[wp-hackers] Isn't it a problem for WP that it is so strictly attached to a specific domain?

[Drew]

>
> Can you explain what you see the problem as being?
>

I have a feeling this is the root-relative vs absolute uri debate rearing
its head.


On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Nathaniel Taintor <
goldenapplesdesign at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure what you're referring to.
>
> The only thing I can see that relates to WordPress being "attached to a
> specific domain" involves rewrite rules, and even that isn't so much
> "attached a specific domain" as it is "attached to a specific position in
> relation to the domain root". That is, if you move your site from
> domain1.com to domain2.com, you shouldn't experience any problems at all
> from WP.  (You may have issues with content, such as img src's or internal
> links being specified by absolute urls, but that has been discussed ad
> nauseum over the years and there are plenty of ways of working around that
> issue.)
>
> Where you might have problems is moving from domain1.com to
> domain2.com/site1 or vice versa, because that will necessitate rebuilding
> your permalinks. But that's also a simple process and well-documented.
>
> Can you explain what you see the problem as being?
>
>
> Nathaniel Taintor, Designer/Developer
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>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Davit Barbakadze <jayarjo at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Isn't it a problem for WordPress that it is so strictly attached to a
> > specific domain?
> >
> > Why is this necessary anyway?
> >
> > Davit Barbakadze
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