Host: Network Solutions (don't ever use them in my opinion) Site: http://freedom-cng.com/ Can anyone help me with changing a site URL from the netsolhost domain name to the company's real site URL? They want to charge me $60 before I can get any advice: So my client's site is hosted by the terrible Network Solutions, and its address is http://0361159.netsolhost.com/wordpress/ To try to change it to an SEO-friendly URL, I changed the wp-config.php file with the hard code suggested by WordPress, which automatically changes the general settings to http://freedom-cng.com/: define('WP_HOME','http://freedom-cng.com'); define('WP_SITEURL','http://freedom-cng.com'); Most of the pages responded to the change except the home page. I changed it back to the original netsolhost address after 8 hours of frustration, but when you clicked on a menu item after the hard code, say 'About Us' tab then click back to the 'Home' tab, I get this address and a 'No Results Found' and the netsolhost address Do I need to add a new directory? Why are all pages adjusting to the new URL coded in the wp-config.php and not the home page and its subsequent tabs (Why CNG?, Resources, Safety of CNG) I appreciate ANY insight or step-by-step instruction, I'm floundering! Network Solutions doesn't offer ANY help until you shell out $60 for them to do it for you.
have you try to modify on your wp database ? on wp_options table, home and siteurl = "http://freedom-cng.com"
Login the wordpress administrator panel, and change the installation URL to http://freedom-cng.com in its General settings. That is it! For wordpress hosting, I would suggest Onlinecares (https://www.onlinecares.com). I had a wordpress site with godaddy and moved the site to Onlinecares later because of terrrible experience. They install mod_ruid with nginx in the server and done a few other mysql tweaks. I noticed a very good difference in the website performance since then. Please contact Jonathan from Onlinecares, he is an expert in high traffic server management.
@suganux Thanks!! One more quick question. If I change the wp_options table in the database, and if something goes wrong -I don't think it will if I type http://freedom-cng.com - will I be shut out, the site crash and burn and putting out fires everywhere? lol @ssrulz1 Thank you for the suggestion! I'll talk to my client about the switch.
>> will I be shut out, the site crash and burn and putting out fires everywhere? There are chances for that @Cali B LOL