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My question is this:
I have a website for a small business I started, but it is not "my" website. It is a tool provided to me by a parent platform, but it is still my own
How to direct my wa domain to a non-wa domain?
My question is this:
I have a website for a small business I started, but it is not "my" website. It is a tool provided to me by a parent platform, but it is still my own
Yes Fae,
You can definitely purchase a new name-friendly domain name and transfer your information from your old site to your new site.
If your old site is a WordPress website then there is a really easy method for transferring your website from the old site to your new site hosted on WA web servers.
Here's a tutorial to show you how: The Easiest Way to Move Your Site to Wealthy Affiliate This is the SAME plugin I use for backing up my sites, so you may want to keep it installed for that purpose too.
However, if your old site is NOT a WordPress website, you will need to copy and paste your pages and posts over, making sure to install redirects in your old website so that when your old website is visited, the visitor's browser will push them to your new website.
Depending on the type of site you have as to the type of redirect code you would need to install.
If your old website is using WordPress, then you can find help in tutorials provided here at WA. See screen print below to see how to access them...
But... if your old website is NOT using WordPress you will need to discover what to use for redirecting your old site to your new website.
Hope this helps you.
Hi Triblu,
I got it somewhat figured out, but there is one more part I can't figure out. So I bought a domain name called www.faesdropshop.com and I redirected any traffic that goes to that to my business website but I want to "mask" that name and have the address in the search bar show as "www.faesdropshop.com" and not "https://shop.dumpling.us/faek16"...which is the website name provided to me from another platform to be used as a tool. I hope that makes sense? Is there a way for me to do this?
The best thing you can do is literally move your old site's content to the new site and place a redirect on the old site.
If the old site was "provided to" you then technically they could simply shut that site down anytime they want to, which is NEVER a wise idea to use such a platform.
Noticed the site that has been provided to you is NOT a WordPress CMS. In guessing, I have provided you with a means of being able to move your content... hopefully easier than copy and pasting.
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I want to be able to give a customer the option to choose between a digital download or a physical copy of a product in the same product post but I can't figure out how to do t
You may just have to set up two different pages for the different products. I don't know of anything that will give you the options you are looking for.
Maybe contact woo commerce and ask the question to them ?
Contacted WooCommerce and got it figured out! There is a way to do it using variations feature. Thanks! :)
book and ebook by their very nature are 2 different products. I sell both on one of my sites. I make it clear in the title that its a book or its the ebook.
Mel
I understand what you are saying...but what I want to be able to do is offer both in the same product listing but with different pricing associated with each option.
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How can I offer both digital and physical product?
I want to be able to give a customer the option to choose between a digital download or a physical copy of a product in the same product post but I can't figure out how to do t
You may just have to set up two different pages for the different products. I don't know of anything that will give you the options you are looking for.
Maybe contact woo commerce and ask the question to them ?
Contacted WooCommerce and got it figured out! There is a way to do it using variations feature. Thanks! :)
book and ebook by their very nature are 2 different products. I sell both on one of my sites. I make it clear in the title that its a book or its the ebook.
Mel
I understand what you are saying...but what I want to be able to do is offer both in the same product listing but with different pricing associated with each option.
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A couple weeks ago I had asked some advice and now I need help again. I will try to keep this brief, but I am at a serious loss how to proceed and I am hoping someone can poin
Doesn't sound like you'll ever get any service from that guy. Hosting for $150 forever? He got your money and now moved on to the next person.
Get stuff moved into WA, learn to build it (you can do a lot of the basics yourself with the training), and start again. Sorry this happened to you. Unfortunately there are a lot of bad guys out there who take advantage of people who are overwhelmed by it all.
Hang in there!
Thanks! Yes ...working on getting it moved to WA and hopefully restore from a back up. There is a LOT of hours and work on my part already put into this site that I am praying I do not have to redo!
Hi Fae,
So the site is currently down?
Why not just host it here on WA? Instead of all the other host issues. I'm currently running a team of web-developers however for almost 30 years I did software and web development.
I will do my best to help you get your site restored. I would suggest you get it here on WA.
I have all the abilities to host my personal sites on the AWS platform. But I don't I use WA who is on AWS by the way.
The reason is they have sorted out all the WordPress Tweaks which offers a more robust site.
Let me know if I can help.
- Glen B
P.S. Guys who operate like this, don't stay in business very long. They haven't learned the importance of Customer Satisfaction.
Hi Glen,
Thanks for the response!
