[Support request] Search Blog Posts Only?

[Alisha]

Hello Tom,

My client is using Kajabi for the bulk of their new website but would like to use WordPress for the blog portion which is going to highlight their new podcast.

The problem is that because the Home Page is a Kajabi page, the search feature is not working when placed in the right sidebar of either the Blog Page or the individual Blog Posts. More specifically, it redirects to the home page which is currently set to redirect to a Kajabi page.

The home page is http://entrepreneuronadime.com and redirects to https://podcast.entrepreneuronadime.com/

The blog page is http://entrepreneuronadime.com/blog/

Any ideas for how we can use this setup but retain the functionality of the search feature just for the blog posts?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Alisha McFarland

[Tom]

Hi there,

The search form should use the home URL set in “Settings > General”. Are those URLs set to the blog, or the home page?

[Alisha]

It’s set to the Blog page.

[Tom]

From what I can tell, your site is using this URL: http://entrepreneuronadime.com

While it should be using http://entrepreneuronadime.com/blog

Can you double-check just to make sure both URLs in Settings > General are set to http://entrepreneuronadime.com/blog?

[Alisha]

Hi Tom,

Sorry. I misunderstood.

The Settings > General are set to http://entrepreneuronadime.com.

The Settings > Reading are set to a static page using the Blog page.

What exactly will it do if I change the Settings > General to http://entrepreneuronadime.com/blog?

I’m concerned about the redirect…

[Tom]

Is your WP installed in a directory called blog? If so, it should just work.

If it doesn’t, you can always set it back in your wp-config.php file: https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Edit_wp-config.php

[Alisha]

Hi Tom,

WordPress is installed on http://entrepreneuronadime.com.

Are you recommending I install it on http://entrepreneuronadime.com/blog and build it there if the long term intention is to have http://entrepreneuronadime.com redirected to https://podcast.entrepreneuronadime.com/?

I realize this is moving outside of the realm of theme support, so if you prefer I seek help elsewhere I won’t be offended. 🙂

Thank you!

[Tom]

Yes, I think that would be your best bet. If your WP site is going to be at /blog/, then that’s likely where it should be installed permanently.

Let me know if you need more info 🙂

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