Comments on: How to market yourself #3: How to install a WordPress blog on your site http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site Design, marketing, graphics, internet, print, London Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: What you need to be a freelance graphic designer | Blog | Graphic and Web Designer London UK http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-95296 What you need to be a freelance graphic designer | Blog | Graphic and Web Designer London UK Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:05:28 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-95296 [...] clients to come to you so that you don’t have to go out and find clients. Start a self hosted WordPress blog and write about what you [...] [...] clients to come to you so that you don’t have to go out and find clients. Start a self hosted WordPress blog and write about what you [...]

]]> By: Design websites that the client can edit | Blog | Graphic and Web Designer London UK http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-93845 Design websites that the client can edit | Blog | Graphic and Web Designer London UK Wed, 26 May 2010 13:56:47 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-93845 [...] have written extensively about the setting up WordPress and creating and editing web pages using the WordPress [...] [...] have written extensively about the setting up WordPress and creating and editing web pages using the WordPress [...]

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-81641 Rob Cubbon Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:43:09 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-81641 Thank you, <strong>Allister</strong>, I hope this may help someone set up a WordPress site! Thank you, Allister, I hope this may help someone set up a WordPress site!

]]> By: Allister Sinclair http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-79843 Allister Sinclair Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:00:58 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-79843 Wordpress is great, no doubt about it. Very informative. WordPress is great, no doubt about it. Very informative.

]]> By: Alex http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-79096 Alex Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:08:08 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-79096 Great post, really read it thouroughly, thanx! Great post, really read it thouroughly, thanx!

]]> By: Grace http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-78834 Grace Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:07:02 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-78834 I liked reading your blog...keep up the good work. I liked reading your blog…keep up the good work.

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-71207 Rob Cubbon Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:22:05 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-71207 Yes, if people knew how easy and inexpensive it was a lot more people would do a self-hosted WordPress blog and wouldn't go down other blogging routes. Yes, if people knew how easy and inexpensive it was a lot more people would do a self-hosted WordPress blog and wouldn’t go down other blogging routes.

]]> By: Dean Cowart http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-71194 Dean Cowart Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:22:45 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-71194 Excellent tut! I am always trying to tell people - a self hosted wordpress blog is the way to go. Like you explained, there's not much to it! People just overcomplicate things. Going to bookmark in delicious so i can refer them :) Excellent tut! I am always trying to tell people – a self hosted wordpress blog is the way to go. Like you explained, there’s not much to it! People just overcomplicate things.

Going to bookmark in delicious so i can refer them :)

]]> By: How to market yourself #7: How to write and design a WordPress page or post | Freelance Graphic Designer London http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-71131 How to market yourself #7: How to write and design a WordPress page or post | Freelance Graphic Designer London Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:37:59 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-71131 [...] updated quality content is the mainstay of any website or blog. I have already described how to set up a WordPress.org blog and what to write about when you have one. Here’s the “how to” for those new-ish to [...] [...] updated quality content is the mainstay of any website or blog. I have already described how to set up a WordPress.org blog and what to write about when you have one. Here’s the “how to” for those new-ish to [...]

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-70439 Rob Cubbon Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:44:23 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-70439 Hello again, <strong>Calandra</strong>, you need to give more detail about what problems you are experiencing and put it on the WordPress.org forum there are plenty who can help you there, although you may need to be persistent as it is a very busy forum. You need to use your Blogspot database for your new WordPress blog and that should give you your old posts and comments. Also, you won't be able to use your old plugins with WordPress. You should explain to someone what they did and find the WordPress equivalent plugin and install that. I hope this helps. Hello again, Calandra, you need to give more detail about what problems you are experiencing and put it on the WordPress.org forum there are plenty who can help you there, although you may need to be persistent as it is a very busy forum.

You need to use your Blogspot database for your new WordPress blog and that should give you your old posts and comments. Also, you won’t be able to use your old plugins with WordPress. You should explain to someone what they did and find the WordPress equivalent plugin and install that.

I hope this helps.

]]> By: Calandra http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-70359 Calandra Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:08:46 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-70359 I did manage to add wordpress, but now I'm not able to install any plugins or my website files (which were originally in publisher) to my new wordpress domain. Any advice? I did manage to add wordpress, but now I’m not able to install any plugins or my website files (which were originally in publisher) to my new wordpress domain. Any advice?

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-68412 Rob Cubbon Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:10:05 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-68412 That's no problem <strong>Calandra</strong>, are you using your Blogspot database for your new WordPress blog? If you are that is indeed an advanced undertaking. Don't worry, together with your host and the information on the WordPress site you should work out how to do it. Come back if you have any further questions! That’s no problem Calandra, are you using your Blogspot database for your new WordPress blog? If you are that is indeed an advanced undertaking. Don’t worry, together with your host and the information on the WordPress site you should work out how to do it. Come back if you have any further questions!

