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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Merge example.com/wp with example.comThank you for your suggestions. You’ve been very helpful.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Merge example.com/wp with example.comThank you for the helpful responses.
There’s only one reply form here, so I’m not sure which response I’m replying to, so I’ll reply to both here.
In answer to the first response from Jan, thanks for moving me to the proper forum. I have almost 100 URLs at my static site. I’ve never used .htaccess redirect so I’d have to study up on that procedure.
In answer to the second response from Joy, I’ve read thoroughly the information found at the link you provided. Very helpful. It led me to consider a third option if possible, but I need to know the answer to this question:
Q: Could I install WordPress into the public_html directory containing my existing static site without removing the existing site? If so, I could leave the static site up to maintain search engine optimization and place button links on the static pages leading tablet / phone visitors to the WordPress version of the site, which is responsive.
Sorry it took so long to answer here, but I didn’t receive an email alerting me of your responses. I’ll have to make sure I’ve configured my preferences.
Much appreciated, and many thanks.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Categories issueHello krembo99,
Thank you for your reply. I just posted my response, but did not see it added to this discussion, so I’ll try again.I had already read about PERMALINKS before I made this post. Whether or not the software intends to create subfolders in the links, that’s what happens, and that’s what address appears in the browser address bar, therefore the browser is searching for folders and subfolders which do not exist on the server.
I believe the steps I’ve described in my original post should clarify that something is not functioning as intended. I’ve set the permalinks back to default, and the issue disappears. However, the urls created are not the clean results I would have hoped for when using, for example, the “Month and Name” permalink structure.
I’m going to change skins to see if the problem is with the Flexibility skin I’ve currently chosen.
Best wishes,
HGForum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Categories issueHello krembo99,
Thank you for the reply. I had already read about permalinks. I’m not sure I’m describing the issue correctly. Let me say I’ve resolved the issue temporarily by setting the permalinks to default.However, when I set the permalinks to Month and Name, the issue returns. In other words, all links created when posting, etc., are created with a directory structure in the url (e.g. http://www.sitename/blogs/category/news). As you state, although these urls may not be intended by the software to be directories and subdirectories, they are nevertheless created as such by the software, therefore the browser will not find them, since they do not exist on the server.
I’m thinking perhaps it’s the skin I’ve chosen (Flexibility), and I’ll try using another skin to see if the issue resolves. If that doesn’t work, I’ll re-read about permalinks to see if there’s something I overlooked, or possibly don’t understand.
Best wishes,
HG