Title: WordPress for Dummies
Last modified: September 24, 2021

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# WordPress for Dummies

 *  [mrscrimson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrscrimson/)
 * (@mrscrimson)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-for-dummies-3/)
 * I am SO NOT tech savvy. We have a website for our school Parent Faculty Club.
   The website wellspfc.org is working but when we try to log in to the admin side
   and get this error: This page isn’t working right now. wellspfc.org can’t currently
   handle this request.
    HTTP ERROR 500.
 * I’m not sure if it’s because no one has touched it since 8/2020. I tried looking
   at the Login Trouble Support page and was able to clear my cache/cookies but 
   the other steps (MultiSite Network, Disable PlugIns, etc.) are like reading a
   foreign language.
 * I downloaded WordPress 5.8.1 and it says to unzip, but I don’t see a Zip file.
   I opened the WordPress 5.8.1 file and nothing happens.
 * I. Need. WordPress. For. Dummies.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwordpress-for-dummies-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Jonathan Pantani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpantani/)
 * (@jpantani)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-for-dummies-3/#post-14906817)
 * Hi [@mrscrimson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrscrimson/) welcome to 
   WordPress!
    Getting started has lots of steps so here are a few helpful places
   to start.
 * I’ve found that this is a helpful place to start:
 * > [New to WordPress – Where to start](https://wordpress.org/support/article/new-to-wordpress-where-to-start/)
 * 
    (admittedly dense yet comprehensive) and this one: [https://wordpress.com/support/start/](https://wordpress.com/support/start/)
 * There is also some additional guidance on updating to WordPress 5.8
 * > [Version 5.8](https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-8/)
 * Outside of the WordPress ecosystem, sites like wpbeginner.com can be helpful 
   resources too.
 *  Thread Starter [mrscrimson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrscrimson/)
 * (@mrscrimson)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-for-dummies-3/#post-14907134)
 * Hi [@jpantani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpantani/),
    How do I find
   MySQL settings?
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [mrscrimson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrscrimson/).
 *  [Jonathan Pantani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpantani/)
 * (@jpantani)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-for-dummies-3/#post-14913688)
 * hi [@mrscrimson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrscrimson/) these were 
   the best resources I found on getting to your MySQL settings since you’ll get
   that info from your web host:
 * > [Editing wp-config.php](https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/)
 * [https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/installable-applications/optimization-and-configuration/wordpress2/updating-wordpress-database-configuration-settings](https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/installable-applications/optimization-and-configuration/wordpress2/updating-wordpress-database-configuration-settings)
 * There is also relevant info here:
    [https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-edit-wp-config-php-file-in-wordpress/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-edit-wp-config-php-file-in-wordpress/)

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