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How to Simplify the URLs for Downloadable Files

A member is using the Media Library for uploading and managing PDF files that she is offering for download on her site.  Unfortunately she doesn’t like the long and awkward URL that it gets when it is managed by the Media Library.  She asks if there is a way to make the URLs shorter and [...]

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Why Do I Teach How to use Filezilla Rather than Using the WordPress Upload System for Installing Plugins and Themes?

In this session, we discuss why it is essential to learn how to use an FTP when you are developing a website and installing plugins and themes. Although a WordPress site can be created without using FTP you will eventually need to use an FTP and it’s best to learn it at the beginning. Our [...]

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Lesson 4 - Part 1 - Install FileZilla

Lesson 4 – Part 1 – Install FileZilla

Install FileZilla In this lesson, you’ll learn how to setup an FTP system, how to configure your file structure and how to synchronize your local files with your website. This lesson assumes that you’ve already completed 1 – 3 of this series, as this lesson requires a hosting account with InMotion.Ok, let’s go ahead and [...]

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Lesson 4 – Part 1 – Install FileZilla

Install FileZilla In this lesson, you’ll learn how to setup an FTP system, how to configure your file structure and how to synchronize your local files with your website. This lesson assumes that you’ve already completed 1 – 3 of this series, as this lesson requires a hosting account with Bluehost. In the first part [...]

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Lesson 4 – Part 2 – Setup Local File System & Configure FileZilla

Setup Local File System and Configure FileZilla Hi and welcome to the second part of Lesson 4 of the Start Building Your Website Here Tutorial Series. In this part of the lesson, we will create a local file structure and we’ll configure FileZilla to connect to your web server. The first part of this is to [...]

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Lesson 4 - Part 2 - Setup Local File System & Configure FileZilla

Lesson 4 – Part 2 – Setup Local File System & Configure FileZilla

Setup Local File System & Configure FileZilla In this part of the lesson, we will create a local file structure and we’ll configure FileZilla to connect to your web server.  The first part of this, is to create a local file structure that mimics the structure of your website. This is Rick’s personal philosophy on [...]

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Lesson 4 – Part 3 – Download Files from your Domain

Download Files from your Domain Welcome back to Part 3 of Lesson 4 of the Start Building Your Website Here Tutorial Series. In this part of the lesson, we will connect to the file structure on your web server and download files from your remote server to your local machine. So we run FileZilla and go [...]

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Lesson 4 - Part 3 - Download Files from your Domain

Lesson 4 – Part 3 – Download Files from your Domain

Download Files from your Domain In this part of the lesson, we will connect to the file structure on your webserver and download files from your remote server to your local machine. So we run FileZilla and go to “file” in the upper left hand corner, select “Site Manager”. Now select the site that we [...]

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Lesson 4 – Part 3 – Download Files from your Domain

Download Files from Your Website In this part of the lesson we will connect the file structure on your website and download files from your domain to your local machine. Go to the upper left hand corner and click File, Site manager, select the site that we set up, which in my case is byobtutorial, [...]

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Lesson 4 – Part 4 – Synchronize your Local and Remote Files

Configure FileZilla to Synchronize Local and Remote Files Welcome back to Part 4 of Lesson 4 of the Start Building Your Website Here Tutorial Series. In this part of the lesson, we will learn how to synchronize the two file structures.  The local file structure and your remote file structure. It’s important to use synchronized browsing [...]

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Lesson 4 - Part 4 - Synchronize your Local and Remote Files

Lesson 4 – Part 4 – Synchronize your Local and Remote Files

Configure FileZilla to Synchronize Local and Remote Files In this part of the lesson, we will learn how to synchronize the two file structures.  The local file structure and your remote file structure. It’s important to use synchronized browsing in Filezilla.  It saves time and helps prevent errors caused by uploading files to the wrong [...]

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Lesson 4 – Setup your FTP System

In this video tutorial you will learn to setup and configure the FTP and local file system for your site.  For easy maintenance of your WordPress website and customization it is essential to have a well organized file structure on both your local computer and your website.  It is also very useful to have those files synchronized so [...]

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Lesson 4 – Part 4 – Synchronize your Local and Remote Files

Configure FileZilla to Synchronize Local and Website Files In this part of the lesson we will learn how to synchronize the local file structure and your remote domain file structure. Synchronizing these is an important time saver and convenience. If you synchronize the local and website files, you won’t inadvertently copy files to the wrong [...]

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Lesson 4 – Setup your FTP System

In this video tutorial you will learn to setup and configure the FTP and local file system for your site.  For easy maintenance of your WordPress website and customization it is essential to have a well organized file structure on both your local computer and your website.  It is also very useful to have those [...]

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Lesson 4 – Setup your FTP System

Setup your FTP System In this video tutorial you will learn to setup and configure the FTP and local file system for your site. For easy maintenance of your WordPress website and customization it is essential to have a well organized file structure on both your local computer and your website. It is also very [...]

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Community News Case Study Part 5 – Install and Configure Thesis

We are demonstrating using WordPress and Thesis as a CMS in our community news case study.  In this video we install the Thesis Theme  to test the Community News Site.  Highlighted in this video are: Thesis theme  installation for the Community News site Configuring Thesis General Settings Configuring Thesis Site Options Setting up FTP connection [...]

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How to Setup Filezilla to Work on a Second Domain with the Same Host

This member wants to setup FileZilla for FTP on a second domain on his Bluehost account. We talk about the differences between setting it up on the primary domain and setting it up on a second domain and then I walk him through the steps of setting up Filezilla for synchronized browsing. Video Transcript Rick: [...]

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An Overview of How to Use Netbeans, FileZilla, Firefox and Web Developer to Edit CSS

In this session we give an overview and show examples of how to use Netbeans, FileZilla, Firefox and Web Developer to edit CSS. Video Transcripts Rick: Good evening Sean. Sean: Hi Rick, good evening. Rick: How are you doing, man? Sean: Oh not too bad. I’ve been working on the header plugin and that’s another [...]

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