How to connect FTP acount on wordpress.com

• 

  jonathanmogrovejo · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 4:42 am

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  I followed the isntructions here http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_FileZilla but I cant get passed the “If you do not already have an FTP account on your server, use your cPanel or website administration tool to set one up — it will have all the information needed.” How do I set this up? Also what port should I be using in FileZilla to connect to wordpress. Also, is there a specific address where my files are stored on my website?
  Blog url: http://jonathanmogrovejo.wordpress.com/

• 

  staff-blorbo · Staff · Sep 22, 2011 at 7:38 am

  • Copy link

  We’re just a blogging service here, not a traditional hosting provider, so we don’t allow FTP access.

  Can you tell us what you needed FTP access for?

• 

  jonathanmogrovejo · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 6:08 pm

  • Copy link

  Mainly just for an easier way to upload files. Also to upload a theme that I downloaded from the wordpress site but have custamized the banner and such. I will soon start working for some people who seem to want a lot on their WP site. Is there another way that I am overlooking? Thanks for the response. Also, how come http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_FileZilla suggests that one could use FileZilla?

• 

  staff-blorbo · Staff · Sep 22, 2011 at 7:32 pm

  • Copy link

  I’m sorry, but themes can’t be uploaded to WordPress.com. That’s a feature of self-hosted blogs through WordPress.org.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  You may use any of the available themes we have under Appearance > Themes in your dashboard, and you may want to look into purchasing the Custom Design Upgrade to customize one of the themes we offer:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/