Installing WP on WWW by default (and not the root folder)

kyaizen

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So I bought an aged domain to add to my blog (Wordpress) network, and found that there are different PRs for the www subdomain and the main domain -

www.domain .com -PR4
domain .com - PR3

As Wordpress installs into the domain.com and not the www subdomain by default, is there a way to get it to install on the www domain instead?

I know that Wordpress automatically 301's the www to the main domain but since a huge bulk of the backlinks point to the www subdomain I'd rather get it to install to www by default and 301 the main domain to the subdomain.

Thanks a bunch!
 


just go to the settings and change it to www, it will require a login afterwards

settings > general i think
 
I must be blind, coz I can't see it under General...
 
to specifically answer your question, it depends on how you are installing i.e. via Fantastico you just drop down and choose "www" OR if you are doing a manual install, just edit your .htaccess and/or your wp-config.php to your desired settings. there are about 9 different ways to deploy WP so depends...

after the fact, just do it through your settings or .htaccess


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I think you should go either way. 301 passes almost all power.

If you like the non-www, than go with that, and 301 the www to that.

Fantastico, Softacoulos gives an option prior installing.

To be honest I've never seen shawnhag's screenshot, though I had installed wordpress manually severeal times... Maybe I just don't remember ?

But .htaccess is the key, and you can find copy-paste content to insert in there, and that will take care of the www, non-www problem.

Every solution for this finally ends up in modifying .htaccess

How's my order going Shawnhag?
 
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