• I bought a new domain name and wanted to change my site from the old to the new. I updated the Site Address URL and updated the Nameservers on GoDaddy. That is all I did. The new url works. However, I have other issues – mainly I’m getting the Non-existent changeset UUID message so I can’t update any widgets or themes or templates.

    1. Since I didn’t update the database or anything, I figured I needed to leave the WordPress Address URL with my old domain name since the WP install didn’t change. Later I noticed that the WordPress Address URL was updated to the new domain, so it matched the Site Address URL, but I’m still getting the UUID message.
    2. There is no WP-options table in the database, at least not that I could find.
    3. The wp-config.php file has the line ‘define( ‘WP_HOME’, http://cucinaciccu.com) which is correct, but it does not have any line defining the WP_SITEURL, so I didn’t add it.
    4. I did not update the htaccess file as there is nothing in there with my old (or new) domain name.
    5. If you look at my site, the carousel/slider widget has numbers instead of arrows, but I can’t get to it to change it, and there’s a random 3 in the middle of my menus.

    I think I need to update something else with my new domain name, but I’m not sure what. I’ve looked at everything listed in the articles about moving domain names, but didn’t see anything. And suggestions, pointers, advice would be greatly appreciated!

    Alice

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  • You have 2 different domains stored in WordPress as SiteURL and Home. Both entries should point to the same domain. I also suspect that one of them is the old domain. Change this entry to the new domain.

    Thread Starter alciccu

    (@alciccu)

    When I first checked after the error message, I found it was set to the new domain. I set it back to the old domain, but now I have changed it again. So right now both SiteURL and Home are set to the new domain, but I still see the error message. – Non-existent changeset UUID. Do I need to wait a few hours?

    Thanks!

    No, the setting takes effect immediately. However, the two settings are still different. One with, the other without www.

    In addition, you linked the domain with http:// in your first post above, whereby you actually have a nice SSL certificate. You should therefore also redirect all requests to the SSL-protected web (with https://). This can often be set in the hosting or with a security plugin.

    Thread Starter alciccu

    (@alciccu)

    Got it, you’re right – still mismatched. However, the Site Address (URL) field is grayed out for me. I looked it up and saw that the wp-config.php was the cause. I have updated it so now they match. I need to make a note that the only way to change it in the future is via the wp-config.php as I’ve edited it.

    Thanks so much for your help!

    ~Alice

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