ChuckS
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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Importing WordPress.com FollowersCarol, Here’s a link to support:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/support-options/
There’s a link to “Contact WordPress.com Staff” on that page.
ChuckForum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: rewrite subdomain to subdirectory using .htaccessWhat’s your point? You are protesting my response.
I asked a question. No one responded. I explain how I resolved the issue. And you complain.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: rewrite subdomain to subdirectory using .htaccessI thought that I would answer my own post here.
This turned out to be fairly simple. When creating a subdomain at my ISP, I was able to easily create a redirect for blog.mydomain.com to mydomain.com/blog. They also allowed me to change the web site folder from public_html/blog.mydomain.com to public_html/blog. And creating the subdomain added some entries to my DNS record. My ISP is site5.com.
That’s all.
ChuckForum: Requests and Feedback
In reply to: loss of data in forums after auto logoutI tried that at the time, but it didn’t work.
I suspect that the back button sometimes or even usually works, but that something a little more robust needs to be put in place to prevent the issue that I ran across. I pretty sure that this has happened to me before on wordpress.org.
I also think that many people don’t time the time to report something like this because they think that they did something wrong.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Importing WordPress.com FollowersI just figured this out. Install Jetpack http://jetpack.me/ and connect it to your wordpress.com account. Then, contact wordpress.com tech support and ask them to transfer your wordpress.com subscribers to your self-hosted blog using Jetpack.
If Jetpack works for you, be sure to click the “Works” button at the bottom of the right column of this page:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/.
I suspect that most people that take time to rate the compatibility are people that have compatibility issues.More info on the Subscriptions feature of Jetpack:
http://jetpack.me/support/subscriptions/Forum: Requests and Feedback
In reply to: Add better comments when modifying .htaccess file.If one knows what the code if for, it makes sense that they wouldn’t support adding a comment line to explain it. Does WordPress modify the .htaccess file for other settings or options? If not, maybe the existing comments could add a word ie this:
# BEGIN WordPress permalinks
# END WordPress permalinksMy scenario was that I rarely administer WordPress. I had to move an old 2.x installation to a new server. I made an XML backup and imported it to a freshly installed 3.3.2 installation. Both my ISP and I thought the fact that my .htaccess file hadn’t been changed had something to do with 3.3.2.
I also think that when I change my Permalink Settings and wordpress changes my .htaccess file, that the success message should be:
“Permalink structure updated. Your .htaccess file has been modified.”
The .htaccess file is only mentioned if there’s a permission error.Making it more clear on why WordPress modifies an .htaccess file could save people time. That’s my point.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Using .htaccess to redirect from root to blog sub directoryI went back to your original suggestion. I’m using the technique described on “Using a pre-existing subdirectory install” at this link:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory#Using_a_pre-existing_subdirectory_installThis still allows me to temporarily have a static html page. thanks.
Forum: Requests and Feedback
In reply to: Add better comments when modifying .htaccess file.No, I didn’t know that, but I still think that some kind of enhanced comment could help. Perhaps, something like:
# BEGIN WordPress
# Code for permalinks (see Settings -> Permalink for more info).I think that this would help people who are not WordPress experts, but some WordPress experts might think it’s not needed. It would have helped me.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Using .htaccess to redirect from root to blog sub directoryThanks for your super fast response. That’s a great link with good info.
I think that the “Pointing your home site’s URL to a subdirectory” instructions:
Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directorymight be better for my situation.
I’d like to be able to quickly turn on and off my blog. When the blog’s “off” I’d like to show a static html page.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: 2.5.1 to 2.7.1 new hostI asked my web host about PHP Safe Mode and WordPress plug-in compatibility. They told me that with Safe Mode enabled, the only plugin they’ve seen have any problem is called gallery. More recently, they’ve seen people use newer versions of this plug-in without an issue.
They also said that they WordPress setup I described should work just fine.
Chuck
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: 2.5.1 to 2.7.1 new hostThanks. That makes sense and confirms my instinct to upgrade then migrate.
The new host told me: “Yes, you can install WordPress. Our shared environment operates with Safemode enabled, so you need to be careful which plugins you use as some aren’t compatible with that command.” Later, I was told that they have a number of customers using WordPress and they don’t expect any incompatibilities.
On sfmacindie.com, I believe that I’m using Akismet, del.icio.us widget, Google Search widget, Sidebar Widgets, and WordPress.com Stats. Do you know if these plug-ins are compatible with Safemode enabled? I’m not entirely sure what Safemode is.
Thanks,
Chuck