Problem with "Using a pre-existing subdirectory install"

  • Resolved koby360

    (@koby360)


    12 years, 3 months ago

    Hello all, hoping someone can help. I’ve been struggling for weeks and am ready to pull my hair out. I am trying to get my site so Site Address (URL) points to the root domain. I have followed the codex directions to a “T” many times…

    The result I get is that while all of the other pages of the site work as desired (e.g. https://www.example.com/contact-us) the home page still points to the subfolder, and shows as 404 (www.example.com/wordpressfolder).

    If I change permalinks to default, the homepage reappears, the url structure does not change (it is still https://www.example.com/wordpressfolder), however the other pages are not accessabl (as I click through the site, it continues to display the homepage). Changing Permalinks back to Post name returns to the original problem.

    It’s probably something stupid but I swear I’ve tried many times to follow those directions and it just will not let me see the homepage of the site with a root domain url.

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  • Thread Starter koby360

    (@koby360)

    Crikey- I solved it myself. At my webhost, I had selected an option “Set this WordPress as my homepage.” (Why wouldn’t I?) I just went back and UNset it as my homepage and viola, it worked.

    Maybe this will help some other poor soul/idiot who makes the same blunder?

    Thread Starter koby360

    (@koby360)

    Gah, so glad I got this resolved. Now I can get on with the rest of my life!!

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