]]> By: Calandra http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-68400 Calandra Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:56:56 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-68400 Thanks so much for the reply! I've managed to add the database...now I'm trying to upload the wordpress file. I've been using Microsoft Publisher and Blogspot. It isn't working out. For example, my website looks great from my end...on other computers...it's a different story. So I figured WordPress can really help me and it appears to be a wonderful alternative. I'm a "grannypreneur," so this has been pretty challenging...but in pieces, it's all coming together. I really appreciate the response. Your site is great-very helpful to beginners like myself-the information isn't convoluted. Thanks so much for the reply! I’ve managed to add the database…now I’m trying to upload the wordpress file.

I’ve been using Microsoft Publisher and Blogspot. It isn’t working out. For example, my website looks great from my end…on other computers…it’s a different story.

So I figured WordPress can really help me and it appears to be a wonderful alternative.

I’m a “grannypreneur,” so this has been pretty challenging…but in pieces, it’s all coming together.

I really appreciate the response. Your site is great-very helpful to beginners like myself-the information isn’t convoluted.

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-68397 Rob Cubbon Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:27:18 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-68397 Hi <strong>Calandra</strong>, this really depends on your host. Ask them if you have cPanel or PHPmyAdmin or even if you have PHP on your server and the version of it. If you do have it then you'll be able to perform this task through the back-end but your host will tell you if this is possible and how to do it. Hope this helps. Hi Calandra, this really depends on your host. Ask them if you have cPanel or PHPmyAdmin or even if you have PHP on your server and the version of it. If you do have it then you’ll be able to perform this task through the back-end but your host will tell you if this is possible and how to do it. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Calandra http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-68392 Calandra Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:42:35 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-68392 I'm a TOTAL beginner so please forgive this question-How exactly do I "create a database and a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it. For those with cPanel go to MySQL Databases and do this. Write down the database name and the MySQL username and password. Finally add the user to the database." I’m a TOTAL beginner so please forgive this question-How exactly do I

“create a database and a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it. For those with cPanel go to MySQL Databases and do this. Write down the database name and the MySQL username and password. Finally add the user to the database.”

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-66461 Rob Cubbon Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:17:20 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-66461 Hi <strong>Alex</strong>, thanks for the link to that plugin. I'm planning to write a post about designing your own theme or modifying an existing one the problem is there's so much to write about that it could be a very long post! Hi Alex, thanks for the link to that plugin. I’m planning to write a post about designing your own theme or modifying an existing one the problem is there’s so much to write about that it could be a very long post!

]]> By: Alex http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-66209 Alex Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:25:10 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-66209 Rob, Yes thanks we went ahead and installed it on our site anyway and it works fine. We're currently designing our own bespoke theme as the default one isnt very good. We also added an excellent plugin that gives us full control of the titles and descriptions - excellent for blog SEO. I will email you the link to where you can get it. Alex Rob, Yes thanks we went ahead and installed it on our site anyway and it works fine. We’re currently designing our own bespoke theme as the default one isnt very good.
We also added an excellent plugin that gives us full control of the titles and descriptions – excellent for blog SEO.
I will email you the link to where you can get it.
Alex

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-66186 Rob Cubbon Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:25:55 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-66186 Hi <strong>Alex</strong> I hope they sorted the issue out. I know the WordPress forums are really busy and sometimes a question gets overlooked but persistence will pay off. Hi Alex I hope they sorted the issue out. I know the WordPress forums are really busy and sometimes a question gets overlooked but persistence will pay off.

]]> By: Alex http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-65538 Alex Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:26:06 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-65538 Thanks for that Rob, I will go on their forum Thanks for that Rob, I will go on their forum

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-64469 Rob Cubbon Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:14:01 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-64469 On the WordPress site they don't specify PHP memory but WordPress does have a few memory issues for which there are a few fixes out there. I've had a few problems with it and I've got around them by adding a php.ini file on the server which specifies an amount of memory to be used by PHP and this can go up to 48MB so maybe it is an issue. I would leave a post in one of the WordPress.org's forums about this. Thanks for your comment <strong>Alex</strong>, I hope you find more of interest on this site. On the WordPress site they don’t specify PHP memory but WordPress does have a few memory issues for which there are a few fixes out there. I’ve had a few problems with it and I’ve got around them by adding a php.ini file on the server which specifies an amount of memory to be used by PHP and this can go up to 48MB so maybe it is an issue.

I would leave a post in one of the WordPress.org’s forums about this. Thanks for your comment Alex, I hope you find more of interest on this site.

