Force WordPress to load from site’s hostname
Force WordPress to load from site’s hostname
Force WordPress to load from site’s hostname
How to move wordpress to subdomain, keeping only .htaccess and/OR index.php in root domain?
is the folder for the subdomain named the same as the folder you want to run from? If so, it may be as simple as getting rid of the subdomain…. no longer pointing it to the folder. And then changing the 2 urls in settings-> general. Otherwise, review the moving instructions in the codex if … Read more
While this is possible using htaccess directives or mod_proxy on your server side, WordPress doesn’t like unexpected requests and will cause you all kinds of problems. Scripts are not designed to run across sites either. If you want to display all your posts on your main domain you need to move your WordPress instance over … Read more
Actually, it is because you set up wildcard subdomains. You don’t need to set them up if you just want to use subfolders. Because of this, http://test.shallbetterdesigns.com/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/style.css can be found, but http://www.shallbetterdesigns.com/test/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/style.css can’t.
No, you do not use temp domain names. You migrate all the files to the new server, then you update all the DNS records for the mapped domains to the new server.
You can use a fantastic plugin called CDN Linker.
You must also register the wildcard domain *.dev.domain.com (The asterisk in as the sub-domain will usually allow you to create any sub domain you want and it will work) and point it to your main site. You can normally do this through you host’s Control Panel. I didn’t do this when I started with WPMU … Read more
Yes, with domain mapping and a compatible hosting account. There are a few good domain mapping plugins available that may work for you with a little configuration. I have used Domain Mapping pluginby Barry, as well as WordPress MU Domain Mapping. There is also the Multi-Domains plugin from wpmudev, which allows the creation of subdomains … Read more
You have to change other URLs in the database, not just in the wp_options tables. Use these queries in phpmyadmin to change post links and metadata within post and page content: UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, ‘http://www.olddomain.com/’,’http://www.newdomain.com/’); UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, ‘http://www.olddomain.com/’, ‘http://www.newdomain.com/’); UPDATE wp_postmeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value, ‘http://www.olddomain.com/’, ‘http://www.newdomain.com/’); Reset … Read more