Plugins Menu and Plugins Directory are… Where??
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1. Upload the plugin to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPressHi guys,
There’s a few different plugins I want to add (e.g. custom favicon, dropdown menus, donate button). Plugin instructions tend to always begin with the above two instructions.
However, and I know it’s stupid of me, but (1) I have no idea where I’m supposed to find the “/wp-content/plugins/ directory” and (2) I cannot find the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
Where do I need to look??? This is driving me kinda nuts now, to be honest.
I hope you guys can help!
Bryan
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re: http://ukipealing.wordpress.com/
There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.com blogs.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/See here for a full comparison WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/There is no upgrade you can purchase here that provides FTP access and the ability to install plugins and or any third party themes.
If you want FTP access and to install plugins or third party themes into a site then you will have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install. -
Oh… lol. I thought I could buy an upgrade and it would work.
Anyway. If I go for one of those hosts, will my theme, layout, etc, automatically be imported? Or do I need to know code? I want my site exactly as it is, but with those things I mentioned added, e.g., custom favicon.
My thanks to you, timethief,
Bryan
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There is no such thing as an automatic import that you don’t initiate. :)
You cannot access let alone export the database re: any WordPress.com blogs.
To move your content you need to create an XML export file of your content. It will not include the theme as they cannot be exported. See 3 below.
WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/
2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
http://wordpress.org/themes/
http://wordpress.org/plugins/3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.
4. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/
6. Set the free hosted WordPress.com blog visibility to “private” so you have a backup blog. > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/
Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/
NOTE: WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.
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