]]> By: Alex http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-64382 Alex Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:01:46 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-64382 Thanks for this post. You have a lot of useful posts I will check out some more tomorrow. We have a Blog on our site but its not not wordpress it's a basic inhouse system provided by our hosting company. Our Hosting company says that Wordpress needs 24mb of PHP memeory to run and they only provide 16mb and you cant buy more. Do you think Wordpress really needs 24MB? Do you think I should give it a try anyway see what happens? Thanks Alex Thanks for this post. You have a lot of useful posts I will check out some more tomorrow.
We have a Blog on our site but its not not wordpress it’s a basic inhouse system provided by our hosting company.

Our Hosting company says that WordPress needs 24mb of PHP memeory to run and they only provide 16mb and you cant buy more. Do you think WordPress really needs 24MB? Do you think I should give it a try anyway see what happens?
Thanks
Alex

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-63342 Rob Cubbon Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:26:20 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-63342 Thanks <strong>FreelanceVenue</strong>, I agree with you, WordPress rules! Thanks FreelanceVenue, I agree with you, WordPress rules!

]]> By: FreelanceVenue http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-61531 FreelanceVenue Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:19:40 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-61531 This tutorial is really helpful! To those who are still contemplating on a blog platform, just go for Wordpress; it rules!!! This tutorial is really helpful!

To those who are still contemplating on a blog platform, just go for WordPress; it rules!!!

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-59576 Rob Cubbon Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:26:43 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-59576 Hello, Amanda Ketten, I'm so glad that I have helped someone with this post. I know that there are extensive tutorials on the WordPress site but I've condensed it down a bit here. It's not that simple; it's not that complicated either. basuki, yes WordPress is good for beginners Stephanie Handscanner, you definitely win a prize for the best name on this site! Glad it's helped you. Volkan, I'm sure you are web site beautiful as well. Graphics, yes WordPress and CMSs make life easier. One reason is you do not have to copy the header, sidebar and footer code for each page but there are many more good points. Keep coming back as I will be writing more about how to tweak the CSS and graphics to change your WordPress theme. Cheers! TinyBird, you can transfer from Blogger to WordPress I believe. I think WordPress is the best. Rich, you are absolutely right. It's like customizing your favorite car with alloy wheels and go-faster stripes! LED, thank you for your encouraging comment, I hope you liked parts 4 and 5, will try to write more soon. Oli, thanks, I would still do it this way but there's no harm in a one-click install. Stef, no problem, come again. Italian Restaurant, thanks! UK Guy, glad I could help. Dave Dugdale, I hope this helped your Dad. Funnily enough I had a comment on another post that it was going to be helpful for his Dad. Seems I'm helping everyone's Dad at the moment! Thank you everyone for the comments. Sorry I've been so slack in replying! Hello, Amanda Ketten, I’m so glad that I have helped someone with this post. I know that there are extensive tutorials on the WordPress site but I’ve condensed it down a bit here. It’s not that simple; it’s not that complicated either.

basuki, yes WordPress is good for beginners

Stephanie Handscanner, you definitely win a prize for the best name on this site! Glad it’s helped you.

Volkan, I’m sure you are web site beautiful as well.

Graphics, yes WordPress and CMSs make life easier. One reason is you do not have to copy the header, sidebar and footer code for each page but there are many more good points. Keep coming back as I will be writing more about how to tweak the CSS and graphics to change your WordPress theme. Cheers!

TinyBird, you can transfer from Blogger to WordPress I believe. I think WordPress is the best.

Rich, you are absolutely right. It’s like customizing your favorite car with alloy wheels and go-faster stripes!

LED, thank you for your encouraging comment, I hope you liked parts 4 and 5, will try to write more soon.

Oli, thanks, I would still do it this way but there’s no harm in a one-click install.

Stef, no problem, come again.

Italian Restaurant, thanks!

UK Guy, glad I could help.

Dave Dugdale, I hope this helped your Dad. Funnily enough I had a comment on another post that it was going to be helpful for his Dad. Seems I’m helping everyone’s Dad at the moment!

Thank you everyone for the comments. Sorry I’ve been so slack in replying!

]]> By: How to market yourself #5: How to optimize your WordPress site for search engines | Freelance Graphic Designer London http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-59091 How to market yourself #5: How to optimize your WordPress site for search engines | Freelance Graphic Designer London Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:34:07 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-59091 [...] installments explained how to set up a web site from scratch, how to install WordPress and what to write on your [...] [...] installments explained how to set up a web site from scratch, how to install WordPress and what to write on your [...]

