migration to new server, links are broken now…?

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    payfritico · Member ·

    hello, i’m doing a couple site migrations and have run into an issue with one of them.

    the first site (ico.payfrit.com) moved just fine. i zipped up the files, exported/imported the database, unzipped the files, and everything showed up just fine once i repointed my dns.

    with my second site (stonedfounder.com) it sort of worked, but not totally. if i do a search, then click on the search result, the “full” post doesn’t show up.

    example https://stonedfounder.com/?s=morning shows the right post but when you click on “continue reading” there’s a not found error at https://stonedfounder.com/2022/01/24/my-morning-routine/.

    no idea.

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

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    payfritico · Member ·

    ahhhhhh…it appears that upon further inspection, the links are broken on the first site as well.

    what might have caused this? i still have the old server and backups, but what might i be doing wrong that’s “breaking” links to pages?

    for example, https://ico.payfrit.com/register/ used to be a registration form.

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    aisajib · Member ·

    Hi there! 

    Unfortunately, we cannot assist because your site is not hosted on WordPress.com. It’s a self-hosted WordPress.org site hosted by a different hosting company. 

    We do not have access to self-hosted sites, so I cannot see the setup of the backend of your account.

    To clarify:

    • WordPress.com is a managed host platform that offers WordPress in a pre-customized server environment already set up for you to build your site. Hosting with WordPress.com is free, and the server, security, updates, and site optimization are all handled by us. We offer free and paid plans that provide additional features for your site based on your needs (plugins, custom themes, etc). You also have access to professional assistance via Happiness Engineers to address any issues you encounter.
    • WordPress.org is a self-hosted platform, meaning you download the WordPress software and install it on a web server from a host of your choosing. You have to pay the host when you’re self-hosting, and the server, security, updates, and site optimization are all handled by you. This gives you more flexibility and control of your plugins, themes, and code but also more responsibility to ensure those things are operating correctly.

    Our support page dives more into the differences:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    I recommend contacting your site host, as they would be better positioned to assist you since they have access to your account. Also, the open-source forum community is always available and prepared to help users with self-hosted sites: https://wordpress.org/support/forums 

    If you’d prefer our world-class support (the yearly Business plan gives you access to 24/7 live chat support, for example), you can migrate your entire site to WordPress.com. I recommend the Business plan for this, as you will get to use the same themes/plugins you already have on your site, but you are welcome to explore other WordPress.com plans.

    Regards

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