Uploading Theme developed in Instant WordPress to Hosting Server

You know what….I am looking at the folder I uploaded to the server. I’m thinking that I need to cherry pick what’s in the folder to upload?

Here’s what’s in it:
* iwpserver
* loader
* system
* InstantWP
* InstantWP.exe.manifest
* ReadMe

Seems like I don’t need InstantWP for sure? Others?

Is this the issue? I uploaded stuff I wasn’t suppose to?

Thanks

Hi there, I can recommend the Instant WordPress Unleashed guide that they sell on the website. https://www.instantwp.com/unleashed/

I purchased this when I first started using InstantWP and its has saved me a lot of time and trouble. I has a chapter all about the problem you are facing, and some cool plugins that will make your life a lot easier when developing locally and then deploying to a live site. I figured the product was free, and I use it all the time, so why not reward the developer.

I realize this does not solve your problem directly – but you must realize that WordPress is database driven, you can’t just upload files like you would with an HTML site.

Good luck ??

@dazzlr

Hi Dazzlr…. Would you mind opening up your book to the chapter that tells the answer to my dilemma and posting it here?

Thanks

This seems like BS to me because my theme works very well on my computer with all the design features I’ve built and I’m sure Instant WordPress work can be uploaded to your server or what’s the point.

Yeah.. but, no. The information you were given is completely correct. You uploaded the entire instant wordpress application. Approx 230MB. That’s why it took 2 hrs instead of 10 seconds.

I’m trying to get my Instant WordPress Theme files from my local computer to the right place on my new hosting server.

Open the directory where you installed instant wordpress and navigate to the theme you want. This is the path. Just keep opening the folders until you get inside the themes directory.

InstantWP_4.3\iwpserver\htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\themes\

Now right-click > copy the theme(s) you want to copy to to your live site, and then right-click > paste it to your desktop (or where ever, you choose)

Now use your ftp client to transfer that entire theme folder(s) to the /wp-content/themes/ directory on your live site.

It’s that simple.

Hi Clayton,

I followed your instructions. The folder and associated files were transferred with Filezilla, but I don’t see (in the Dashboard) any signs of the pages I had developed with Instant WordPress. Is there more I need to do that perhaps you considered to be obvious?

Thanks!

@gisnar

Page and post content is stored in your database, not your themes files. Transferring theme files won’t transfer your content.

That makes sense as I see the theme has been transferred but not the content. However, even though the original question in this thread talks about transferring themes, it seems that the intent was to transfer the content as well. So how can that be done easily? Also, transferring themes (unless they are custom-developed) does not seem to be of that much value since they can be installed as easily on the web-server as in Instant WordPress.

However, even though the original question in this thread talks about transferring themes, it seems that the intent was to transfer the content as well.

I don’t agree. In fact, in addition to the title on this thread, the first statement presented is this: “I’m trying to get my Instant WordPress Theme files from my local computer to the right place on my new hosting server”

So, no. I don’t agree.

Also, transferring themes (unless they are custom-developed) does not seem to be of that much value since they can be installed as easily on the web-server as in Instant WordPress.

That opinion seems about right to me. Unless you’re customizing a theme, it’s pretty much pointless to transfer it from Instant WordPress to your live site.

… So how can that be done easily?

Properly export (backup) your local database and then import it into your live site.

Instant WordPress isn’t supported here, but here’s some general reference material.

Tools Export Screen

WordPress Backups

Moving WordPress

“So how do I move a website from Instant WordPress to a web server on the internet?”