MissKT

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Hello everyone
I have been working on a WordPress website and now I am satisfied so I want to make it go live,so people can simple type it without wp at the end,I have been searching Google and to be honest the information is too much and I don't want to make a mistake...I have hosted it on Afrihost.

Please help me with step by step process from either WordPress site or cpanel. like after logging in where I should go,what to do,etc

Thank you in advance
 
38 views and counting and no one bothers to help? Come on people let's share info,what happened to openess,I am sorry but I can't hire someone to do just that ;-)
 
Just install Wordpress in your root folder (hence not /wp), and move the current theme to the themes folder and select it.

The other option is to keep it as it is, and just use a redirect file in your root folder (hence an index.htm file, which redirects to your home page).

HTM redirect instructions here: http://www.internetofficer.com/seo/html-redirect/
 
When you installed WP i take it you used softaculous and the directory called "In Directory" is set to wp by default you should have left it blank.

You can try this plugin: http://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/

Backup your entire site including the database with the plugin above before you do anything.
 
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Move the files from /wp to /

This can normally be done via SSH or cpanel file manager.

This ftw. Careful when installing WP especially if you dont know your way around. Installing in a directory is actually a good way to do things but you will need to know a little bit of WP if you wanna display your site properly.
 
This ftw. Careful when installing WP especially if you dont know your way around. Installing in a directory is actually a good way to do things but you will need to know a little bit of WP if you wanna display your site properly.

You cannot just move the files from one directory to the other once it's been installed.

The config file needs to be changed, and so does the database. Where ever there is a link that shows the old /wp/ directory, needs to be changed to the new one. Also the permalink structure needs to change.

MissKT, if no one has helped you yet, you are welcome to PM me and we can sort it out.
 
So much for open platforms...I just asked what to do and you guys are sending me links,I installed wordpress,created database,downloaded filezilla...
 
So much for open platforms...I just asked what to do and you guys are sending me links,I installed wordpress,created database,downloaded filezilla...
You haven't provided a lot of info

Go Into your hosting control panel and change your domain pointer to the wp folder is the easiest way on my host.

So the root folder is the /wp folder
 
Thank you for the help.
Here is what happened,I installed WordPress via cPanel softcaulos then started working on my WordPress website. I am done now but when I visit my site the website says coming soon,it only opens when I include/wp at the end,how can I start using .co.za without /wp? I created child theme and worked on it.

I don't have money to pay someone to help,I was just teaching myself how to create website and I am happy so far,just stucked.
 
Thank you for the help.
Here is what happened,I installed WordPress via cPanel softcaulos then started working on my WordPress website. I am done now but when I visit my site the website says coming soon,it only opens when I include/wp at the end,how can I start using .co.za without /wp? I created child theme and worked on it.

I don't have money to pay someone to help,I was just teaching myself how to create website and I am happy so far,just stucked.
Which hosting provider do you use? There is usually a way of changing where the root of your website is on your hosting toolbox
 
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