Wordpress

WordPress for beginners – An introduction to blogging and website setup using WordPress

What will be covered ? We will be covering the following topics: Preparing your hosting package for use with WordPress. Setting up a WordPress compatible Database on your hosting. Downloading and configuring WordPress. Intalling WordPress on your hosting package. Creating a new site/ blog from a template. Changing the look of your site. Adding pictures and graphics to your site. Adding/editing text on your site. Changing /editing your page layout and contents. Publishing posts to your your site. Adding ‘Widgets’to your site. Installing and applying ‘Themes’ to your site. On completion of this session you should have a good understanding of the basic functions of WordPress, allowing you to install the software , as well as create, publish, and edit your new website

Joomla

How To Configure Joomla’s FTP File System Layer

How To Configure And Enable Joomla’s FTP File System Layer read more………….. ***ONLY do this if you have errors after you have installed Joomla. These errors will likely first arise when you try to install a new extension, such as a new template. In fact, that is an excellent way to pro-actively test if you need to enable the FTP file system layer. Go to one of the Joomla theme clubs that offer some free templates, like Joomlashack.com, Shape5.com, YouJoomla.com, RocketTheme.com, etc, and try installing a free template. I show you how to install a new template at 5:15 in this tutorial: youtube.com If the install fails with errors, then, and only then, will you need to enable the FTP file system layer. Note that in this tutorial I make an new ftp account for my joomla instance to interface with, but I realize that some hosts (usually the free ones) don’t let you make new ftp accounts as they ONLY let you use the ONE ftp account that they give you. If this is the case, simply use THAT ftp account then. Also, make sure you adjust the “ftp root” setting appropriately. What it needs to know is “Where is the Joomla instance (the folder where joomla’s index.php file is, ie public_html) relative to the root of the ftp account. The root of most default ftp accounts is the parent of the public_html folder, so you will probably have to adjust by using the value “/public_html/” as the ftp root parameter. If in doubt, try “/” first. If joomla throws an error when you apply, try …