Need to add a site with a '-' in the domain name

  • Hello,

    This is my first post on here so go easy on me!

    I have recently installed wordpress and enabled the multisite funtion as I want to build a few websites using it.

    My problem is when I try and add the site to the domain that I have been asked to build a site for (are-consulting.co.uk) I get “Missing or invalid site address.”

    It is true I am really not an expert at this but I see that it says “Only the characters a-z and 0-9 recommended.”

    The hosting is at the-webb.co.uk and is hosted by 123-reg.co.uk

    What can I do?

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    You can edit the site name manually after the fact. If you do that, I would name it siteXname, and then go in to network admin -> sites and edit the site. There’s a check box to edit both siteURL and home URL, check that box and hit save.

    If you need end users to be able to use the hyphen, then you need a plugin.

    Thread Starter MrWebbi

    (@mrwebbi)

    I have tried this but I am still getting “Missing or invalid site address.”

    Am I missing something really obvious?

    Thanks so much for the help by the way!

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    Where do you get that error? If I go to are-consulting.co.uk I see an error 500.

    Doesn’t look like the DNS is set up correctly. The A records for that domain point to 94.136.40.103 which appears to be a holding site for 123-reg. So I’m guessing it isn’t even hitting WordPress yet?

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