.htaccess file "SHOULD HAVE" - "BUT DON'T KNOW HOW" :)
The problem:
Converted this domain which was a website link directory to a wordpress site as the website that was loaded to the domain developed an issue that wouldn't allow people to list their sites. To fix it I was quoted $500 and I don't have that kind of money *NZD $1,000
I had found, I thought, a good wordpress theme that was for a link directory, but it turns out it is not a wordpress theme so it was suggested to me by a kind Warrior that I look at using a plugin. I found a couple and decided on this one: Wordpress ODLinks Plugin | Forgani
These are some of his instructions:
Go to create and modify your Categories and Sub Categories under "ODLINKS Structure"
You will need to make the Smarty cache folders writable (chmod 777) :
./odlinks/includes/Smarty/cache
./odlinks/includes/Smarty/templates_c
I have done this
Create some child category. It is not possible to post to the parent category.
I have created one called 'odlinks'
Why the main site gives me the 404 or Not Found error message or I cannot see the "Submitt a link"?
If you go to the site you will see you can't submit a link - When you click on a category, it takes you to a post!
This usually occurs only when using a custom permalink structure (like /%category%/%postname%/).
I have made the permalink /%postname%/
This is a .htaccess 404 error message and you should update your .htaccess file in the WP root directory.
An example for htaccess code to redirect to odlinks
You need an .htaccess file. The file will be create/modify by wordpress via the Permalink/mod-rewrite option.
Please edit the .htaccess file in the root folder of your Wordpress.
You use the default .htaccess file and modify the file as follow:
The redirect should look something like this
#RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
RewriteRule !^(classified|odlinks)/ /index.php [L]
RewriteRule odlinks/([^/\(\)]*)/?([^/\(\)]*)/?([^/\(\)]*)/? /index.php?pagename=odlinks&_action=$1&id=$2&parent =$3 [QSA,L,R,NS]
I don't have a .htaccess file in the mylink2 folder, how do I create one?
I hope someone can help me with these issues as I would love this site to be an active link directory again
Cheers
Viv
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