How do I find the Root Directory & folders

  • Alright. Apologies if this sounds ridiculous but I have looked for hours.

    I am looking for two things.
    1. It have seen many times mention of the ‘Root Directory.’ Where is this in WordPress?

    2. I am trying to put the ‘Subscribe’ Widget into my sidebar but it says:

    * icons will be shown only on theme, where php code was inserted. For more details look at the readme file in subscribe-plugin folder

    Where are these folders I keep reading about? And how do I insert this php code?

    I’m getting pretty frustrated, so any help would be appreciated!

    Cheers,
    B

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  • 1. Create in Notepad a file with this in it:

    <?php
 $p = getcwd();
 echo $p;
 ?>

    Name it absolutepath.php and transfer it over n ftp program to the directory where your host wants you to work in; normally httpdocs or something like that.
    The go in your browser to: https://www.mysite.com/absolutepath.php and hit enter.

    2. “…readme file in subscribe-plugin folder”…”
    If you installed a plugin called “Subscribe” through WordPress, you have no local copy (yet).
    If yo have ftp access, look in wp-content/plugins/subscribe
    else dowload the plugin to you rlocal computer, unzip it and look for the readme file.

    Or try: https://www.yoursite.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/subscribe/readme.txt (that is if you installed in a directory called “wordpress” and if the plugin is in a directory called “subscribe”.

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