Actually, I can see your site. It is just not finding your css file.
In order for the import file to work, it says in the directions to have it in the same file as the import-mt.php file, which is the wp-admin, if memory serves.
I went through a similar process converting my static hmtl files into an import file matching MT’s export and documented some of my trauma on my site, and something there might help you, too.
There are very good instructions on how to do this at
http://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_from_Movable_Type_to_WordPress
“Actually, I can see your site. It is just not finding your css file.”
That’s tantalizing, but could you give me some idea of how I can make it “find” the css file?
@richards1052:
To be able to view your site temporily, you must set WordPress Address URI and Blog Address URI to http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/
This is the reason why wordpress cannot see your css file because it is using the http://richardsilverstein.com instead of http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/
“you must set WordPress Address URI and Blog Address URI to http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/”
That sounds like the answer I’ve been looking for but…I’m a newbie & don’t have a clue how to do what you’re suggesting. Pls. give me some specific directions on how to do this…
Go to your Admin panel, go to Options. You can find it there.
I can’t access my admin panel. When I type http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/admin into my browser address field I get an error. And I can’t get there using http://richardsilverstein.com/admin since my domain isn’t yet pointing to WP. Is there any alternate way to get to my admin panel or am I doing this totally wrong?
Type or go to http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wp-login.php and enter your username and password
Ok, thanks a little progress…
But when I click Options I get this error:
“The requested URL /wp-admin/options-general.php was not found on this server.”
Any other alternatives?
I really don’t want to point my domain to WP until my new blog is ready for prime time. But if I have to to get this working right then maybe that’s what I’ll have to do…
You have logged in? You’re getting there. I think options-general.php is not in your wp-admin directory. If you have a wordpress files with you on your local pc, you can delete the wp-admin directory in your webserver and replace it with the one in your pc. That’ll resolve the missing files. For now.
Omigod, I don’t know how to do any of this, but I’m gonna try…
I had my WP auto-installed through my webhost, Bluehost. So I don’t think I have anything on my pc.
On 2nd thought, I think I may’ve downloaded a WP install to my desktop last wk. before I decided to do the auto-install through the webhost. But I haven’t used it, opened it or installed it.
Will it still work if I replace the options-general.php file on the server with the one in the wp folder on my desktop?
Or would it just be easier to point my Typepad domain name to my wp blog & be done with these complications? This would mean however, that my blog will essentially be down until I get the wp version up & running.
What did you use to install WP in your webhost? Fantastico?
Yes.
BTW, I just uploaded the options-general.php file from my desktop to the webserver via ftp & overwrote the same file there. I went back to the admin panel & refreshed. The options screen still won’t open.
You can delete the wp-admin directory and its content. And upload a new wp-admin directory.
If it still not showing I guess you’ll just have to reinstall your WP installation. You can do this in Fantastico as well. This time you could put the correct URL’s.
It’s prob. easier just to point my domain to WP & away from my Typepad blog & be done with all this complication.
I just wish bluehost.com had been more aware of the complications they caused. I was very explicit when I registered w. them earlier today concerning what I was trying to do (e.g. have my wp blog eventually point to my domain but wanting to wait to do this until that blog was ready for prime time) & I don’t think they really listened to help me avoid this mess.
