wordpress website question
I have a question hopefully someone can help me out with.
A year ago I bought a domain and started building a website. I got it built and looking the way I wanted and it was finished but unfortunately life got in the way and I was not able to promote it.
Fast forward almost a year, I get an email saying my domain is up for renewal so I go to namecheap and renew it. Then I go directly to the admin login of the site and start redesigning it by switching themes and deleting pages and writing draft posts for new articles. I get to the point where I am changing background and other small appearance details like that so I decide to put the actual domain of the site in the URL box to see what IM working with so far. unfortunately I was greeted with a white screen that had this message:
Page not found
The page you are looking for might have been removed,
had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Please try the following: If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
- Click the Back button in your browser to try another link.
- Use a search engine like Google to look for information on the Internet.
HTTP 404 - File not found
Now here is the weird part. I go to google and type in the domain and of course not only does listings with my site pop up but links to pages within my website as well. When I click on a listing to the main URL, I get the same error message. However, when I click on a google listing to one of the other pages on my site, the page loads flawlessly.
I have tried clicking on the "HOME" part of the menue once I am in one of the pages and and then routed to the exact same error message. I have tried a few things to try and narrow down the problem (keep in mind I am not a HTML, website or wordpress professional by any means and should probably be treated as a complete noob)
I have first of all tried entering the domain in the URL bar with and without the www. in front and this made no difference.
I have tried loading the website in my smart phone using the regular domain name in the URL box as well as with the www. in front of it. I also went down the the library and tried it with my smartphone from a different IP and got the same result.
I tried changing themes back and forth between about 3-4 different ones to see if this had any effect which it did not.
I am not sure what other basics to check. I would think if it was something wrong with my hosting account, none of my pages would work. not just the hompage.
I am more than happy to hear any ideas you may have to help me start problem shooting this issue.
Thank you so very much in advance!
A year ago I bought a domain and started building a website. I got it built and looking the way I wanted and it was finished but unfortunately life got in the way and I was not able to promote it.
Fast forward almost a year, I get an email saying my domain is up for renewal so I go to namecheap and renew it. Then I go directly to the admin login of the site and start redesigning it by switching themes and deleting pages and writing draft posts for new articles. I get to the point where I am changing background and other small appearance details like that so I decide to put the actual domain of the site in the URL box to see what IM working with so far. unfortunately I was greeted with a white screen that had this message:
Page not found
The page you are looking for might have been removed,
had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Please try the following: If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
- Click the Back button in your browser to try another link.
- Use a search engine like Google to look for information on the Internet.
HTTP 404 - File not found
Now here is the weird part. I go to google and type in the domain and of course not only does listings with my site pop up but links to pages within my website as well. When I click on a listing to the main URL, I get the same error message. However, when I click on a google listing to one of the other pages on my site, the page loads flawlessly.
I have tried clicking on the "HOME" part of the menue once I am in one of the pages and and then routed to the exact same error message. I have tried a few things to try and narrow down the problem (keep in mind I am not a HTML, website or wordpress professional by any means and should probably be treated as a complete noob)
I have first of all tried entering the domain in the URL bar with and without the www. in front and this made no difference.
I have tried loading the website in my smart phone using the regular domain name in the URL box as well as with the www. in front of it. I also went down the the library and tried it with my smartphone from a different IP and got the same result.
I tried changing themes back and forth between about 3-4 different ones to see if this had any effect which it did not.
I am not sure what other basics to check. I would think if it was something wrong with my hosting account, none of my pages would work. not just the hompage.
I am more than happy to hear any ideas you may have to help me start problem shooting this issue.
Thank you so very much in advance!
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