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Running A "Draft" Of Your Website

by tomewer
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Hello,

I use Wordpress. Is there any way you can run a "draft" of your website that is not viewable by the general public? I am launching a blog and want a teaser page to be in situ, whilst I'm working on the main design/content.

Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author pjCheviot
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    Originally Posted by tomewer View Post

    Hello,

    I use Wordpress. Is there any way you can run a "draft" of your website that is not viewable by the general public? I am launching a blog and want a teaser page to be in situ, whilst I'm working on the main design/content.

    Cheers!
    Tom

    By naming your teaser page "index.html" and having it in your root directory will make it the default page for anyone typing yoursite.com (on most servers - get back if yours doesn't!)

    Then work on your Wordpress site as normal - and when you are ready, rename index.html to something else e.g. teaser.html and you have your Wordpress site visible to the public (wordpress index.php will then be the default).
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    • Profile picture of the author tomewer
      Originally Posted by pjCheviot View Post

      Tom

      By naming your teaser page "index.html" and having it in your root directory will make it the default page for anyone typing yoursite.com (on most servers - get back if yours doesn't!)

      Then work on your Wordpress site as normal - and when you are ready, rename index.html to something else e.g. teaser.html and you have your Wordpress site visible to the public (wordpress index.php will then be the default).
      Hi,

      Thanks for the quick response

      Blindingly obvious in principle! I am however slightly nervous about manually tinkering with Wordpress. Having just checked out the index.html file on my site I see that it seems to call up various elements to construct the homepage.

      How do I go about implementing your suggestion in Wordpress without the world falling down around me?
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      • Profile picture of the author pjCheviot
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        Originally Posted by tomewer View Post

        Hi,

        Thanks for the quick response

        Blindingly obvious in principle! I am however slightly nervous about manually tinkering with Wordpress. Having just checked out the index.html file on my site I see that it seems to call up various elements to construct the homepage.

        How do I go about implementing your suggestion in Wordpress without the world falling down around me?
        There should be NO index.html on your site at the moment? Wordpress uses index.php - and therefore you don't have to "tinker" with it (index.php).

        Does that make sense?
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          Originally Posted by pjCheviot View Post

          There should be NO index.html on your site at the moment? Wordpress uses index.php - and therefore you don't have to "tinker" with it (index.php).

          Does that make sense?
          It does indeed! Many thanks, will give that a go.
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          • Profile picture of the author jamesg3
            Why not just do it the easy way and install Xampp or Wampp on your pc and do all fo the work there instead of online, then just move it to your live server when you get it all right? Thats the better way.
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            • Profile picture of the author tomewer
              Originally Posted by jamesg3 View Post

              Why not just do it the easy way and install Xampp or Wampp on your pc and do all fo the work there instead of online, then just move it to your live server when you get it all right? Thats the better way.
              Forgive me for my ignorance, but can you do that with the Wordpress platform?

              I've fudged a way around it by using a plugin called "Maintenance Mode".

              Thanks for all your help!
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              • Profile picture of the author jamesg3
                Yes, both xamp and wamp are Apache servers for your computer that run php and mysql. it is how web developers build sites offline and its how I do everything I don't want people top see until I launch the site or its how I test changes and do customizations to a wp or joomla or drupal site, for that matter it even runs basic html just like a server does. It also has the benefit of allowing you to move files and images and videos around the site without using ftp or uploading anything.
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                • Profile picture of the author tomewer
                  Originally Posted by jamesg3 View Post

                  Yes, both xamp and wamp are Apache servers for your computer that run php and mysql. it is how web developers build sites offline and its how I do everything I don't want people top see until I launch the site or its how I test changes and do customizations to a wp or joomla or drupal site, for that matter it even runs basic html just like a server does. It also has the benefit of allowing you to move files and images and videos around the site without using ftp or uploading anything.
                  Sounds really useful, I'll look into it - thanks!
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              • Profile picture of the author pjCheviot
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                Originally Posted by tomewer View Post

                Forgive me for my ignorance, but can you do that with the Wordpress platform?

                I've fudged a way around it by using a plugin called "Maintenance Mode".

                Thanks for all your help!
                Maintenance Mode Plugin is certainly a way to do it - and I'm glad you found it - XAMPP etc is, in my opinion, overkill for what you first asked. However for someone who is constantly developing it is certainly worthwhile installing and learning the features.

                All the best
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