I am running a test for Wordpress with a symbolic link for a plugin on Windows Server 2016. The folder for the plugin shows up in Explorer in the plugins folder, but even with adding the Everyone permission to the link and the original folder (again, just a test - don't beat me up for that!), Wordpress still doesn't see it.
Any tips? I know multisite may be an option here, but I'm trying to do this first as a proof of concept.
Thanks!
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I have installed WordPress using Bitnami locally, I've developed a website through that.
Now I want to develop second WordPress website (locally). So, do I need to install second Bitnami WordPress or what should I do now ?
All I want is to develop new WordPress website.
I'm searching for this for about 2 days, but I am not finding relevant information, may be the words are not correct for what I want to do, please help me
I know the method of installing XAMPP and extracting wordpress files in htdocs, but since there is some problem in that , that is why I want to go with Bitnami installation.
Here is my Bitnami Folder.
Bitnami Folder contain another folder, which then contain the following stuff.
When I type localhost/wordpress then it loads my site locally, although I don't have any wordpress folder that is inside Bitnami.
Thank you every respected out there.
Hi there are 2 different ways of having more than one site locally, below is the easier way, it only takes 2-3 mins to set up. The other one, is to build up a second website under the same wordpress folder as your first website. I used both before, but now I recommend the first one, it saves time and runs faster.
Do you have the /htdocs file folder locally? like this?
And you have a wordpress.zip file some where right?
Now you can directly unzip this wordpress.zip file into htdocs folder,like this,
After you rename the wordpress folder, to whatever it needs to be,
visit: localhost/thisRenamedFolder from your browswer as you did with the other site and complete the installation
Is this the answer you are looking for?
I have a problem with moving my wordpress website from Localhost to Webserver .. In the server, I have an old website (wordpress to) .. so when i finished uploading the website I edited the wp-options siteurl and wp-posts guid from "Localhost:4455/ruepress" to "mydomain.com/ruepress2" because i have already another website exactly in the public_html directory .. when i enter to my website it loads the page but some pictures doesn't appear .. and when i click on an articles it redirects me to the old website and it shows the coming soon page (because i made the old website on under-construct mode) .. so whats the problem ? i think the problem is in the siteurl but I changed it ?
+1 for:
https://interconnectit.com/products/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/
However, if you do not wish to use that rout for any reason, I can suggest an easier option:
On your local site, install this plug-in:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/
Next, generate a Duplicator package (via the plug-in's menu on wp-admin dashboad).
Once the package is generated, download the two package files (installer.php and the archive/zip file) to some folder on your PC. Next, upload these two files to the live site folder where you wish to create the site. Next, open the following link in your browser:
http://{your_domain}/{folder}/installer.php
and follow on-screen instructions. Your site should get created and everything should work fine.
This is a very common issue. You have to change all URLs in the database, not just wp_options, i.e. in post/page content, widgets, theme options. and more.
Try interconnectit.com WordPress Serialized PHP Search Replace Tool. It's specifically made for this. And see Moving WordPress « WordPress Codex, which mentions the same Interconnect script.
Use the developer tools in Firefox (or Firebug) or Chrome or Safari or IE to check the path of the missing images before and after using the script.
I have never used wordpress before, My boss has given me access to a site which was created using wordpress. then He asked me how I am going to make sure I don't break the site accidentally, I told him I would create a backup on my local computer so that all my changes can be restored if I mess up.
I have the wordpress dashboard up. How do I back up EVERYTHING, I hear there are two separate things I need to back up? someone please help me.
PS: I don't think he would like me to do this with out the use of additional plugins.
There are two separate things:
Your website database. Simply export all the MySQL tables from the database, which is dedicated to your site.
The site files, everything you've got under WordPress folder, /wp-includes, /wp-content, /wp-admin directories and all files.
This should do it all. You can test on your localhost to make sure it's everything that's necessary.
You can backup your WordPress either from your hosting account (preferable) or from your WP dashboard.
You need to backup two things - all the files (the root of your Wordpress installation) and the database for your WP installation.
Since you only have access to the dashboard, you have to use plugin for this.
Two of my favorite free backup plugins are:
BackupWordpress - https://wordpress.org/plugins/backupwordpress/
BackWPup - https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/
They are intuitive and easy to work with, so you shouldn't have issues.
If you go to the dashboard go to "tools" in the left toolbar. Select "export". On the export page you can report that you want to export "all content". This will get you the items that you need from the server.
Then you need to install wordpress to your machine. You can download that from: https://wordpress.org/download/
Once you have that on your machine you also need a local server to run it and test it. I like WAMP, but it partially depends on your operating system. I suggest the following video to get you up to speed on how to get the localhost set up and running: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snFzbPm_RUE
Hope this helps!
I am trying to install a theme I downloaded from this website.
I am using XAMPP and I am not sure how to install this dowloaded theme using XAMPP.
I tried installing this theme with the zip folder (in zip format) in Wordpress but I get the error
” The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.
Theme install failed. “
I found a similar on Wordpress website but they mentioned using FTP but I don’t know how to use FTP with XAMPP
I want to install the theme and test it out locally before I make it live or buy a domain name.
This is my first time doing this (I am a student) so I don’t totally know how things work together, don’t know if I am using the description/terms but I hope I described the problem well enough.
How to go about this? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
OK so its a bit weird that the theme you downloaded is missing the CSS file. When you upload it Wordpress is trying to find that file and failing. For now, let's assume that the creator of the theme put the CSS file in a different location than usual.
To install a theme manually via XAMPP do the following:
Locate XAMPP's htdocs folder. This is normally Applications>>XAMPP>>HTDOCs on Mac or My Computer>>C:>>XAMPP>>HTDOCs on Windows (I think - someone might need to correct me on that).
If your site is installed in a sud-directory in htdocs, go there. If not skip to next step.
Open the wp-content folder
Open the themes folder
Copy in your downloaded theme and extract it there (if its zipped)
Go to your Wordpress Dashboard and go to the Appearance button on the left and click Themes from the drop down. Find your newly installed theme and hit Activate.
That should do the trick unless your theme is missing some vital elements
(PS: what your are doing here - moving (theme) files from one location to another - is essentially the same as FTP. Difference is FTP allows you to transfer files accross the internet from computer to computer: say your computer to a web server hosting your site.)
Add this lines to your wp-config.php file
//** To add the direct installation of the themes **//
define('FS_METHOD', 'direct');
Then go to wp-admin and click on customize your site. Press on change button on the active theme and browse for your favorite theme from wordpress.org and install then enjoy
I have a Drupal install on the MediaTemple gs hosting plan. The site is up and working fine but I've had some issues with the "sites" folder.
If I put themes in the "sites/default/themes" folder, they show up on the "Themes" folder but none of the icons show up for each theme. Enabling a theme removes all the styling from the site like it can't get to the CSS. Moving the themes from "sites/default/themes" to "/themes" fixed the problem but I don't think this is the best way to handle it.
I've checked my permissions and they seem good - am I missing something here?
Doh! Permissions was the issue. I forgot to enable "execute" for everyone.
The proper place for themes is as follows.
Themes included in the core Drupal distribution:
themes
Themes downloaded from the web, but not included with core:
sites/all/themes/contrib
or
sites/example.com/themes/contrib
Themes you wrote yourself:
sites/all/themes/custom
or
sites/example.com/themes/contrib
You would use the locations with example.com in the path if you are using Drupal's multisite capability to run multiple Drupal sites on a single codebase. (Things under sites/all are available to all sites; things under sites/example.com are available only to the example.com site.)