Comments on: Adding the First Pages to your WordPress Website http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm Learn How to Build and Market Niche Websites Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Teresa Cuervo http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-15509 Teresa Cuervo Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:01:05 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-15509 Is there a way to rename an existing page? I also have the shopping page as the primary page. and is titled HOME. I want a static home page that I have created and rename the product page. Can I do that in wordpres.org? Thanks for the help Teresa Cuervo<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('15509','Teresa Cuervo'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('15509','Teresa Cuervo','Is there a way to rename an existing page? I also have the shopping page as the primary page. and is titled HOME. I want a static home page that I have created and rename the product page.\r\nCan I do that in wordpres.org?\r\n\r\nThanks for the help\r\n\r\nTeresa Cuervo'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Is there a way to rename an existing page? I also have the shopping page as the primary page. and is titled HOME. I want a static home page that I have created and rename the product page.
Can I do that in wordpres.org?

Thanks for the help

Teresa Cuervo

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]]> By: Mark http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-15284 Mark Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:12:24 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-15284 @ John - Thank you for the find!! I just set a redirect in the admin! M<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('15284','Mark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('15284','Mark','@ John - \r\n\r\nThank you for the find!! I just set a redirect in the admin!\r\n\r\nM'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @ John –

Thank you for the find!! I just set a redirect in the admin!

M

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]]> By: John http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-15283 John Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:42:44 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-15283 FYI: I was looking around your DIYReviews site, and when I clicked on the link on your contact page that should take me to the Privacy Policy page, it did not work. The link was http://www.diyreviews.net/privacy/ and it appears it should be http://www.diyreviews.net/about/privacy/ I didn't check all links, only the first one I came to. Hope this helps.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('15283','John'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('15283','John','FYI: I was looking around your DIYReviews site, and when I clicked on the link on your contact page that should take me to the Privacy Policy page, it did not work. \r\n\r\nThe link was http:\/\/www.diyreviews.net\/privacy\/ and it appears it should be http:\/\/www.diyreviews.net\/about\/privacy\/\r\n\r\nI didn\'t check all links, only the first one I came to.\r\n\r\nHope this helps.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> FYI: I was looking around your DIYReviews site, and when I clicked on the link on your contact page that should take me to the Privacy Policy page, it did not work.

The link was http://www.diyreviews.net/privacy/ and it appears it should be http://www.diyreviews.net/about/privacy/

I didn’t check all links, only the first one I came to.

Hope this helps.

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]]> By: Alberto http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14097 Alberto Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:20:38 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14097 @ Steve, While trying to keep up with Mark's posts (such a prolific writer and great teacher!) I've just checked your Seiko site (www.seikoheaven.co.uk) and I'd like to know how did you include 2 BANS stores (1 for the UK and 1 for the US): did you create a directory for each in the WP tree structure and a corresponding page to point to each of the stores? Thanks<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14097','Alberto'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14097','Alberto','@ Steve,\r\n\r\nWhile trying to keep up with Mark\'s posts (such a prolific writer and great teacher!) I\'ve just checked your Seiko site (www.seikoheaven.co.uk) and I\'d like to know how did you include 2 BANS stores (1 for the UK and 1 for the US): did you create a directory for each in the WP tree structure and a corresponding page to point to each of the stores?\r\nThanks'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @ Steve,

While trying to keep up with Mark’s posts (such a prolific writer and great teacher!) I’ve just checked your Seiko site (www.seikoheaven.co.uk) and I’d like to know how did you include 2 BANS stores (1 for the UK and 1 for the US): did you create a directory for each in the WP tree structure and a corresponding page to point to each of the stores?
Thanks

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]]> By: Mark http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14071 Mark Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:27:17 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14071 @ All - By default, the permalink in WP is: "yourwebsite.com/?p=16" What that means is pull up entry #16 in the WP database. It can be a page, post, or category. When you set a friendly url structure, you are telling the apache mod rewrite function of the hosting server, to convert the ugly url above, into something much nicer and easier to understand. Ex: yourwebsite.com/this-page-is-about-that-stuff @ Jeff asked about changing the permalink structure afetr the site is established. There are plugins to atomatically create 301's if you decide to change the permalink. (Redirect plugin) On this site, I use the %postname%.htm for my permalink structure and have had very few problems. Wordpress recommends against using this type of postname only structure as it will break your stylesheet and other "include" file paths in some instances. <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks" rel="nofollow">WP Suggests</a> a name and numeric structure. Ex: yourwebsite.com/month/postname Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14071','Mark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14071','Mark','@ All -\r\n\r\nBy default, the permalink in WP is:\r\n\r\n\"yourwebsite.com\/?p=16\"\r\n\r\nWhat that means is pull up entry #16 in the WP database. It can be a page, post, or category. \r\n\r\nWhen you set a friendly url structure, you are telling the apache mod rewrite function of the hosting server, to convert the ugly url above, into something much nicer and easier to understand.\r\n\r\nEx: yourwebsite.com\/this-page-is-about-that-stuff\r\n\r\n@ Jeff asked about changing the permalink structure afetr the site is established. There are plugins to atomatically create 301\'s if you decide to change the permalink. (Redirect plugin)\r\n\r\nOn this site, I use the %postname%.htm for my permalink structure and have had very few problems. Wordpress recommends against using this type of postname only structure as it will break your stylesheet and other \"include\" file paths in some instances.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Using_Permalinks\" rel=\"nofollow\">WP Suggests<\/a> a name and numeric structure.\r\n\r\nEx: yourwebsite.com\/month\/postname\r\n\r\nMark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @ All -

By default, the permalink in WP is:

“yourwebsite.com/?p=16″

What that means is pull up entry #16 in the WP database. It can be a page, post, or category.

