index question/splash page

JeWeLS · March 23rd, 2006, 9:18 PM

I know its possible to make a splash page, but when I upload my themes to my wp-content folder, does that mean I would have to have 2 index pages? I don't know how to go about making the splash page, so that people will view the splash page first before they enter my site. My worry is the 2 index pages, and that it would conflict with my theme's index page.

**pizzicar** · March 23rd, 2006, 10:08 PM

I am a little confused with your question but let me see if I can break it down.

You would like visitors to hit a web page before they go to your blog.
You are concerned about how the index pages work - one for a splash and one for the blog.

What I did is under public_html - I have an index page in that root directory so that is what people see when they go to my site.

Under the public_html folder, I have another folder called blog. I installed wordpress in that folder so the index page for the blog is contained there.

When users go to my site they hit my main web page (in my case it is a CMS system) and then there is a link on my menu for going to my blog -- this just points to the index page under the blog directory.

Clear as mud now

? If I did not understand what you were looking for - let me know.

JeWeLS · March 23rd, 2006, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pizzicar

You would like visitors to hit a web page before they go to your blog.
You are concerned about how the index pages work - one for a splash and one for the blog.

Yes, this is correct. I want people to hit the splash page first (the 1st index) and then see my blog right after the splash page (the 2nd index). Where do i put those 2 index pages so that it doesn't get mixed up with wordpress's theme index page? I have an html index page on my root folder right now, but when I upload all my wordpress files, what do i do with the theme's index.php file? Will that interfere with my html index file?

**pizzicar** · March 23rd, 2006, 11:06 PM

You need to put the wordpress files in a subdirectory of public_html. Make up a directory called blog or wordpress or whatever you want. Then put the worpress files in that new directory you just made. Now the root has the index.html (splash page) and the wordpress index.php is located in the subdirectory where your wordpress files are.

JeWeLS · March 24th, 2006, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pizzicar

You need to put the wordpress files in a subdirectory of public_html. Make up a directory called blog or wordpress or whatever you want. Then put the worpress files in that new directory you just made. Now the root has the index.html (splash page) and the wordpress index.php is located in the subdirectory where your wordpress files are.

k.

Thanks!!! I will do that. Thanks for your help.

March 23rd, 2006, 9:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
JeWeLS Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Jan 2006 Lives in *((((IOWA))))))* 46 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 0 times	index question/splash page I know its possible to make a splash page, but when I upload my themes to my wp-content folder, does that mean I would have to have 2 index pages? I don't know how to go about making the splash page, so that people will view the splash page first before they enter my site. My worry is the 2 index pages, and that it would conflict with my theme's index page.

March 23rd, 2006, 10:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
pizzicar Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Feb 2006 Lives in Arizona 344 posts Gave thanks: 3 Thanked 16 times	I am a little confused with your question but let me see if I can break it down. You would like visitors to hit a web page before they go to your blog. You are concerned about how the index pages work - one for a splash and one for the blog. What I did is under public_html - I have an index page in that root directory so that is what people see when they go to my site. Under the public_html folder, I have another folder called blog. I installed wordpress in that folder so the index page for the blog is contained there. When users go to my site they hit my main web page (in my case it is a CMS system) and then there is a link on my menu for going to my blog -- this just points to the index page under the blog directory. Clear as mud now ? If I did not understand what you were looking for - let me know. __________________ "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they are yours"

March 23rd, 2006, 11:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
pizzicar Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Feb 2006 Lives in Arizona 344 posts Gave thanks: 3 Thanked 16 times	You need to put the wordpress files in a subdirectory of public_html. Make up a directory called blog or wordpress or whatever you want. Then put the worpress files in that new directory you just made. Now the root has the index.html (splash page) and the wordpress index.php is located in the subdirectory where your wordpress files are. __________________ "Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they are yours"

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