Might it be helpful if the default download .ZIP file didn't put all its contents inside a "wordpress" folder?<div><br></div><div>Chip<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Mika A. Epstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ipstenu@ipstenu.org">ipstenu@ipstenu.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I think you're right about number 5.<br>
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Trying to make it obvious but not klugdey (since if you use WP in own directory, no one sees you named the folder gooberville unless they login or view source)<br>
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5. Get ready to upload the WordPress files to your web server. The name of the subdirectory (aka a folder within the main directory) on your server that you install WordPress into will be a part of your URL. Be certain to pick something appropriate, be it 'blog' or 'news.' Using 'wordpress' as your folder name is not advised.<div class="im">
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# If you want WordPress to run your main site (e.g. <a href="http://example.com/" target="_blank">http://example.com/</a> ), upload all of the contents of the 'wordpress' folder (but <strong>not</strong> the folder itself) to your web server.<br>
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# If you want to have WordPress to have its own folder on your web site (e.g. <a href="http://example.com/blog/" target="_blank">http://example.com/blog/</a> ), rename the wordpress folder on your computer to your preferred name (e.g. blog) and then upload the entire folder to your web server.<div>
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On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:45:34 +0100, esmi at quirm dot net wrote:<br>
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on 21/09/2011 01:20 Mika A Epstein said the following:<br>
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The only problem is 'blog' is only slightly more useful than<br>
'wordpress' - The number of sites that use WP for something other<br>
than a blog is on the rise. Perhaps it would be better to make it<br>
clear that the folder name is mutable.<br>
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I agree that 'blog' isn't that helpful but, if we want a generic<br>
example in there (and that would probably be a Good Idea), we're<br>
always going to be stuck with something that doesn't suit 90% of<br>
sites.<br>
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(Also I'd keep in subdirectories, as if you switch to MultiSite, the<br>
install is either subdirectory or subdomain, not 'subfolder' and it<br>
would carry through logically as the users grow in skill level. Of<br>
course to say 'subdirectory (i.e. a folder)' is not inappropriate!)<br>
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Good point. So perhaps use 'subdirectory (a folder within the main<br>
directory)' when referring to the server?<br>
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FWIW, I think this is (bizarrely) the most important change:<br>
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5. Get ready to upload the WordPress files to your web server:<br>
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The current page says "Upload the WordPress files...' and I think<br>
people stop reading Step 5 at that point. So the whole 'choosing the<br>
right folder name or install in root' gets missed, when what we really<br>
want is for people to stop and think for a moment before they upload.<br>
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Mel<br>
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