Title: blog Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # blog * [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * (@cglace) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/) * Where does the blog I make go and how can I get it to show up as my index Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Avenir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avenir/) * (@avenir) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158483) * After you’ve fully configured everything, load the `index.php` file that’s in the directory you installed WordPress to and your blog should appear. * If you want the blog to show up as the front page for your entire site, then there are a few more steps to take. If you’re site is `www.example.com` and you installed WordPress at `www.example.com/wp`: You should access your admin panel and change the ‘Blog Address’ field to`http://www.example.com`; then edit the line `index.php` in the `/wp` directory that says: * `require('./wp-blog-header.php');` * to: * `require('./wp/wp-blog-header.php');` * And that should be that. * [Mary Linville](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunshine/) * (@sunshine) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158484) * Want to back up a bit and explain more? * Have you downloaded and installed WordPress? [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress) * Thread Starter [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * (@cglace) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158488) * yes. I have downloaded wordpress. When I post it doesn’t show up on my file maneger. When I click the view site button it doesn’t show me the blog just a list of files in my file maneger. * Thread Starter [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * (@cglace) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158491) * I guess my problem is that I can’t find the index.php file to load. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158492) * cglace: _When I post it doesn’t show up on my file maneger._ That’s good 🙂 They shouldn’t show up in any “file manager”. Your posts are stored in the database. * Thread Starter [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * (@cglace) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158494) * hmm… I guess I’ll try looking there =-). But, what about my index file I can’t seem to find it either…. database as well? * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158497) * No, the index.php should be on your server. Did you upload all the WP files through a FTP client to your server? If the index is not there, try to upload again! * Thread Starter [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * (@cglace) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158610) * ok. where are my files to ftp to my server? and how do i ftp them there? I’m sorry I have no clue what I’m doing! * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158614) * [http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/](http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/) * [http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/documentation/](http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/documentation/) * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158615) * [http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_WordPress_to_a_remote_host](http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_WordPress_to_a_remote_host) * Thread Starter [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * (@cglace) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158620) * ok. I have the ftp thing sorted out. Now i just need to know if wordpress saves the index.php to… does it even make an index.php file? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158621) * You need to upload the index.php file which came with WordPress. The content will be dynamically generated by WordPress. * Just follow the detailed installation instructions and you’ll do fine. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions) * Thread Starter [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * (@cglace) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158624) * do you have aim or something that I could contact you with so I can explain my entire situation? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158625) * No, I’m at work so I’m in and out. An IM conversation would be pointless as I may be away at odd intervals of 5 minutes to an hour. Please describe your situation, in detail, here. * Thread Starter [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * (@cglace) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/#post-158632) * ok I have wordpress up and running. I just don’t understand how to get my index. php file to show up as my homepage. I have found two index.php files and when I put them in my public_html folder neither one of them shows up as anything. The posts I have made go to my data base… Does it have something to with the upload thing with wordpress? If so it says that i cannot write files to the directory selected… Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘blog’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 18 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [cglace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cglace/) * Last activity: [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog/page/2/#post-158659) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics