Wiped site and DB, started from scratch, MANY problems!
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Please help me regain my sanity.
Yesterday, in an attempt to just start from scratch, I completely wiped my WordPress site and my database. Just wanted a fresh start for my blog (it’s also a jumping off point to inform people I do freelance IT work. Nothing special, really. No eCommerce, etc.)
After wiping clean, here’s what I did, start to finish:
- 1. Downloaded WordPress 4.2.2
2. FTP’ed the downloaded contents into my public HTML folder on my webhost
3. Ran the 5 minute installer and launched the site (no issues during install)
4. Tried to install JetPack 3.5.3 through wp-admin. Problem #1: IMMEDIATELY ran into a problem. I receive the message that it is downloading, but it never downloads (I left it here for hours, retried multiple times). I can download it manually elsewhere, but I don’t know enough about WordPress to know where to FTP the contents of that download (besides… it should be working through wp-admin, dont’ya think?)
5. With no plugins enabled, I install 2 themes
6. Made one of those themes the active theme and customized it with some default widgets, changed color, etc.
7. Added a menu, two pages, three posts, and one comment.
8. Shared my site online. Problem #2: Some buddies of mine point out that there’s pop-ups when viewing my site via mobile. I try it out myself and, sure enough, there’s some JS pop-ups.
9. Used PageSpeed Insights to see if I could further identify the problem. I’m seeing some questionable hosts within the details: stats.hosting24.com and creative.xtendmedia.com.
10. Google searched those hosts, and it looks like malware. Malware? I just friggin installed the site!I just want to know where to point the finger: my webhost? Some hacker somewhere? Me??
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The site you are asking about does not seem to be hosted on WordPress.COM so you need to make friends over at WordPress.ORG the keepers of the software you are using.
This site is for support of sites hosted on WordPress.COM. You should address your questions to WordPress.ORG the keepers of the software you are using: http://wordpress.org/support/
The forum at WordPress.ORG is not connected to WordPress.COM so you will need to open an account at .ORG if you do not already have one. You may use the same email at WordPress.ORG as you do at WordPress.COM.
For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
If you are asking for help with a WordPress.COM site then we need a link to that site to give you accurate help.
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