homemadejam

It looks like you have the WP site in a subfolder:
https://alser1.bplaced.net/Wordpress/

If you wish for it to be active at the root instead, you will need to move it. Instructions for this can be found in the Codex-
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Moving_WordPress#Changing_Your_Domain_Name_and_URLs

Good luck!

Hello!

Do you have either FTP or SSH access to the site?

If not, you should contact your web host to resolve this issue. They should be able to access your site directly on the server and delete the second instance of the site. They should also be able to reset your password and resolve the database error.

Good luck!

Hello Brachialis,

You should try refreshing your browser cache or try searching via a different browser.
https://www.refreshyourcache.com/en/home/

I’m getting the following result when performing a search for site:https://garagedoorlab.com/ at Google-

Garage Door Repair - Local - Fast - Same Day Service
garagedoorlab.com/
FREE COUPON - 10% OFF ON ANY GARAGE DOOR REPAIR! Spring Repair, Off Track Repair, Opener Repair - EXPERT, AFFORDABLE, FAMILY OWNED ...

Garage Door Opener | Read -> Learn -> Choose -> Shop
garagedoorlab.com/garage-door-opener/
A Wide Selection of Safe and Reliable Garage Door Openers! Everything your Garage Needs - Chain Drive, Belt Drive, Screw Drive and More > DISCOVER ...

Garage Door Opener Repair- Local, Fast, Same Day Service
garagedoorlab.com/garage-door-opener-repair/
Repairing all Types of Garage Door Opener. Schedule a Garage Door Opener Repair Service Now and Prevent Major Problems in the Future. GET FREE ...

Those seem like appropriate descriptions of the business (from what I can gather from the site).

• This reply was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by Jan Dembowski.
• This reply was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by Jan Dembowski.

Hello Queena427,

One thing that is useful to try first is a hard refresh of your browser cache-
https://refreshyourcache.com/en/cache/

If that doesn’t help, have you tried disabling all your plugins? Does the Update Notification number still appear?

If not, you could then start activating each plugin and refresh your cache each time. That might help identify if this is an issue with a plugin or group of plugins.

Good luck!

Hello Tara,

I just noticed that my response and yours seem to have occurred at roughly the same time. I’m afraid I did not preview the thread before posting mine – I did not mean to simply repeat much of what you had offered as advice.

I’ve only just started offering help in these forums and I guess I’m still learning the ropes.

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Hello David,

Sorry it is proving difficult. There are a lot of moving pieces!

Like sitedoctor911 noted above, FTP and SFTP are method used to directly upload and download files on your site. This is different from logging in to a WordPress dashboard. You will need your hosting information to use FTP or SFTP.

I still think you would be best served by contacting the support people at your web hosting company. You will want to rule out that this is a server issue first, before you start spending time trying to troubleshoot other possibilities. I have worked in web hosting and quite often a simple server reset was the answer to a 500 error with WordPress site.

According to a WHOIS search, your site is using servers at Blacknight Solutions. Here’s their Contact page.

Good luck!

Hello David,

A 500 error could be the result of anything from a problem with your file system to an issue with your hosting server. It is always worth contacting your web host directly for an error like this. They may be able to resolve it for you.

Do you have access to your site via FTP? One thing to check is your .htaccess file, which should be found in your main WP directory (you may need to enable “Display Hidden Files” depending on your FTP program).

Sometimes a 500 error can be resolved by re-naming the current .htaccess file (to something like “.htaccess.bak“) and then creating and uploading a fresh .htaccess file.

You can copy the text for a basic .htaccess file here: Codex>htaccess

The other thing you could try via FTP is removing plugins &/or themes from the live site and see if it loads with just the default (something like no plugins and the Twenty SIxteen theme). If it does, you’ll then need to upload each plugin and theme individually to discover which one might be interfering with the site as a whole.

Plugins are found in: wpcontent>plugins
Themes are found in: wpcontent>themes

Hope this helps.

Good to hear you found a solution – happy I could help!

Hello!

This is because the images have their Attachment Display Settings > Link To set to ‘Attachment Page’.

Every item (image, video, etc) you upload to WordPress has an Attachment Page automatically created for it These are stored in order of upload, so when you use the Previous and Next controls, these are based on that upload order, not on your blog post order.

(There’s not much good in the Codex about them, it seems. This article does a good job of explaining them.)

You could try switching the Link To setting to Media File, but this will simply open the file directly, and you will lose any navigation controls.

I think you would probably be better served by utilizing a gallery plugin of some sort, like Gallery Lightbox or Envira Gallery. These will allow you many options for display and will also contain the navigation within the gallery of a given blog post.

Happy I could help!

You’re welcome! Glad I could help out.

To clarify: Create a child theme and paste the following into the CSS for the child theme,

Hello!

I am going to reference a specific photo for clarity: This interior shot of Durkin’s Bar & Restaurant-
https://irishfamily.toweyclan.com/ballaghaderreen/town-photos/attachment/aba-img_0518/

The photo title is listed here as “ABA IMG_0518”. The photo information is listed as “Published August 8, 2016 at 600 × 450 in Town Photos”. This is all on a white background, with a black border.

You can use CSS to remove any of these elements.

Note: you will not want to edit the CSS file of a theme directly as your changes will disappear when a theme update occurs. Create a child theme and paste the following into it.

#content {
    background-color: transparent;
     /* removes white background */
}

.page-title {
    display: none;
     /* removes photo title */
}

.entry-meta {
    display: none;
     /* removes photo information */
}

Hope this helps!

Hello!

Yes, this is a standard option in WordPress.

1. Log into your WordPress admin panel.
2. On the left hand side, hover over ‘Posts’ and then click on ‘Categories.’
3. Click on the category you want to edit.
4. Fill in the ‘Description’ area and click ‘Update’.

There’s more information in the Codex: Posts Categories Screen

Hope this helps!

Note: different themes may handle this functionality in different ways.

Great! Glad to hear you got it fixed.