Hey there sbj04769,
Hope you’re well! 🙂
If the files you are uploading is not inside the WP folder then WordPress will not be able to see that.
Does that answer your question? Looking forward for your reply! 🙂
Take care,
Calvin
OK
How do I ftp to the WP folder?
I have tried lots of variations to the point my cpanel has lots of subdirectories (and I can’t seem to remove them) but the WP webpage can’t find them.
Hey there sbj04769,
Hope you’re well! 🙂
How do I ftp to the WP folder?
Locate your WP folder using your file manager or using an ftp client software. You will notice if the current folder you are viewing is a wordpress folder if you see these files: http://prntscr.com/62vnsh
Then put the files you want to that exact location. Let’s say you want to put 1.jpg as static file then you should go like this:
Create a new folder then name it everything you want ( just make sure this is unique name meaning not having same name with the folders / files that are already existing there ) http://prntscr.com/62vo0g – for this I named it ‘static_files’
Note: The name of the folder you will put static files is also included in url.
Put the files you want inside that ‘static_files’ folder. The way you can access it is like this:
http://yourdomain.com/static_files/1.jpg
Hope I am making sense here.
Take care,
Calvin
Thanks.
But here is where I am today. I did that I can see and upload files to the static_files directory. However, I can’t point to it (in WordPress) and access it from the webpage. (OK, I can point to it but I get a file not found) In fact, I have totally deleted a file from, cpanel so I know it is not using it. WordPress seems to only be able to use files located in its Media Library. I can’t /don’t know how to FTP to the media library so still can’t access current files from WordPress.
In a nutshell: I want to automatically FTP current weather data files to my WordPress-run web page; have these new files overwrite the files of the identical name so when clicking on a link, the most recent weather is viewed. I have done this in the past (not with WordPress) and I never had a problem. I hope I am explaining myself clearly.
http://www.stevejohnsonagriculturalmanagement.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/downld02.txt
…from
http://www.stevejohnsonagriculturalmanagement.com/?page_id=54
Steve
from: http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
FTP Access
We do not allow FTP (File Transfer Protocol) access to any WordPress.com blogs. Please see the information below on alternatives to using FTP.
would WordPress.com or WordPress.org be better for my needs?
As I did not install it (done by the help line) how do I know which I have?
Hey there sbj04769,
Hope you’re well! 🙂
There are two types of wordpress which you can read here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ . All I can say is the .org or self-host wordpress gives you a lot of flexibility cause you are own your own.
I am referring to .org type of WordPress for my fixes. So I suggest you reach the awesome folks at wordpress.com ( since you got your site there ) on their forum here: http://en.forums.wordpress.com/
Let me know if it helps! 🙂
Take care,
Calvin
