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Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Is WordPress.org the right choice for me?Hi, Esmi.
I simply want to try to log into my website. I type in wordpress.org/wp-admin to bring up the log in. But now, it only sends me to this support page.Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Is WordPress.org the right choice for me?I cannot even log in now. I type “wordpress.org/wp-admin” and it instantly jumps to wordpress.org/support. So frustrating! And these forums are great, but where is the real support? With WordPress.com, I could send an email and I would receive an answer, usually within 24 hours. Does wordpress.org offer that level of service?
Forum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Is WordPress.org the right choice for me?Hello, catacaustic.
I think the wonderfulness (if that is a word) of wordpress.org is something you and I will need to disagree on. For example, this morning, I cannot log onto my wordpress site. I’ve tried my password several times and finally, entered the password I was sent by wordpress.org support. Now, my browser won’t even go to the wordpress.org/wp-admin site. It keeps sending me here. Well, that’s great but not where I want to be.
At this point, I’m thinking about leaving wordpress completely and switching to GoDaddy or some other host. It’s just way more hassle than it is worth.
I like your response in that nearly every single one of my problems with wordpress.org had nothing to do with wordpress. You do understand that I didn’t have any of these problems until I switched to wordpress.org, right? I hope I communicated that.
Okay. Love to write more, but I still have to figure out how to get into my wordpress.org site. UGH!!!
Thank you,
AnnetteForum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Is WordPress.org the right choice for me?Hello catacaustic.
Gosh. Where to begin?
I was happy with wordpress.com. But I wanted more ecommerce tools because I want to sell my books directly to readers, thus making more off each book and being able to autograph them. So, I switched to wordpress.org.
I chose Laughing Squid as my host. I cannot afford the $129 fee, so I initially tried to move all of my content myself and could not. One of the Laughing Squid reps moved it for me.
A couple of things happened:
1) My business email, Write2me@AnnetteDrake.com, wouldn’t allow any emails through. They were all returned. I contacted Hover, and they said it was because of the move. So, I contacted Laughing Squid and they were able to fix this. But, meanwhile, I missed several days of important emails.2) Now important pages don’t show up. For example, one of my novels, Bone Girl, says the page cannot be found. The content is still there. It’s just not linked somehow. The same is true of my past blog posts. The content is there, but not linked. I have no idea how to correct this.
3) When my website was with wordpress.com, I checked the stats for pages/posts. Now, I have no stats.
4) I spend a few minutes each day deleting spam. I’ve tried to sign up with askimet, but have not yet figured out how to do it.
5) I have a bookstore now, but have not yet been able to set up ecwid so that people can buy my books directly from me. Frustrating! This is why I switched in the first place.
I don’t think I would do it again. So many lost hours when I could have been writing. Instead, I spent it with wordpress.org.
Hope this information helps you understand my advice to not switch.
Best wishes,
Annette DrakeForum: Everything else WordPress
In reply to: Is WordPress.org the right choice for me?Don’t do it! It’s the worst mistake I ever made. I switched from wordpress.com to wordpress.org and I’ve had nothing BUT problems. So many problems. Maybe find a different provider, but do NOT switch to wordpress.org. Problem after problem.