Posted 3 years ago #
Hi, I am new to Wordpress and have a couple of questions. 2 issues:
1) I don't see the sidebar drag and drop under the presentation tab. I have installed the Widgets Ready Wordpress Theme Pack so I do have many widget ready themes.
2) When I enter the theme editor, it says the following message at the bottom of the page: "If this file were writable you could edit it." Is this normal? Is there a way for me to edit the files?
thank you in advance for your help.
Posted 3 years ago #
I solved #1- I just needed a plugin I guess. But I still need help with #2.
Posted 2 years ago #
anyone there? I would really appreciate the help.
Posted 2 years ago #
#2 There are two possibilities.
The Permissions are wrong (644).
The server uses another user for http than for ftp (Try 666, but this is a security breach).
Use your ftp-prog to view and change the permissions of your theme-files.
Posted 2 years ago #
The message you are seeing *is* normal. It's because the files are read-only and not "writable" by the wordpress application.
I would not modify the permissions at all and use an FTP program and (for example) Notepad to modify the themes and plugins.
If you leave the permissions open then it's a vulnerability that could allow (shall we say) less morally upstanding individuals to modify the files without your knowledge.
Collin
Posted 2 years ago #
Could anyone advise on location of ..
Widgets Ready Wordpress Theme Pack
I believe when I upgraded to 2.0 and mucked around with kubrickfsb it caused a blank login screen which is now resolved after reverting back to std kubrick.
Is there a them very similar to kubrickfsb(ie widget enabled).
Posted 2 years ago #
@cms,
@Cornell_Finch
Yes, permission was the issue. Thank you for your responses - I changed the permissions and I will change them back after I finish editing my files.
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