Home Page and User Issues

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  lindalegterslml909lml · Member · Jan 4, 2016 at 1:46 pm

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  I am having two problems. First, when Googled, my website home page turns up with the header but ‘Not Found,’ even as the tabs appear with information available. I have checked and rechecked settings, and can’t find why this is happening. I have a blog page that I haven’t yet used but do not want to delete.

  Secondly, and alarmingly, I discovered that I had a dozen people listed as ‘Authors,’ a few of whom had posted material under my header. How can this be? Please help. I don’t want to have to keep checking and deleting these. And I certainly don’t want random stuff coming up on my page.

  Thanks.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  draskl · Member · Jan 4, 2016 at 5:47 pm

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  If you’re getting users added it could be possible your account has been hacked. You should change your password immediately and ensure it is a complicated one.

  As for the homepage: “Not found” is likely because you don’t have a post. Try changing your homepage to your About.

  1. Go to Settings > Reading. Within Reading Settings …
  2. Change “Front page displays” to Static Page
  3. Select another page for the “Front Page”
  4. Click Save Changes (at the bottom)

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  lindalegterslml909lml · Member · Jan 5, 2016 at 12:46 pm

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  Thanks — Clear and simple solutions. I hope the password change does in fact solve that nasty problem. Onward.

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  draskl · Member · Jan 5, 2016 at 5:46 pm

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  You’re welcome. Hope things get resolved with the accounts.