Hi, this is only my second post as I'm new to the forum. Apologies if it's in the wrong section as I'm not really technical - still a lot to learn! I'm using Wordpress though, so hopefully someone out there can help. O.K. I started a blog about a month ago, registered as a .com. When I registered, I naively assumed www. came automatically, so instead it's registered as http:// I'm unsure if this is a problem as I've since seen many sites with http:// - maybe it's nothing, would just like some reassurance from those that know. Secondly my content appears on .com/wp so I assume this is a subdirectory of the main domain. I would kind of prefer the content to be on .com as this was the original intent. When I type in the .com address there's just a landing page from my host provider. I recall in the Wordpress settings that it shows you where your content is located, in this case .com/wp Can I just delete the wp characters so that the content appears on .com? In relation to this, how would it affect the users of my site? Would they still see the content if it was moved from .com/wp to .com? This is of some importance because when I view my stats 99% come from bookmarks, 1% from links and nothing (yet) from search engines. I'm still in the early stages but don't want to loose the users I already have. Having said that, I hope to monetize the site at a later date so don't want to potentially continue with bad aspects if they may negatively affect the site in the future. Am I worrying unnecessarily or are these issues worth rectifying? BTW I haven't started social media and much in the way of links yet so I guess that's why I'm getting nothing off Google etc. Any advice much appreciated Thanks
It's not a problem that your website is not automatically redirected to www. This is just a personal choice either if your website will have www or not before the domain name. If you really want to have your website redirected to www, you can add a www before the site URL in WordPress admin panel under Settings-> General and look for "WordPress Address (URL)" and "Site Address (URL)". You are right, that is a subdirectory where your WordPress files currently are. To move WordPress to the root of your domain (usually www or public_html folder) , you need to move WordPress files and change the website URL in the Settings->General. You can use the htaccess file to redirect all the users from .com/wp to the main domain. It's definitely better to move your website to the main domain, because will be easier to remember and with a little SEO work your website should receive some extra traffic from Google and other search engines.