Moving Jomres from the WordPress wp-content directory

This tutorial will walk you through moving Jomres from one directory to another.

Example of why you would want to move these files

One example of a reason why you would want to move these files is because you want to use the Jomres Instant Messaging feature for guests. It’s one of the free plugins available in the Plugin Manager.

If your Jomres installation is in the wrong place, when you install it you’ll see a message like this in the Property Manager’s page.

This is because this plugin relies on the messaging system endpoints to work. So, without further ado, let’s walk you through the steps required to make the move.

The original location

Before you make these changes I strongly advise you to make a full site backup of your WordPress installation. Akeeba backup is excellent for this

In this screenshot you can see the contents of the /public_html directory. Currently that jomres directory is empty. It’s where you’re going to move the files to.

The Jomres bridging plugin exists in the /wp-contents/plugins/jomres directory. All of the files you see here will need to remain here, except for the files in the /jomres subdirectory.

Here we’ve drilled down in to that directory. This is the “real” Jomres, and they’re the files we are going to move.

Here I’ve selected all of the files and I’ll cut them to the clipboard. You may need to use your file manager’s “move” feature. However you do it, all of the files must be moved, you can’t leave the old ones in place.

The new and correct home.

Here I’ve moved the files into their correct location under public_html/jomres

Self-discovery

Once the files have been moved Jomres will need to discover its new location. It will do that automatically but to trigger that we need to delete the contents of the public_html/jomres/temp directory. Jomres will recreate all of these files automatically as it needs them.

Fixing image paths

Finally we need to tell Jomres to change the database paths to the image’s locations. If you’ve uploaded any new images since installing Jomres their path will be wrong so go back to the WordPress administrator area (Admin > Jomres) and first reload the Dashboard page. Next go to Admin > Jomres > Tools > “Force reimport image details to database” and follow the instructions there.

Note : This will only work for new properties. The sample property (originally called Hotel Valle) will have to have its main image re-uploaded. That’s because its location was never inserted in the database. All of the other image paths will be updated when you use this feature.

Here’s the manager’s dashboard with Jomres moved to the new directory. As you can see, the warning has gone.

Testing the result

In this screenshot I’ve gone to the Preview page which displays the Property Details, and clicked on the Contact Us hovering button and as you can see, the Messaging System now works.