My host has wordpress preinstalled, but….

  • Well i have wordpress in my root dir. as it was installed by the host. My domain is not transferred yet from the other registrar.

    I have the wp_config file all tuned up but this is what I get for a website

    Isn’t it supposed to load into a default template?or is this the default?
    My website is https://www.ublogem.com (which comes up blank anyways) NOT ublog.com …..any thoughts on why the index.php shows up the way it does?and why my domain is just a blank page?
    What are my next steps to get this fuctioning properly?

    Thanks all

    Adam

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  • That’s not the default theme. It isn’t pulling the css file.

    WordPress isn’t installed in your root directory, it’s installed in a directory named “WordPress.” That’s probably what should be addressed first.

    This is also worth reading
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Moving_WordPress#Giving_WordPress_its_Own_Directory_While_Leaving_the_WordPress_Index_File_in_the_Root_Directory
    as it explains what needs to be done to get WordPress to run in the Root even through it is installed in a Directory, named /WordPress/ in your case.

    In addition to previous responses, CSS is not loading because the blog URL is set as https://ublogem.com and you are trying to access it using temporary URL. If you want to test your blog using temporary URL, you will need to update your blog URL. You may refer the following codex to update your site URL:

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_The_Site_URL

    The fact that the domain hasn’t transferred yet may be the “elephant in the room”! Make sure the domain is active with the new host, then do all of the above. I won’t be able to use one of my domains for another month as it was just made through a different host.

    Thread Starter kanuck564

    (@kanuck564)

    The fact that the domain hasn’t transferred yet may be the “elephant in the room”!

    I agree, however I was able to change the sites url…Thanks Accuwehosting.

    I am still looking into the ‘root directory’ problem.
    I have read all of the literature you have suggested.

    Now, I do have a folder called ublogem.com, should I just paste all the wp files from my wordpress folder into the ublogem.com folder? OR is it best to just paste it in the /root dir?

    What about multi url’s ..is wordpress flexible enough to handle 2 websites…or should you use a separate copy of wp?

    Thanks All, You guys have been very helpful.

    Adam

    Thread Starter kanuck564

    (@kanuck564)

    Can anyone answer my last post?

    Thanks

    Adam

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