Default file temp (index.htm) trumps WP links

  • Hi,
    I’m migrating an exisiting static site to WordPress. I want to keep the existing site up while finishing-up the WP buildout. However, if I change the .htaccess file to point to index.htm (the old site index) all my WordPress links point to the index.htm file. I want to keep the current site up and work on WP, which is installed in the site root, at the same time. Is there a way I can have the site default to the index.htm without making WordPress lose track of itself?

    Thanks.

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  • You might want to just go ahead and move wordpress to its own subdirectory then when you get ready to move into you new site just follow these directions.

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.ads-software.com Admin

    However, if I change the .htaccess file to point to index.htm (the old site index) all my WordPress links point to the index.htm file

    Right. So don’t do that. Leave WordPress’s .htaccess rules alone.

    I want to keep the current site up and work on WP, which is installed in the site root, at the same time. Is there a way I can have the site default to the index.htm without making WordPress lose track of itself?

    No.

    I recommend installing WordPress in a subdirectory, and then moving it to the main directory when you want to do so.

    Read this: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Moving_WordPress

    Thread Starter stricha

    (@stricha)

    Thanks for the quick response!

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