I am probably going to move my site to WA. I have sent a message to Site Support to get their help in this matter.
It is so hard to know who you can trust anymore :(
I am just thankful I have Vaultpress so I have a backup to restore from or I would have lost a site that cost a little chunk to have built (which I am sure I probably paid a bit more than I should have)
I hope I can get this resolved soon!
Fae
I hope so too Fae!
It angers me when I see people taken by shysters like this.
If there is anything I can do to help please reach out.
- Glen B
Since this is a website & hosting issue -- suggest the best route might be to initiate a service request through the Help Center >>Site Support and provide them with all your details to obtain professional assistance for your website ... hope it gets all sorted out as quickly as possible for you ... 😊
Thank you for the response. I did send a message to Site Support..hopefully they can help me resolve this quickly!
Fae
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A couple weeks ago I had asked some advice and now I need help again. I will try to keep this brief, but I am at a serious loss how to proceed and I am hoping someone can poin
Doesn't sound like you'll ever get any service from that guy. Hosting for $150 forever? He got your money and now moved on to the next person.
Get stuff moved into WA, learn to build it (you can do a lot of the basics yourself with the training), and start again. Sorry this happened to you. Unfortunately there are a lot of bad guys out there who take advantage of people who are overwhelmed by it all.
Hang in there!
Thanks! Yes ...working on getting it moved to WA and hopefully restore from a back up. There is a LOT of hours and work on my part already put into this site that I am praying I do not have to redo!
Hi Fae,
So the site is currently down?
Why not just host it here on WA? Instead of all the other host issues. I'm currently running a team of web-developers however for almost 30 years I did software and web development.
I will do my best to help you get your site restored. I would suggest you get it here on WA.
I have all the abilities to host my personal sites on the AWS platform. But I don't I use WA who is on AWS by the way.
The reason is they have sorted out all the WordPress Tweaks which offers a more robust site.
Let me know if I can help.
- Glen B
P.S. Guys who operate like this, don't stay in business very long. They haven't learned the importance of Customer Satisfaction.
Hi Glen,
Thanks for the response!
I am probably going to move my site to WA. I have sent a message to Site Support to get their help in this matter.
It is so hard to know who you can trust anymore :(
I am just thankful I have Vaultpress so I have a backup to restore from or I would have lost a site that cost a little chunk to have built (which I am sure I probably paid a bit more than I should have)
I hope I can get this resolved soon!
Fae
I hope so too Fae!
It angers me when I see people taken by shysters like this.
If there is anything I can do to help please reach out.
- Glen B
Since this is a website & hosting issue -- suggest the best route might be to initiate a service request through the Help Center >>Site Support and provide them with all your details to obtain professional assistance for your website ... hope it gets all sorted out as quickly as possible for you ... 😊
Thank you for the response. I did send a message to Site Support..hopefully they can help me resolve this quickly!
Fae
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Yes Fae,
You can definitely purchase a new name-friendly domain name and transfer your information from your old site to your new site.
If your old site is a WordPress website then there is a really easy method for transferring your website from the old site to your new site hosted on WA web servers.
Here's a tutorial to show you how: The Easiest Way to Move Your Site to Wealthy Affiliate This is the SAME plugin I use for backing up my sites, so you may want to keep it installed for that purpose too.
However, if your old site is NOT a WordPress website, you will need to copy and paste your pages and posts over, making sure to install redirects in your old website so that when your old website is visited, the visitor's browser will push them to your new website.
Depending on the type of site you have as to the type of redirect code you would need to install.
If your old website is using WordPress, then you can find help in tutorials provided here at WA. See screen print below to see how to access them...
But... if your old website is NOT using WordPress you will need to discover what to use for redirecting your old site to your new website.
Hope this helps you.
Hi Triblu,
I got it somewhat figured out, but there is one more part I can't figure out. So I bought a domain name called www.faesdropshop.com and I redirected any traffic that goes to that to my business website but I want to "mask" that name and have the address in the search bar show as "www.faesdropshop.com" and not "https://shop.dumpling.us/faek16"...which is the website name provided to me from another platform to be used as a tool. I hope that makes sense? Is there a way for me to do this?
The best thing you can do is literally move your old site's content to the new site and place a redirect on the old site.
If the old site was "provided to" you then technically they could simply shut that site down anytime they want to, which is NEVER a wise idea to use such a platform.
Noticed the site that has been provided to you is NOT a WordPress CMS. In guessing, I have provided you with a means of being able to move your content... hopefully easier than copy and pasting.