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Hey there,

So Im thinking of moving away from blogger (obvious reasons) and starting up with Wordpress. THe problem is I have literally no idea where to start. Some questions I have are:

Where do the images get hosted? Is it just as simple as linking from flickr etc?
Is the actual design as simple as drag and drop or do I have to start learning code?

There are loads more questions but they will probably change as I learn more so thats it for now. Just a general spot of guidance would be handy if thats ok? Ive had a search but no luck so far :(

Thanks in advance!
Vaughan
 
With wordpress you can either have it hosted at wordpress.com or you can install on your own webspace.

Images are stored usually on the server its installed from, but you could link from flickr if required.

You don't need to learn any code unless you wish to fine tune a particular layout.

Maybe sign up for a test account at wordpress.com? One of the premium theme companies gives a 14 day sandbox to play with their themes (woothemes.com)
 
Thanks for the reply Andrew.

I have just downloaded and it has no exe installation file, saying it needs to be run on the server or something! These are the reasons I stick with flickr... :bang:
 
Wordpress runs on PHP, which isn't generally installed on PC's, as it needs various things to run..

You'll need some web hosting to run Wordpress, with someone like Site5, which is who I use for my various sites.

Then you can either install it using their one-click hosting, or via FTP to upload all of the files.

The one click installer is much easier, and most things can then be controlled via the Wordpress admin panel.
 
1/ get a hosting package
2/ download wordpress, and unzip, upload all the files into the root directory using a FTP client (google filezilla)
3/ set up a mysql database form your website hosting cPanel, keep this in a separate tab
4/ go to yourdomain. com/install.php
5/ follow the instructions, you will need the database detals you set up in the other tab, the server is probably "localhost"
6/ follow the instructions in the installer
7/ crack a beer
 
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Richard King said:
1/ get a hosting package
2/ download wordpress, and unzip, upload all the files into the root directory using a FTP client (google filezilla)
3/ set up a mysql database form your website hosting cPanel, keep this in a separate tab
4/ go to yourdomain. com/install.php
5/ follow the instructions, you will need the database detals you set up in the other tab, the server is probably "localhost"
6/ follow the instructions in the installer
7/ crack a beer
Click to expand...

You forgot to mention that you need to edit the wp-config.php file before step 4.
 
KayJay said:
You forgot to mention that you need to edit the wp-config.php file before step 4.
Click to expand...

You only need to do that if you are not running the installer. the installer sets up the wp-config.php file for you
 
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