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  aussiemandias1 · Member · Apr 5, 2013 at 10:03 am

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  I need to know the name of the WordPress server – the address beginning http:// ??????

  I need this to point Microsoft WebMatrix at that specific address so I can use CSS coding through WebMatrix on my desktop.

  I can find references to ‘name servers’ but this is not the same thing and I would greatly appreciate some assistance. Thank you in anticipation.

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  aussiemandias1 · Member · Apr 5, 2013 at 10:05 am

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  *sp. server address

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Apr 5, 2013 at 2:57 pm

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  Hi there, WebMatrix is a platform designed for use with self-hosted WordPress sites only, when you’re running WordPress on your own host. It’s not compatible with WordPress.com sites, where you don’t have server access.

  To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  WordPress.org has complete support and documentation sites for self-hosted/installed versions of WordPress at:
  http://wordpress.org/support/
  http://codex.wordpress.org/

  Just let me know if you have any other questions.

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  aussiemandias1 · Member · Apr 6, 2013 at 10:17 am

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  Thank you very much indeed for this clarification Kathy. I will now have to learn CSS ‘live’ instead of making all the mistakes at my desk before correcting and uploading. I’m sure the experience will be ‘character building’.

  You’ve been very helpful.

  Best, Mike

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Apr 8, 2013 at 1:49 pm

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  My pleasure.

  Fortunately, with the Custom Design upgrade, you can always preview CSS tweaks before saving the stylesheet to make sure they look as intended.

  We also have some CSS resources you may want to explore:

  – CSS Basics
  – Custom CSS
  – Editing CSS

  Have fun!