sandymazer

And thank you too, ninerniner. I hadn’t seen your post, before I posted. :/ Sorry. I was actually addressing gameutopia, in my “SheeshLousie” post

Butta.. That’s not the ‘kinda’ install forum local or otherwise, I meant. Where are the screen shots? The vids? The step-by-step? It’s all questions. And LOADS of them.
Also, I didn’t mention anything about a host in that post? I did mention “WP,” twice.

Whateves. The point is: Brilliant minds are skipping a few important, details.

I’ll hazard a guess even more people would use WP if they didn’t see nothing but questions. I put off using it for AGES. Between all the writers, writing script for various widgets, plugins, themes.. And nothing but frustrated people in topics everywhere…It’s a jungle. I mean, to top it off- I’m not paying anyone 90 + bux for a theme and know nothing about..them. Their capabilities. It might look okay, but.. I highly doubt they ‘all’ are. Then what? I’m out of pocket. That’s what. ‘Cause they’ll just come back to the poor n00b and tell ’em in some wild language enough to confound anyone not so savvy, it’s their fault.

No. No, no.

Be my guest. But not me.

I’ll test it long before I’ll commit to buying anything. If that option isn’t available. They can’t believe in their own product, that much.

As for WP. C’mon. Reach a ‘lil. You’ve developed something tremendous. Make it all the more user friendly. AND by providing those helpful topics, you’ll cut forum questions and frustrations down. Increase, users. Knock off the make a child blah, blah, blah. Which is just more aggravation. Adds more questions and a new frustration level. It isn’t necessary. We have the technology=beautiful thinking minds. It is, possible. Think outside the screen.

Make more, happy people.

How ’bout that?

Just food for thought.
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Oh. No. I had meant WP. Not the host.
But..

Glad you agree.
Indeed.
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You shouldn’t have to make a child of your work before updating WP, either. What a tremendous amount of work.

We should be able to simply backup/archive our sites. Install a new Version and upload the the backup. Backup install=auto overlay.

That’s it.

Why all the complicated jargon to do a simple task?

It’s off-putting and fills the forums full of questions. As it is, fairly involved. Maybe not for WP gurus but for others, yes.

All that talent in writing this program for both types of users, and skipping something so simple.

Bumps brows.* Blinks.*

SheeseLousie. Where were you a week ago? Hahaha.

That’s brilliant! That is exactly what just about anyone (non guru speak types like me), need.

One of these days, when I get much farther along. I am going to make a proper ‘follow along’ for newcomers. I dislike seeing people struggle. WP is beautiful itself, to use. It’s all the other goodies one believes is needed to get going that’s tricky. Making things easier such as a separate forum for something like-my suggestion seems kinda..handy. Including, a link you’ve pointed out. Would ultimately make people fall in love with WP, all the more.

I can’t imagine why they didn’t think of that. Concentrating too hard on guru’s, not so much on non gurus. Me thinks. When, in fact the WP was designed by the look and experience of it, for both. It’s toted in that way for the most part. Why not follow through? Let people who aren’t all that savvy enjoy the experience, with easy to follow information like I’ve suggested?

Also…Um. I think, it has something to do with ‘hosting’. There’s a lot of push for hosting. Somewhere there must be a corresponding link between the two. We’ll all eventually get a host for our website. Pushing it out of the box is too involved for a good many people. Step-by-step is our logical and natural hope of approaching something new, like this. Not that ‘I’ve seen’ WP doing that specifically, that I can recall… But again, there must be some ‘friendship’..somewhere. So many people have wanted to do what I am doing (albeit much easier like..your link provided). But are continually told it isn’t possible. (I got my information of local hosting from a link provided by a member in these forums.) But..One person out of what seems like gazillions ‘in the know’ is fairly, unbalanced.

Uh..Actually, that would now make two people, ‘in the know’. More should share in that way. IMHO. ??

Come along, WP. It’s time to grow up. ??

Thank you both very much for your time, kindness and very helpful information.

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OH! No wonder! @gameutopia “On a local windows setup you don’t need to connect remotely…”

Here I was wondering why that part was not looking like everyone elses in pics or vids. For some reason I was associating the Apache server with, Filezilla. I knew it wasn’t ‘really’ remote (hosted elsewhere), but the “server” inclusion in all of this, tilted my thinking.

Back to this copy and paste: Okay. So, I think the problem is my set up of folders. I’ll follow how you’ve indicated and see how this goes.

What a pain this has been time wise, lol.

We should have a forum section for WP, hosted. AND. WP, on local. Complete with all the information in ‘one place’. Screenshots and vid/links included.

I swear it would cut down the amount of questions on these issues, alone.

Waits for someone to say we have that.*
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Thank you, I’ll give it another go. ??

Nope. Zipped files will not upload. I know there is a function button for WP to provide such a service. But it will not work.

TBH. I have read countless topics in the forum of people who can’t get this working. So, +1 on that

Neither will, unzipping and placing them into a folder @ wp-content-themes…

Looks like Filezilla is required after all.

:/

Oh. But still..

My Remaining Questions (Future reference.)

When assigning Shared Folders from Filezilla Admin, are both assigned the same privileges to write, copy, delete etc.? Or do we just provide one Shared Folder such privileges.

