Webpage Construction Issues

  • Resolved Admbrns

    (@admbrns)


    12 years, 5 months ago

    I’ve been asked to make some cosmetic tweaks on the webpage: agelessbeautyfortsmith.com

    The problem is, I’m picking up where someone else (who I’m assuming didn’t know what they were doing) left off. The second part of the problem is I myself am not very versed in web dev/design. I can figure out how to make changes on wordpress of course, but the way this website was built is a little confusing. You can see what I’m talking about if you visit the page. There seems to be 2 versions of the website

    agelessbeautyfortsmith.com and agelessbeautyfortsmith.com/agelesspress

    For some reason, the developer made the actual wordpress site inside a subfolder “/agelesspress”

    My question is, what information do I need to access the main site (NOT /agelesspress), and how would I make the wordpress version of the site act as the home page and have the URL be ‘agelessbeautyfortsmith.com’

    Please pardon my inexperience

    (As a side note, the original developer is stonewalling me and literally told me ‘sorry, that’s up to you to figure out’. So I’d like to have my ducks in a row before making anymore requests. I will be getting little to no help from him.)

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  • Justin Greer

    (@justingreerbbi)

    12 years, 5 months ago

    I would hate to say this here but you may be better off starting from the bottom up.

    With the learning curve of both learning some else code and WordPress, it would be quicker to start from nothing and do it right then to fix.. Just some thoughts

    – Export the database
    – Export the theme and all plugins
    – Wipe it all out and reinstall WordPress the way you want and where you want.
    – Import the database
    – Add all the themes and plugins back in.

    Always try to do it right other than “just get by”

    Thread Starter Admbrns

    (@admbrns)

    12 years, 5 months ago

    That’s what I figured. I came to that conclusion from what little web knowledge I have, but it never hurts to try!

    I’ve never exported a database or plug ins before. I see where the option is, but is there anything special I need to do or look out for, as to not do it wrong?

    Justin Greer

    (@justingreerbbi)

    12 years, 5 months ago

    There are too many variables really to point out anything “special”.

    I would make a backup of the entire current WordPress install and so some reading. Here is something to get you started.

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

    Sorry for the lack of direct responses but there is little and outsider can help with.

    Thread Starter Admbrns

    (@admbrns)

    12 years, 5 months ago

    No, I fully understand. Any help is appreciated. Thank you very much

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