laurasimmons

YEAH, thanks Otto you are so correct. To find the correct folder, I had to call my web host and get lucky. Turns out the folder was under public html/blog/wp-content.plug-ins.

Hopefully that may help someone else. It can get confusing when you have more than one blog or domain.

I was simply reading that on my admin panel. but you are correct about the /plugins part.

I simply downloaded the plugins and placed them in the folder at my web host. I didn’t see any specific directions.

I am using 2.5.1 and that is all that was said and then to activate from wp-admin. As you do with Hello Dolly and Askimet.

I am not sure what you mean by getting directions with the plug-ins. I will double check this and let you know. thanks for trying to help.

Well I follow the directions about the sidebar php file. However, the changed is not showing up on my blog. It seemed very simple from the picture I saw. And yes it only took a few minutes.

Trackbacks and pingbacks are on one tickbox so I can’t change that, guess I’ll just see how it goes.

Thank you Mr. Stroud and Stan.

Yes the terminology is intimidating. And no I am not a patient person. I have read through some of wordpress’s documents and have a hard time following some of it and a really hard time finding what I want.

It is very exhausting to look through pages and pages of information to find one or two little nuggets.

As far as using your real name goes, there are a ton of Laura Simmons out there and since you don’t know where I live, what’s the deal. I never have understood people’s need for anonymity. I just think it’s nice to call people by their real first name.

And no I didn’t realize there was a place to specify which version I was using. When I said I was a newbie I really meant NEWBIE!

Well Gestroud, I guess Stan oops Clayton just worded it in a better way that I could follow. And yes I am stressed out because I didn’t realize I would going to have to do this much searching and learning.

By the way do either of you know about the plugin for seo?

In my defense, I have been unemployed for over 4 years now. The economy in Ohio is the second worse in the nation and I am $9,000 in debt from trying pay per click, buying various software programs, paying authors for content, etc. trying to learn affiliate marketing. This blog is a test tool. In four months I have made $5.00 from Google. Desperation does not breed the clearest mind.

Thanks for your help. I’ll let you know if this works in a day or two since it is my top priority.

I am not sure you looked at my blog because it doesnot have a wp 2.3.3 note on the right column. It only has a wp 2.5 note at the bottom.

The blog is http://www.realchocolatetruffles.com/blog

By the trackbacks and pings are probably hard coded, do you mean I can’t remove the track backs without a IT person?

What about the top right hand side where it says the info goes here? Are you familar with that?

As far as your comment about it should only take 5 to 10 minutes – really very painless, what are you referring to?

Thanks
Laura

No the portion i am speaking of is not the about page. I don’t know why the url came back invalid, did you copy and paste it? i just checked it.

Also no one responded to the question about categories or getting rid of track backs.

I am a newbie gestroud can you tell me how to open up my theme’s side with a text editor? Would Notepad work?