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

[Chip Bennett]

Might it be helpful if the default download .ZIP file didn't put all its
contents inside a "wordpress" folder?

Chip

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Mika A. Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org>wrote:

> I think you're right about number 5.
>
> 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)
>
> 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.
>
>
> # 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/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.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:45:34 +0100, esmi at quirm dot net wrote:
>
>> on 21/09/2011 01:20 Mika A Epstein said the following:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> I agree that 'blog' isn't that helpful but, if we want a generic
>> example in there (and that would probably be a Good Idea), we're
>> always going to be stuck with something that doesn't suit 90% of
>> sites.
>>
>>  (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!)
>>>
>>
>> Good point. So perhaps use 'subdirectory (a folder within the main
>> directory)' when referring to the server?
>>
>> FWIW, I think this is (bizarrely) the most important change:
>>
>>  5. Get ready to upload the WordPress files to your web server:
>>>
>>
>> The current page says "Upload the WordPress files...' and I think
>> people stop reading Step 5 at that point. So the whole 'choosing the
>> right folder name or install in root' gets missed, when what we really
>> want is for people to stop and think for a moment before they upload.
>>
>> Mel
>>
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