[wp-docs] Proposed change to Giving WordPress Its Own Directory

[Mika A Epstein]

The only problem is 'blog' is only slightly more useful than 'wordpress' - The number of sites that use WP for something other than a blog is on the rise.  Perhaps it would be better to make it clear that the folder name is mutable.

(Also I'd keep in subdirectories, as if you switch to MultiSite, the install is either subdirectory or subdomain, not 'subfolder' and it would carry through logically as the users grow in skill level.  Of course to say 'subdirectory (i.e. a folder)' is not inappropriate!)

5. Get ready to upload the WordPress files to your web server:

# If you want WordPress to run your main site (e.g. http://example.com/ ), upload all of the contents of the 'wordpress' folder (but <strong>not</strong> the folder itself)  to your web server.

# If you want to have WordPress to have its own folder on your web site (e.g. http://example.com/FOLDERNAME/ ), rename the wordpress folder on your computer to your preferred name (e.g. FOLDERNAME) and then upload the entire folder to your web server.  This name will be a part of your URL, so be certain to pick something appropriate to your site, be it 'blog' or 'news.'  Using 'wordpress' as your folder name is not advised, as it's rarely relevant to the visitors to you site.



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Mika A Epstein (aka Ipstenu)
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On 20 Sep 2011, at 3:05:19PM, Andrea Rennick wrote:

> I'm all for adding bits to the install procedure to persuade people to
> not use /wordpress/. Yes.
> 
> a.
> 
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Lorelle on WordPress
> <lorelleonwordpress at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On your side. Good point. Maybe we need to do a full run at this and make
>> sure that we aren't shooting ourselves in the foot and making things worse.
>> 
>> Lroelle
>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:55 PM, esmi at quirm dot net <esmi at quirm.net>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> on 20/09/2011 20:15 Lorelle on WordPress said the following:
>>> 
>>>> Someone
>>>> blogging about cars and never WordPress shouldn't have WordPress in the
>>>> URL.
>>> 
>>> Couldn't agree more. Perhaps this should be dealt with at the installation
>>> stage?
>>> 
>>> <http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress> does mention it but
>>> perhaps it could emphasised more? In fact maybe the whole 5 minute guide
>>> could do with an overhaul? There are lots of references to "directories" and
>>> subdirectories" whilst people seem more used to "folders" these days.
>>> 
>>> Sample rewrite of Step 5:
>>> 
>>> 5. Get ready to upload the WordPress files to your web server:
>>> 
>>> # If you want WordPress to run your main site (e.g. http://example.com/),
>>> upload all of the contents of the 'wordpress' folder (but *not* the folder
>>> itself)  to your web server.
>>> 
>>> # If you want to have WordPress to have its own folder on your web site
>>> (e.g. http://example.com/blog/), rename the wordpress folder on your
>>> computer to your preferred name (e.g. blog) and then upload the entire
>>> folder to your web server.
>>> 
>>> Thoughts?
>>> 
>>> Mel
>>> 
>>> 
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