Title: very basic question on first steps
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# very basic question on first steps

 *  [singlegirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singlegirl/)
 * (@singlegirl)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/)
 * I have just installed wordpress from cpanelX and it seemed to install correctly.
   To install it I was instructed to delete the index from my host file manager 
   which I did. Now I can change the theme, write a post etc etc but nothing is 
   changing my original home page. I know this is pretty basic but I am a novice.
   Help!

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 *  Thread Starter [singlegirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singlegirl/)
 * (@singlegirl)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481849)
 * I know this is v basic and I appreciate your patience in helping me. I have never
   done this before and don’t know what you mean by uploading index.php file to /
   public_html/ ???
 *  [thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/)
 * (@thisisedie)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481850)
 * See the red download button in the upper right hand corner of the page? Download
   it, unzip it, and then upload the index.php to the same place you deleted the
   index.html :o)
 *  [thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/)
 * (@thisisedie)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481851)
 * Sorry — in the same area where you deleted the index.html, there should be an
   option to upload. Click that and then you should be able to choose the index.
   php from your hard drive.
 *  Thread Starter [singlegirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singlegirl/)
 * (@singlegirl)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481852)
 * AHA. Its worked. Not quite sure how but I got there in the end. Thank you macmanx
   and thisisedie for your help. Appreciate it.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481853)
 * You’re welcome!
 *  Thread Starter [singlegirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singlegirl/)
 * (@singlegirl)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481855)
 * another question now, how do I change the font of the titles? I know I can add
   it to the html code but am not sure where in the code to insert it?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481913)
 * You’ll have to use the “Editor” under the “Appearance” section of the admin panel
   to edit the “Stylesheet”. Once there, you’re looking for the line that starts
   with `#blogcontent .title`
 * See [this tutorial for working with fonts in CSS](http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_font.asp)
   and [this tutorial for formatting text with CSS](http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_text.asp).
 *  Thread Starter [singlegirl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singlegirl/)
 * (@singlegirl)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481964)
 * so I have inserted a line
 * #blogcontent .title p{font-family:”Bradley Hand ITC”, Times, serif;
 * is this correct? it doesn’t seem to have changed anything
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-basic-question-on-first-steps/page/2/#post-1481971)
 * I think you changed the wrong one. I think you want to change
    `#blogcontent .
   title a`

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