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  • cattydru

    (@cattydru)


    13 years, 9 months ago

    Hello,
    I currently have a site running with WordPress 3.1 through web server 1and1. I had downloaded WordPress through 1and1.

    I had only just started using WordPress yesterday, so sorry for the probable stupidity of my questions!

    Firstly, I can’t auto update WordPress. Tried manually doing it but can’t find where 1and1 store the WP files!

    Secondly, I want to know how to create my own theme rather than editing one. (The site I am building is currently running from 2010 Theme.)

    Thirdly, I was wondering if there was a way of putting a background image for the “Home” page title, as it looks a bit bland at the moment!

    Thank you,
    Cat

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  • jnhghy

    (@jnhghy)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    Hi,
    You can manually update wordpress using ftp. You should look for wordpress files and directories in public_html.
    If you want to create a wordpress theme you can check this codex page.
    But I’m guessing that creating a child theme would be enough (no need for a new theme) so I’d recommend checking this first
    And depending on the theme you are using you can add an image using the theme options in the dashboard or it will be required to create a child theme and add the code yoursefl.
    Regards

    Thread Starter cattydru

    (@cattydru)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you for your reply!
    So sorry for being such a noob… What is FTP? I noticed FTP Account on my 1and1 control panel, clicked it, clicked on it and it doesn’t give me any options other than changing the settings of it….

    Thanks again,
    Cat

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    See FTP.

    Thread Starter cattydru

    (@cattydru)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    For some reason I can’t take anything in. Have a 8month old baby, so guess that isn’t helping with concentration..This is really starting to stress me out! Thought WordPress was meant to be easy.

    Thank you for your replies, but think I am too thick to comprehend :\

    Thread Starter cattydru

    (@cattydru)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    Should add, I typed in ftp://beaconhillnursery.com and managed to log in just fine. The next step is to go to file, site manager. This didn’t come up as an option. Everywhere I look keeps giving me guides to things that don’t come up for me! Got a feeling I have made an obvious mistake somewhere.

    jnhghy

    (@jnhghy)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    how do you connect to the FTP? are you using filezilla? or other ftp client? In case you are using your browser that won’t work for file upload, you need to download and install a FTP client to be able to upload files on your server.

    Thread Starter cattydru

    (@cattydru)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    All I know is I bought a domain on 1and1, went to the click and build section, and from there I downloaded WordPress. That’s all I had to do, that’s why all the terminology is throwing me I think!

    I just realised the reason I couldn’t access FTP files was because IE9 isn’t supported. Managed to open it using Chrome. I just use WebSpaceExplorer on the control panel in 1and1….is that ok or will I need to download a client?

    Sorry for bombarding you with questions! And thank you very much for your help.

    jnhghy

    (@jnhghy)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    You need to download an FTP Client my advise is to download and use FileZilla and you use your ftp host, ftp username and ftp password to connect filezilla to your server, it also has a place for a port … usually you can leave that empty…
    Regards

    Thread Starter cattydru

    (@cattydru)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you, I was already in the process of downloading at the time anyway, as I wanted to backup. It’s all done now. Now I just need to learn how to create a Child Theme from that!

    Still haven’t found a theme that allows me to place a background image for each page title..Have made a bar on Photoshop, uploaded it to wordpress archive, used the URL in CSS in twenty10 theme to no avail. Is this because WP restricts what you can do when working straight from a theme? Or perhaps I coded wrong..

    Thank you for your help.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    13 years, 9 months ago

    It should be possible to do this using pretty much any parent theme and some CSS. If you want to use Twenty Ten, you can download a basic Twenty Ten child theme to start you off.

    Next, I’d suggest using Firefox and the Firebug add-on for your customisation work. Using Firebug, you will see that every post & page on your site has a set of css classes on it’s <div> tag. At least one of those classes swill be unique to that Post or Page. You can use this in your CSS to target the heading and apply your background.

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