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1. jujubee6
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Actually it's version 2.8.6, but that wasn't a choice.
   I did a search to see if this was a post somewhere (using different search terms), but nothing came up

   Two problems asked below, but here's the cause of them:
   On the plug in part of my wordpress blog, which is a component of my Joomla website, I went to search the plug ins, but it would default me out of WP and back to the Joomla Control Panel page.

   So I thought - I bet my WP version is way out of date. Yes, it was. So I downloaded the Back Up plug in to my desktop, but Googled how to install it manually. Something about servers - I figure my host has that taken care of. They're pretty big. But I don't get the instructions and of course the instrauctions for an automated install are clear - and I know how to do that, but then I'm back to the problem of not being able to do the plug in search from WP so I can do it that way.

   One - why does searching the plugs in put me back to the Joomla control panel?
   Two - aside from that, how do I upload a plug in so I can backup my WP, install the latest WP version, and then add the other plug ins I want?

   By the way, if I sound like I know what I'm talking about, I only know the basics. I am not a technical person.
   Thank you for your help.

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   See http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups

3. jujubee6
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks, Emi, but that takes me back to where I started. That's the plug in I wanted to install.

   I can't do an automated back up because I can't search for plugins. Plug in search sends me back to the Joomla Control Panel.

   I need to fix that OR know how to install a plug in manually.

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   No - that page provides links to a whole stack of ways to backup WordPress - including backing up your database manually.

5. jujubee6
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Oh, I see. That's too complex for me! Thank you. I was going to back up so I could update so I could search plugins without being kicked back to the Joomla Control Panel.

   Do you know why every time I search plugs in on my WP component it sends me back to the main control panel page?

6. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   My guess is that Joomla is rewriting all of the incoming urls and creating this problem.

7. jujubee6
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks, Esmi. I'll go over to a Joomla forum and see what I can find out.

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