When you set a friendly url structure, you are telling the apache mod rewrite function of the hosting server, to convert the ugly url above, into something much nicer and easier to understand.

Ex: yourwebsite.com/this-page-is-about-that-stuff

@ Jeff asked about changing the permalink structure afetr the site is established. There are plugins to atomatically create 301′s if you decide to change the permalink. (Redirect plugin)

On this site, I use the %postname%.htm for my permalink structure and have had very few problems. WordPress recommends against using this type of postname only structure as it will break your stylesheet and other “include” file paths in some instances.

WP Suggests a name and numeric structure.

Ex: yourwebsite.com/month/postname

Mark

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]]> By: JeffLeft http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14068 JeffLeft Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:38:46 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14068 So if i've been running a blog, and had already set the permalink to Month/Name and i change it to %postname% then i'll get 404's for all the previous posts? Correct? Thanks!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14068','JeffLeft'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14068','JeffLeft','So if i\'ve been running a blog, and had already set the permalink to Month\/Name and i change it to %postname% then i\'ll get 404\'s for all the previous posts? Correct?\r\n\r\nThanks!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> So if i’ve been running a blog, and had already set the permalink to Month/Name and i change it to %postname% then i’ll get 404′s for all the previous posts? Correct?

Thanks!

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14066 Steve Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:10:16 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14066 A permalink is basically just a full URL (WEB address) of a specific page within a website ie domain_name/contact_us would be the particular contact page of that particular website. Changing the protocol to %postname% shows the page name as the title of that particular page, which means that people and Google know exactly what that page is about just from the permalink (full page URL) and if your page & title have been optimised for a particular keyword then having the permalink as the title of that page is also good for SEO as it will be another relevant instance of your keyword<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14066','Steve'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14066','Steve','A permalink is basically just a full URL (WEB address) of a specific page within a website ie domain_name\/contact_us would be the particular contact page of that particular website.\r\n\r\nChanging the protocol to %postname% shows the page name as the title of that particular page, which means that people and Google know exactly what that page is about just from the permalink (full page URL)\r\n\r\nand\r\n\r\nif your page & title have been optimised for a particular keyword then having the permalink as the title of that page is also good for SEO as it will be another relevant instance of your keyword'); return false;">Quote</a></div> A permalink is basically just a full URL (WEB address) of a specific page within a website ie domain_name/contact_us would be the particular contact page of that particular website.

Changing the protocol to %postname% shows the page name as the title of that particular page, which means that people and Google know exactly what that page is about just from the permalink (full page URL)

and

if your page & title have been optimised for a particular keyword then having the permalink as the title of that page is also good for SEO as it will be another relevant instance of your keyword

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]]> By: Lionmom100 - Yael http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14065 Lionmom100 - Yael Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:37:33 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14065 OK Mark, This may really sound dumb, but I don't really understand permalinks - what they really are and what they do. I see where to "change" the "permalink" in WP admin, but I don't know what really happens or is supposed to happen when I "change" it. Do you have an explanation somewhere for someone who thinks you are speaking Greek when you talk about permalinks. The above discussion went Way over my head. Yael<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14065','Lionmom100 - Yael'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14065','Lionmom100 - Yael','OK Mark,\r\nThis may really sound dumb, but I don\'t really understand permalinks - what they really are and what they do. \r\n\r\nI see where to \"change\" the \"permalink\" in WP admin, but I don\'t know what really happens or is supposed to happen when I \"change\" it.\r\n\r\nDo you have an explanation somewhere for someone who thinks you are speaking Greek when you talk about permalinks. The above discussion went Way over my head.\r\n\r\nYael'); return false;">Quote</a></div> OK Mark,
This may really sound dumb, but I don’t really understand permalinks – what they really are and what they do.

I see where to “change” the “permalink” in WP admin, but I don’t know what really happens or is supposed to happen when I “change” it.

Do you have an explanation somewhere for someone who thinks you are speaking Greek when you talk about permalinks. The above discussion went Way over my head.

Yael

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]]> By: Mark http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14059 Mark Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:09:39 +0000 http://www.thenichestorebuilder.com/adding-the-first-pages-to-your-wordpress-website.htm#comment-14059 @ Jeff and Steve - Steve, thanks for the help on this.. that is the exact thing that needs to be done first. @ Jeff - It almost sounds like you have your blog in a blog/ folder, versus on the site root. The redirection only works with the blog on the root. If you have BANS on the root, it is already the homepage. Mark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14059','Mark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14059','Mark','@ Jeff and Steve -\r\n\r\nSteve, thanks for the help on this.. that is the exact thing that needs to be done first.\r\n\r\n@ Jeff - It almost sounds like you have your blog in a blog\/ folder, versus on the site root. The redirection only works with the blog on the root. If you have BANS on the root, it is already the homepage.\r\n\r\nMark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> @ Jeff and Steve -

Steve, thanks for the help on this.. that is the exact thing that needs to be done first.

@ Jeff – It almost sounds like you have your blog in a blog/ folder, versus on the site root. The redirection only works with the blog on the root. If you have BANS on the root, it is already the homepage.

Mark

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