URGENTLY NEED HELP WITH WORDPRESS

MaryK · 11-15-2008, 04:24 AM

I have installed xampp (apache) and wordpress - that's all fine. However, am trying to change the 'blog' url to a suitable name - localhost is what is showing at present. In blogger, all I did was create a url but wordpress doesn't work the same way.

This is VERY urgent and please explain in english as I am a total idiot when it comes to tech talk.

Have read the 'help' in wp to no avail and searched the web to no avail.

Mark Brian · 11-15-2008, 04:37 AM

It is localhost because it will only work and be accessed using your "localhost" ie: not uploaded in a real web server.

You can however change the blog address if you login to Wordpress admin > Settings > WordPress address or Blog address (URL).

Note though that if you actually change localhost to something else (ex: an actual domain name), your blog may stop working because it is only meant to work locally.

wordpress.org is a software meant to be used on a real online web server to create blogs using your own domain.

wordpress.com is similar to blogger meant to create hosted blogs using a subdomain from wordpress.com

MaryK · 11-15-2008, 07:33 AM

Thank You Mark

You have saved my sanity. I did what you said and voila I now have a blog site with the url as I wanted it to be

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11-15-2008, 04:24 AM	#1
MaryK HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 164 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Contact Info	URGENTLY NEED HELP WITH WORDPRESS I have installed xampp (apache) and wordpress - that's all fine. However, am trying to change the 'blog' url to a suitable name - localhost is what is showing at present. In blogger, all I did was create a url but wordpress doesn't work the same way. This is VERY urgent and please explain in english as I am a total idiot when it comes to tech talk. Have read the 'help' in wp to no avail and searched the web to no avail.
	Mary K Gill http://mindsetpowersite.com

11-15-2008, 04:37 AM	#2
Mark Brian Spartan Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PH Posts: 903 Thanks: 122 Thanked 144 Times in 72 Posts	Re: URGENTLY NEED HELP WITH WORDPRESS It is localhost because it will only work and be accessed using your "localhost" ie: not uploaded in a real web server. You can however change the blog address if you login to Wordpress admin > Settings > WordPress address or Blog address (URL). Note though that if you actually change localhost to something else (ex: an actual domain name), your blog may stop working because it is only meant to work locally. wordpress.org is a software meant to be used on a real online web server to create blogs using your own domain. wordpress.com is similar to blogger meant to create hosted blogs using a subdomain from wordpress.com

11-15-2008, 07:33 AM	#3
MaryK HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 164 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Contact Info	Re: URGENTLY NEED HELP WITH WORDPRESS Thank You Mark You have saved my sanity. I did what you said and voila I now have a blog site with the url as I wanted it to be.
	Mary K Gill http://mindsetpowersite.com