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If you want to use WordPress outside of WordPress you simply need to require() wp-load.php, which is found in the root of the WordPress installation. Since your site is in a sub-directory, you’ll want to look in that folder. Then you’ll call the search form where ever you want it. So something like this:

<?php
    require( 'subfolder/wp-load.php' );
    get_search_form();
?>

Things to pay attention to…

1) The path inside the require() function will change according to where you are relative to where the wp-admin.php file is. Also, replace “subfolder” with your actual folder name :).

2) The require() function need only be called ONCE per page it’s used on. In fact, I use require_once() as it does the same thing, but does a check to make sure the file hasn’t already been called. Just a safety measure on my part.

3) Though the require() function CAN go anywhere, it’s generally good practice to place it a the very top of the file. This means you would separate the get_search_form() function from the require() function, as you’ll want the search form somewhere appropriate on the page

Let me know if this makes sense. Good luck.

No problem… you can check out this tutorial:

http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2007/03/how-to-properly-implement-a-301-redirect/

It has some humor in it, but it’s right on the money. You basically need to open your .htaccess file in the root of your website and add something like:

Redirect 301 /chimney-balloon-inflation-tube-2/ http://purchase.ie/chimney-balloons

to it. Keep it all on one line though… spaced appropriately. That’s all there is. Now, anyone linked to the old page will get redirected to the new page. And Google will re-index while keeping your ranking!

The only thing to pay attention to is the .htaccess file. I don’t know how much experience you have with them, but I’ll assume none 🙂

WordPress will already have a .htaccess file in your root folder. It’s done by default. So you can just edit that one and not worry about creating a new one. However, if you FTP and don’t see one, then it’s probably hidden. Any file that starts with a period (.) is hidden. Since .htaccess starts with a period, it’s hidden 🙂 Your FTP program will have an option somewhere to “show hidden files”. Make sure it’s checked and you should be in business.

BACKUP THIS FILE FIRST… in case you make a mistake. And DON’T play with anything in the .htaccess file unless you know what you are doing… just add the above code to the end of the file, and leave a blank line below it.

JSMin.php is a modified version of JSMin by Douglas Crockford. It basically allows you to compress/minify your JavaScript files to make them more compact to make them faster to download. It’s older stuff, and there are millions of compressors out there. Find one that works for you and use it. Or use this one. Six to one… half a dozen to another!

If you aren’t the sort who compresses JavaScript files and CSS files, you should 🙂 It’s good practice… but there are guidelines, like everything else, you should read up on and follow. Especially in this day and age where more people surf the web on mobile devices than actual desktop/laptop computers!

@doomnezeu

While your method WILL work just fine, it will absolutely kill any and all SEO you might have already for your website. Your method is only a good option if you don’t care about SEO.

If you are running on an Apache server with rights to create an .htaccess, all your problems will simply vanish! Follow these rules:

http://jesperastrom.com/seo/how-to-do-a-htaccess-301-redirect/

We’ve had to do this many times in our career. This is the best approach to keeping SEO in tack.

If I were you… I would use query_posts() on my index.php page to alter my main loop to exclude the native language posts. This will keep everything working like normal, but users won’t see native language stuff.

Then, I would create a custom page template in which I would again use query_posts() to create a custom loop that would only gather the native language blog items.

Give that a shot and let me know if I can offer more assistance. It’s not that tough, especially since you have PHP experience, and the pages I gave have ample examples.

First, thanks for offering to buy me a beer! I do the work on here because I enjoy helping people and my business makes WordPress sites on a daily basis. Instead of a beer, just spread the word about the company I work for! The info is at the website associated with this account.

As far as the 500 error is concerned… the code I gave you is JavaScript, not PHP. You should really just add it to the footer, or better yet, do it properly through wp_enqueue_script().

For simplicity, just add it down in the footer before the close body tag </body>. Also, since it’s JavaScript, you’ll need to enclose all the code in script tags, like so:

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
// Loop through each category list item's anchor tag
jQuery('.cat-item a').each(function() {
    // Add the rel attribute
    jQuery(this).attr('rel', 'tooltip');
    // Get the title
    $title = jQuery(this).html();
    // Add the category title as a title attribute
    jQuery(this).attr('title', $title);
});
</script>