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Hello, I need assistance pushing the theme live. I ran into an issue where when I go to my url, it’s only showing a list of various files instead of my homepage.
I removed my previous live site from Softalicious, but made sure to create backups of the home directory and sql database. After that, I created a clone of my staging site. After that, I don’t know what happened to cause my site not to display the new theme.
When I go to type my site url in the address bar, it’s not showing https://, only the site.com. When I manually type the url in with the https:// added, it strips it away..
** Note: The site files are currently unboxed inside a subfolder in my public_html, and my database is already updated to my url.com **
Thanks!
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Hi there,
This isn’t specifically a GeneratePress issue — it’s a hosting/deployment configuration problem. A couple of things stand out:
Directory listing instead of your site
This happens when there’s no
index.phpin yourpublic_htmlroot. You mentioned the site files are “unboxed inside a subfolder” — they need to be moved directly intopublic_html(not in a subfolder within it). Your WordPressindex.php,wp-config.php, andwp-contentfolder should all sit at thepublic_htmllevel.HTTPS not working
After moving the files, you’ll also need to make sure an SSL certificate is installed and active for your domain. Most hosts (cPanel, Cloudways, etc.) have a section for this — check for “SSL/TLS” or “Let’s Encrypt” in your hosting panel. Once SSL is active, update both the WordPress Address and Site Address in Settings > General to use
https://.Your host’s support team would be best placed to help with both of these steps if you’re unsure. They can move the files to the correct directory and set up SSL for you.
Hope that helps!
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