WordPress website upload

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  douglastcoco · Member · Oct 24, 2018 at 6:05 pm

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  I hired a developer to build us a wordpress website. I have it on a thumbdrive but it is not an export. I go into a Website_Worpress folder and it has four subfolders: Images_master, massive-dynamic, plugins, web content.

  Can I get some assistance in how I can upload this to view the website and potentially make changes?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  kokkieh · Staff · Oct 25, 2018 at 6:38 am

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  Hi there,

  That cannot be uploaded to WordPress.com. To upload those files to the web you’d need to have access to upload files directly to your server, through a system called FTP. We do not offer any FTP access on WordPress.com.

  So to get that site online you’ll need to set up a web hosting account with a provider like Pressable or Bluehost instead (we recommend those hosts, and both offer FTP access), and install the WordPress software there. Then you’ll be able to upload your files.

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  Whichever host you choose should have documentation on how to upload a site to them via FTP.