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I just reviewed the page in Firefox on my Mac and it looks wonderful. Did you fix the issue already?

-Renee’

What hosting company are you using?

-Renee’

Cindy,

What you are describing is called “staging” and there are a few ways to do this.

This is a great idea because it allows you to get the site design exactly how you want it without disrupting the world until you are ready for a launch.

#1 Ask your hosting company if they have a staging area. Some hosting companies specialize in WordPress and one of the advantages is that they provide a “staging area.”

#2 Use https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/sandbox/

#3 create a new (fake / temp) wp install. Export your content and import your content. Configure the site exactly like you want it. When you have exactly as you want then just install this on the live site and copy any required CSS or code.

Granted option 3 could be the most complicated sounding option, it is the one that I prefer over option 2. This way I can freely play with new plugins etc. without the stress of crashing my live site.

I hope that this helps.

-Renee’

What is the theme that you are trying to use?

-Renee’

Hi! I can imagine how frustrating that must be indeed. Have you tried using Contact Form 7 as a test? It is a wonderful yet simple contact form and I would be curious to know if you have the same problem with it.

Also, make sure that all of the other contact forms, except for the one that you are currently using, are disabled.

-Renee’

Hi, Carri! If nothing else is working for you consider switching back to one of the original WordPress themes for a moment. Try moving things around and see if that works. I would suggest switching to the 2013 theme because it is most similar to your site.

If this works, go see if there is an updated version of your theme out there.

Let me know how it works out.

-Renee’

Installing WP thru FTP can be a bit intimidating. After looking up your host provider they do seem to have a One Click install for WordPress. It may be a bit intimidating at first but if you follow the steps closely, you will likely get there.

Here is the link that I found: https://help.fasthosts.co.uk/app/answers/detail/a_id/614/kw/wordpress%20install

Also, as Tara suggested, you may want to ask for help. I have found that most hosting companies are quick and responsive when it comes to WordPress.

Hope that it goes well, you can never go wrong with WP.

-Renee’

In regards to your SEO drop concerns, you may want to check out this link: https://www.rackaid.com/blog/move-webiste-matt-cutts/

The amount of PageRank that dissipates through a 301 is currently identical to the amount of page rank that dissipates through a link. — Cutts

If you leave your domain name and page structure the same, the odds are good that you will not lose much page rank. Of course, Google & SEO are an elusive duo and no one can promise you anything in this arena.

I noticed that in your URL structure you include the month / date as in here: https://www.go4pix.info/2014/05/rihannas-latest-wardrobe-malfunction.html

There is an export from blogger function for WP content, so make sure that your date comes thru in the export. This will save you a bit of headache in the move.

-Renee’

Hi Tia Terry,

In the html area where you have:

<table border=”1″ cellspacing=”0″ bgcolor=”#ffffff”>

try adding: align=”center”

so it would look like this:

<table align=”center” border=”1″ cellspacing=”0″ bgcolor=”#ffffff”>

Let me know if that works for you. That is best option but sometimes, it will require a bit more action.

-Renee’

Kristin,

There is a CSS setting on your theme that is causing this issue. I am not sure if you have access to your CSS or not but if you do this is what it looks like currently in your theme:

img {
width: 100%;
border: medium none;
}

You should try changing it to:

img {
width: auto;
border: medium none;
}

The width is currently set to 100% and what this does is fill the width of the page with the image. This is why it stretches all the way to the edge of what is considered the body.

If you change it to auto, it will only be the true width of the image.

If you do not have access to the CSS let me know what theme you are using and maybe I can help you.

-Renee’