How-To Log In to WordPress

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Dec 282010
This quick video will show you how to log in to WordPress.

You just go to your installation URL, and add ‘wp-admin’ at the end.  In this video I use Miracle Websites as an example, so I log in at www.MiracleWebsites.com/wp-admin.  Continue reading »
 

Setting Up Your FTP Program

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Dec 272010
OK, so you’ve grabbed an FTP program, and now you want it to interact with your website.  We will again be using the robust FileZilla as an example in this video.

First, find out what your FTP settings are, and leave that browser tab open so you can enter that info into FileZilla.

The password you are asked for will be the same one that you use to log into your Control Panel.



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Credits:
Image: renjith krishnan of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
 

Getting an FTP Program

 How-To Videos, Use Your Website
Dec 272010
If you want to be able to move folders from your computer to your website, you’re going to need an FTP program. The File Manager in your Control Panel isn’t capable of transferring folders/directories.

There are several FREE FTP programs/clients available. There’s even a Firefox extension (FireFTP), so you don’t have to leave your browser. I use FireFTP, and was planning on using it for the video below, but I ran into a glitch where it wouldn’t show me the contents of one of my online folders.

So I now use and recomend FileZilla. Why FileZilla?

  1. It’s Free & Open Source
  2. Cross Platform Works on Windows, Mac and Linux
  3. It’s Been Evolving for a Long Time
  4. Powerful – TONS of Features
  5. Lots of People Use It (I think of this as votes)

In the video below, we find and install FileZilla.

After this, be sure to check out setting up your FTP program.



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Credits:
Image: jscreationzs of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
 
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