When using Filezilla to transfer files is a folder required to be made for “Remote?” If so, is there a particular ‘standard’ folder type/name for doing this. What would that be?

If we’ve created a folder for “Remote,” do we assign that folder write permissions as we did for Shared folders. And. What would those permissions standards be?

If there is someone who likes to import themes or builds websites for others.. Do you know what the first Shared Folder should be in Filezilla’s Admin.? If so, please share.

Thanks again. ??

I will try it, again. It wouldn’t work the first few times I’ve already tried. But what the heck. I’ll give it another shot.

I don’t give up that easy, lol.

Cheers. ??

I’m using, Win 7.

No DB. Check. LOL. I thought so. It was just my logic at the time since I needed it to install WP. But thank you. I won’t be doing it again.

No. You’re right. For WP local install it is not necessary. But. If you want to upload themes, yes. You can’t just copy and paste them into the themes folder. For local install, you also need a server and MySQL.

I did post in Filezilla’s forum, as well. Check.

They have helped me. They too confirmed it was not necessary to create a DB for a theme. Also, that using ‘localhost/localhost physical IP’ is the right thing to use within Filezilla for, “Host.”

Now, if someone could just tell me what the first shared folder should be when configuring Filezilla’s Adimn., >>Edit users>>and next to Add user is “Page” with four options. One, being Shared Folder. I don’t know that Filezilla will be able to answer that. But who knows. Another WP user cursing the forums, might.

You cannot select Shared Folder and navigate to wp-content-themes, alone. That, will only produce a error message. You must have another shared folder selected. What is the other folder? That, is my one of my remaining questions. If I can get that sorted out. I’ll be a good deal further along.

All my questions can be asked here as well. The only difference is that I’m not using WP live via my own server, therefore, don’t need to use external IP. This is all local. Anyone who uses WP should know all of this. I’ve been using it for about 3 days, and I now know this.

Thank you for responding. I do appreciate it.

Hahaha. I see that now! And. There is Classifieds and Classyfields. Geewhiz. To be perfectly honest, I dl’d both. (Made my inquiry regarding yours.)

When I came to post, I used the wrong ‘name’. The linking system is kinda wonky, TBH. I saw your theme name. >>Thought it was posted by either of the above.>> Cuz that’s where I believed I got it from. Posted below all the features of one them.

Also, I thought via the linking trail.. I was posting in the forum of one of those two. I was so tired I didn’t even notice the forum header is, WP.org forums. WOW.

It’s a jungle out there were WP is concerned. I’m just learning my way around. Sorry for the mass confusion.

That all said, I don’t believe any of this has to do with the themes, themselves. I’ve narrowed it down. I’m going to post and try to get things sorted out and to the bottom of this.It’s a matter of settings in Filezilla, and which shared folders to use for WP, etc.. I’m almost positive.

Thank you for being kind enough to respond, regardless my use of the incorrect name along with, a host of other screwed up points.

Ughboy. :/

Much appreciated and kind regards.

Sandy. ??

Apologies. I got so excited I might be onto something. I posted in a topic that’s been, resolved. If I could I move it or delete it I would and re post.

I’ve just now notice the AWPCP link. Is this not the same thing as, classyifieds? One more confusion to sort out. :/

I’ll wait for the topic to turn up somewhere else. Hopefully I’m notified.

Okay! Well.. This might be part of my problem.

I had dl’d the latest version of classifieds. Unzipped and attempted to upload and install by my locally hosted (Apache server),WordPress site. Well, that didn’t work. I tried FTP, that didn’t work either. I cannot list every way I tried to upload the file, I’ve since forgotten most of them. The end result being an error, each and every time.

I found a YouTube video. Followed along. Though not already installed, I thought I’d try installing the plugin suggested. Nav (something) and breadcrumb (something). Forgive me I’ve been at this for DAYS. :/

In any event it was the closest I came to actually having it install, from the zip. BUT. As luck would have it, a message popped up indicating I was low on php.in..something, memory. I searched everywhere for a fix. All I found were links going deeper and deeper into the crises.

Omgosh!

I really, really want to use this. But for pity sake? What am I to do?

Please, I’m very new to WordPress. I’m not a coder/writer, know VERY little about html. Altering script, would require child-like-step-by-step or I’ll be lost.

There has to be a way to get this working. If I like it that much over time I would most definitely buy the premium version. I’ve worked weeks like many of you… Tried various web builders, widgets and plugins only to ultimately become desperately frustrated. Not at all what I was looking for. Or. I found there were limitations.

WordPress, has bee a utter delight. I’ve played with the default theme and even with that I am very, very happy. But a classifieds ad site is what I’ve been working towards. Reviewed many themes. None, I liked, except this one.

OH! Which reminds me. Since I downloaded the newest version, is that actually the..premium version? If it is, well… Small wonder it wont install. I didn’t pay for it, hahaha. >.<

Free for now. Juuust to get me going. Let me feel my way around and get off the ground and onto the webz. After that.. I can play a whole lot more and yes! Buy.

Thank you so much for, reading my ramblings. I’m exhausted and will likely be.. the very best of editors once I click,”Post.” ??

If you have any suggestions and “child-like” instructions for me. I will most definitely, try!