So you have developed a program in Visual Studio, have created an installation package / project file.
Upload this file into you WordPress site, suggest into /wp-content/uploads or similar.
To make this file clickable and downloadable, you will put an html link into a PAGE / POST, put the code in in TEXT not VISUAL edit mode, the link is like:
<a href="/wp-content/uploads/theprogram.msi">Click to download</a>
You could also put an `<img >’ block in the link which would make the image clickable.
Thanks for the information Ross, but that’s not really what I mean. What I mean is : I want the program that I made in Visual Studio to work on the website, not to be downloadable by people. Basically I want the visitors to be able to use the program without downloading it
Do you know how to do that? 😀
Ah, so you are creating a web app using C# ASP.net etc, and want it accessible and runnable on your web hosting.
This should be possible IF your web hosting supports both PHP (for WordPress) and ASP (or whatever) for the MS Visual Studio.
It is still possible even if your WordPress hosting can’t do it, just put up links to your app in your WordPress site pointing to your app on Visual Studio suitable hosting.
In either case your app is run in a browser by giving it a link.
So I need a host for the Visual Studio too? Or can I just use my current host?
The hosting issue is:
Can your hosting run ASP.Net, C# Visual Studio programs as web apps ?
Ask your current hosting. Otherwise you will need new hosting to do this.
Well apparently they can’t. I’ll search for a host as soon as I’ll manage to make the program on Visual Studio. The thing is that I’m a beginner and I have no clue how to use Visual Studio Web. Any useful tips that could help me? 🙂
Thanks for the help.
Now I am at a loss. Why are you choosing Visual Studio ?
This is hardly the forum to seek advice / tips / support about using a proprietary, closed source platform, with a capricious development ideology.
Why don’t you learn javascript ?
As I said I’m a noob. I don’t know what I should learn or not 😀
Anyways I’ll take your advice and learn javascript!
Thanks man 🙂
First off you need to install a browser inspector, if you are using firefox it is firebug, each browser has an equivalent addon.
Your browser inspector lets you view the workings of websites, essential for doing any serious web work. It covers HTML, CSS and javascript.
A good editor will help you considerably, this one is free.
http://komodoide.com/komodo-edit/
Th extended version of this package is a full feature environment, good upgrade path when the value is there for you.
Of course there are lots of online resources, videos on youtube etc.
Then you could get some books, the sitepoint range is reliable.
Initially just focus on simple core javascript, there are extensions to it like jquery / AJAX , be aware of them but initially don’t think these are the main game.
Collect bookmarks to web resources like http://www.w3schools.com/
Keep involved in online communities like this.
