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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: get an error message when try to post commentsIt looks like you have not updated the site URL and home settings after the migration. Here’s an article on it you may find helpful:
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Moving WP from sub-domain to main domain in terms of SEOYeah, you can do that. Keep in mind, that when the bots try and crawl the old subdomain, since you’ve moved the index page, it’ll provide them a 404 error. Without setting up 301 redirects for the page, when Google tries to find the existing site, it won’t be there and it’ll hurt your rankings. 301 re-directs tell the bots that the site has been permanently moved. If you don’t care about your current rankings than it’s fine.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Moving WP from sub-domain to main domain in terms of SEOSub domains are treated by search engines as completely separate websites. You certainly can move the site to the main URL, however focusing on other SEO related things like backlinks and content will produce a much better result than just moving the site.
I would migrate the files and everything over to the main domain. If you try to have the same website on the subdomain and the main domain, in terms of SEO, this will hurt you. Google and other search engines will treat the main domain as duplicate content of the subdomain and penalize it since subdomains are treated like completely separate websites.
I’d suggest moving the subdomain to the main domain, then setting up 301 re-directs for every page. there’s plugins to help you do this. This will also help you pass your current page rank on to the main URL.
I hope this helps!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Trying to change the location of wordpress to mydomain.comIt’s sounds as if you’ve moved your files. Hence the 404 error. Did you attempt to move the files previously?
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: 2 config files?No, I’ve never used Bitnami – but here’s the migration article about moving WordPress from your local stack to a live server. Typically, you can follow the same directions to move it to a hosting company.
I hope this helps!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: WordPress 3.3 – Clearly the worst update everWordPress 3.3 just released. It takes time for theme and plugin developers to update their plugins/ themes to ensure they work with the latest version. This is WordPress’ fault. It’s a fact of software development life cycle. Think of this as the testing phase. I haven’t updated my sites as of yet, since I know there’s going to be issues that need to get resolved. With that being said, anytime you update your website, it’s your responsibility to ensure the plugins and themes you use are compatible.
Within a few months, this will all be behind us, as it always is. Then, I’ll push all of my sites through the upgrade. In the meantime, I’ve installed 3.3 on my dev server to “play around” with it. I can test everything prior to updating a “live site”
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Chat Plug insThere’s a lot of plugin to add chat to your website. Before anyone can help you, you’ll need to decide which plugin you’re going to use. I did a basic plugin search and you can see the results here:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=offline+chat&sort=
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: 2 config files?Hi elizabeth22,
If you installed WordPress and are not moving the site from a local development server, then no you do not need to follow the tutorial maoski sent you. When you say the installation is not working, what do you mean? Are you getting a specific error? Has it ever worked? When it doesn’t work, what are you seeing on the screen? Can you provide us a URL to your site?
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: don't have install in wp-adminThe install.php script will be in the root of where you installed WordPress. If you do not have the file, I suggest downloading WordPress again and starting over by uploading the files. I hope this helps!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: No dashboard after installationWhen you say nothing, are you just getting a blank white screen? Or do you see some items on the page? If it’s a blank white screen, it sounds as if you have error debugging turned off. If this is the case and there’s a PHP error thrown you’ll see a blank white screen. Check in the error logs. Here’s an article that may help you out:
http://www.colinmcnulty.com/blog/2008/07/08/solution-to-wordpress-blank-screen-of-death/
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: 5th installation on server won't workAll the errors are because a table in the database doesn’t exist. The specific table is:
badotorg_bts.wp_optionsMake sure you have assigned the user the correct permissions to be able to work with the database.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Can't get into siteYou’ll need to access the wp-config.php file and the easiest way to do this is use FTP. The FTP error you are getting is due to an incorrect FTP password. You’ll need to make sure you are using the correct password for FTP. If you still have issues with FTP, you may want to contact your host.
Also, if your host uses an interface, you may be able to use PHPmyadmin to access the database directly and make those changes.
If you are not comfortable working with the database, since this is where all your content is stored, I’d suggest NOT doing this method though.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Error 324 (Admin Area and Domain Website Not Opening)Hi lauracgeorge,
I’m glad I could help you! It’s always best practice to change to the default theme and disable all your plugins when troubleshooting.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: wordpress.org direct install botton below download bottonThis is not possible, as you are on a specific website (wordpress.org) which is completely unrelated to your installation of WordPress.
You can still search for plugins from the dashboard, in the same manner you would using Google. Reviews are still there, and if the developer has an external site, it’s typically linked there as well.
This is all in your WordPress dashboard!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Error 324 (Admin Area and Domain Website Not Opening)I work for a large hosting company. Your current host should not be doing things to your account without knowing what the implications are. Now, you said you were trying some themes. Have you tried to use the default theme by renaming the current themes folder via FTP or file manager?
Since you said this was the last thing you did, I’d start with that. Also, can you provide us a link to your website? I’d like to help you, and typically if I can replicate the error, it helps!
Also, it’s good practice to rename your plugins folder so all those are disabled as well. From this point, it will be a lot easier to troubleshoot.
I hope this helps! Let me know, I’d like to help you further.