are showing up?

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 *  [Jeremy Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyclark13/)
 * (@jeremyclark13)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580202)
 * Most likely because you’ve set your urls to localhost. Have a look at these [instructions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site).
   Where it says wordpress url and blog url those need to be the address you access
   your server from remotely.
 *  [drmike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drmike/)
 * (@drmike)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580217)
 * Agreed. What does the URL for the style.css file look like anyway? There may 
   be other issues.
 *  Thread Starter [Shmaff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shmaff/)
 * (@shmaff)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580221)
 * Sorry, maybe I wasn’t clear before. I want my development server to seamlessly
   be turned on to a production server. The files will not be moving to another 
   machine. I want to be able to test the website over the internet, but when I 
   do, there are no styles visible and the site looks obviously very unfinished.
   Why is there only plain text visible?
 *  Thread Starter [Shmaff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shmaff/)
 * (@shmaff)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580222)
 * I am using Instantrails. I created a new index.php file to redirect the browser
   to WordPress’s directory.
 * `C:\InstantRails\www\index.php` points to `C:\InstantRails\www\wp\index.php`
 * I have not altered anything within the `wp` directory.
 *  Thread Starter [Shmaff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shmaff/)
 * (@shmaff)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580225)
 * drmike,
 * The style.css file is subordinate to the `wp-content\themes` directory in all
   cases.
 *  Thread Starter [Shmaff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shmaff/)
 * (@shmaff)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580237)
 * Here is the link to [my site](http://70.52.148.151/).
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580240)
 * look at your source:
 * `<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://127.0.0.1/wp/wp-content/themes/default/style.
   css" type="text/css" media="screen" />`
 * 127.0.0.1 is localhost .. **localhost for me is MY pc**.
 * thats why the CSS isnt working..
 * the anwer given above needs to be reiterated, apparantly:
 * _Most likely because you’ve set your urls to localhost. Have a look at these 
   instructions. Where it says wordpress url and blog url those need to be the address
   you access your server from remotely._
 *  Thread Starter [Shmaff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shmaff/)
 * (@shmaff)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580249)
 * I understand now. Yes, that makes sense.
 * Sorry jeremyclark13! I suppose I didn’t take enough consideration of your post.
   Thanks whooami for pointing this out!

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 * Last activity: [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-testing-only-plain-text-visible/#post-580249)
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