[HLUG] Herefordshire Digest, Vol 1650, Issue 1: Website

[Paul]

On 28/11/13 12:41, Phil Wood wrote:

Note to Kevin - Can we have a pretty picture instead of a "want to help" 
page as the holding page.

i think, if I read the posts correctly here, its just a case of 
expertise re the editing of the site, and people should understand some 
files shouldn't need to be touched :)

Cheers
Paul


> Hi Kevin
>
> Sorry to be a pain. I can now login and get to the dashboard. I can create
> and edit stuff but if I try to view anything I only see the 'Want to Help?'
>   holding page.
>
> Phil
>
>
>
> On 28 November 2013 11:40, Kevin Dontenville <kevin at opensure.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> Although I intended to stay back from the front line a bit on the new site
>> and let everyone loose on it to prod about and make changes, mistakes and
>> great ideas, it seems there were a few issues building up on the site so I
>> did the uber admin bit and knocked back a few ;-)
>>
>> 1) Looks like the .htaccess file was emtpied, that doesnt work with WP as
>> it needs to redirect and manage directory access.
>>
>> 2) wp-config had also been edited (using windows it seems ;-) I added a
>> clean underscore to the changed DB config and rebuilt the DB
>>
>> 3) The membership plugin is controlled by an admin level administrator,
>> not everyone who is an admin is a membership admin. That is a right
>> assigned within the memnbership admin panel. Only member admins can see the
>> menus in the panel.
>>
>> 4) When membership plugin is enabled each page can be visible to different
>> levels of members, public or just admins. Seems most were just member
>> admins.
>>
>> 5) The URL for the site was modded slightly, I changed that back too. Some
>> ideas to protect and secure the site are best done once a structure for how
>> you want things to work is complete. Keep it simple to start with!
>>
>> 6) I have stuck on a holding page plugin that will let admins login and
>> see the site but the rest of the world will only see the front holding
>> page. That will allow you to mess and not have the world look over your
>> shoulders.
>>
>> Long term you may want the membership plugin but perhaps get to see what
>> you need by adding things as wanted. I suggest keeping most users generally
>> to editors/authors etc rather than admins, just to reduce the chances of
>> chaos and site downtime, all people make mistakes especially when playing
>> about to start with, best go with minimum perms to get the job done. Its a
>> good principle to work from.
>>
>> Any problems then do get in touch, but as a rule try to make one change at
>> a time and know how to step back, copy settings for a backup etc.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Kevin Dontenville
>> kevin at opensure.net
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