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1. the Urban Men, Worldwide
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Ok, I have entered into the word of hosting & blogging but without much programming knowledge and am confident this forum will lead me to right places.

   I have purchased hosting with GoDaddy and I have installed WordPress but I have NO idea where do I access the WordPress Dashboard from in GoDaddy or in WordPress.org so I can -

   Import from WordPress.com and Export to WordPress.org and play around with our websites.

   Current website in question is http://www.theurbanmen.com

   Any pointers will be highly appreciated.

   PS: I am an Networking & Hardware guy but have never delved into programming or web-design beyond using wordpress.com dashboards so please know I am quick to learn but can't find the ropes to begin and follow :-(

   PS2: Those who hate GoDaddy, I understand, please be kind to me, I am with them and all I seek is practical guidance not judgement on my choice. :-)

   Cheers

   Szeb

2. kmessinger
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Log in here, http://theurbanmen.wordpress.com/wp-admin

3. the Urban Men, Worldwide
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Sorry I should have been more clear and given correct website - my bad.

   1) Hosting = Godaddy
   2) Application = WordPress 3.2.1 via wordpress.org
   3) Website = http://www.szebastian.com
   4) DNS = pointed to GoDaddy

   I know the basic wordpress dashboard and how to use it - but I do not know - how do I use my hosting to install new Themes, Templates, Widgets which are not part of standard wordpress theme & widget provided by default?

   Should I be doing that via wordpress.com or wordpress.org?

   I am worried that I may have been for hosting a lot and not knowing how to use FTP etc could mean a lot of money wasted :-(

   HELP!

4. kmessinger
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Widgets come with wp, some themes and some plugins. I think you might be actually looking for a plugin, http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/

   Was there a particular function you needed?

5. Andrea_r
   team pirate
   Posted 9 months ago #

   You need to install the wordpress software at godaddy and then redirect your domain from the .com version to your new hosted version.

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