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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