Are there any hosting companies that are already setup and configured for TLD domain mapping?
Try wpengine.com, they seem to be WordPress-addicted enough to provide, what you need 🙂
Try wpengine.com, they seem to be WordPress-addicted enough to provide, what you need 🙂
Check this out: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/ It looks like you can just change the name servers/a records/whatever. But if your client is not planning on switching back to WordPress.com, I would suggest you transfer to another registrar. It looks like the Automattic domain manager is pretty full featured, however, so maybe that’s not necessary.
It’s not necessarily a fix, but you should be able to use the Rewrite Analyzer plugin to help you understand how WP is rewriting your links.
In the end I ended using mod_rewrite through .htaccess. The following is what I am using and so far is working well. RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^secure\.domain\.net$ RewriteRule (.*) http://www.domain.net/$1 [P,L]
Essentially, no. If you look at how that plugin stores its mappings: mysql> desc wp_domain_mapping; +———+————–+——+—–+———+—————-+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +———+————–+——+—–+———+—————-+ | id | bigint(20) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | | blog_id | bigint(20) | NO | MUL | NULL | | … Read more
I’ve never changed the main site URL (scenario 1), but I know it’s possible: three relevant links found in a quick search. For the second scenario, although not optimal, the standard procedure applies: install the plugin WordPress MU Domain Mapping park the TLD mynewsite.com in your Control Panel and point it to the folder of … Read more
will WordPress be aware that it is called via HTTPS and change all links on the pages to HTTPS ? While WordPress knows if a request comes via HTTPS, it doesn’t change all the links automatically. Only certain links are updated to use https:// that too, without any subdomain part. Any hardcoded links would remain … Read more
Some Subdomains on a Multisite Install Not Found
It’s likely down to an nginx configuration if your server runs nginx. For example, an nginx default config could contain:- if ($host ~* ^www.domain.co.uk) { rewrite ^(.*)$ https://domain.co.uk$1 permanent; } This would result in your server trying to set a 301 redirect from www to non www but then when www is defined in WordPress, … Read more
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