]]> By: How to market yourself #4: What to write in your blog or website | Freelance Graphic Designer London http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-57431 How to market yourself #4: What to write in your blog or website | Freelance Graphic Designer London Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:10:05 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-57431 [...] been: interactive and rich media PDFs; pop art; creating countries’ map outlines and flags; WordPress for website creation. Quite a mixed bag. But if someone wants to ask me to do something I’m always grateful for [...] [...] been: interactive and rich media PDFs; pop art; creating countries’ map outlines and flags; WordPress for website creation. Quite a mixed bag. But if someone wants to ask me to do something I’m always grateful for [...]

]]> By: Dave Dugdale http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-57279 Dave Dugdale Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:16:28 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-57279 Thanks for the tutorial, it is something I can give my Dad so he can start blogging. Thanks for the tutorial, it is something I can give my Dad so he can start blogging.

]]> By: UK Guy http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-57195 UK Guy Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:30:04 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-57195 Great write up indeed. I've been looking for a way to properly install Wordpress with a helpful write up. This is just what I needed. Great write up indeed. I’ve been looking for a way to properly install WordPress with a helpful write up. This is just what I needed.

]]> By: Italian Restaurant http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-57032 Italian Restaurant Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:23:41 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-57032 I love to use wordpress. Thanks for the update and information ! They are definitely useful to me. I love to use wordpress. Thanks for the update and information ! They are definitely useful to me.

]]> By: Stef http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-56297 Stef Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:32:20 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-56297 Nice information, thank you! I love Wordpress. Nice information, thank you! I love WordPress.

]]> By: Oli http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-56214 Oli Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:56:52 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-56214 Nice clear walkthrough...but I agree that on most hosts you can get a one-click install now... Nice clear walkthrough…but I agree that on most hosts you can get a one-click install now…

]]> By: LED http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-56114 LED Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:02:58 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-56114 I have been searching for something so lucid on wordpress for long, they are all dry technical stuff. This was such a nice read. Thanks for posting this for novice like me. Waiting eagerly for part 4 I have been searching for something so lucid on wordpress for long, they are all dry technical stuff. This was such a nice read.
Thanks for posting this for novice like me. Waiting eagerly for part 4

]]> By: Rich http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-55576 Rich Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:49:11 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-55576 Very nice article for folks just discovering the joys of WordPress. It works fine out of the box, but once you get it installed you'll folks you won't be able to stop tweaking it and fiddling with it until you get it juuuust right. Don't even get me started on the joys of the many plugins... Very nice article for folks just discovering the joys of WordPress. It works fine out of the box, but once you get it installed you’ll folks you won’t be able to stop tweaking it and fiddling with it until you get it juuuust right. Don’t even get me started on the joys of the many plugins…

]]> By: TinyBird http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-55558 TinyBird Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:15:44 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-55558 Nice tutorial! I've been using blogger due to ease of setup but I'm a little annoyed with the limits on how it looks. Might give Wordpress a try when I get my own website up & going. Nice tutorial! I’ve been using blogger due to ease of setup but I’m a little annoyed with the limits on how it looks. Might give WordPress a try when I get my own website up & going.

]]> By: Graphics http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-55237 Graphics Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:26:21 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-55237 Good tutorial. I think wordpress is an extremely powerful platform and the install is super easy. I have begun using it for all my sites as my CMS driver. Makes life so much easier. I just have some problems with CSS and getting the graphics to display where I want them to go but thats CSS related and not WP related. Good tutorial. I think wordpress is an extremely powerful platform and the install is super easy. I have begun using it for all my sites as my CMS driver. Makes life so much easier. I just have some problems with CSS and getting the graphics to display where I want them to go but thats CSS related and not WP related.

]]> By: Stephanie Handscanner http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-54594 Stephanie Handscanner Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:05:46 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-54594 yeah, that's a really good tutorial for beginners. thanks for sharing, this has really helped me yeah, that’s a really good tutorial for beginners. thanks for sharing, this has really helped me

]]> By: basuki http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-54507 basuki Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:37:38 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-54507 wordpress is best CMS and best for beginer as I am, thanks for sharing wordpress is best CMS and best for beginer as I am, thanks for sharing

]]> By: Amanda Ketten http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-54462 Amanda Ketten Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:11:53 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-54462 Real good tutorial. It really helps how to install wordpress, and your tutorial makes it much easier than the wordpress tutorial, because, you've summerized the most important facts and there not that much to read, so that I won't need hours to read the wordpress tutorial, before I could install wordpress on my own. So I've really to thank you for this :) Real good tutorial. It really helps how to install wordpress, and your tutorial makes it much easier than the wordpress tutorial, because, you’ve summerized the most important facts and there not that much to read, so that I won’t need hours to read the wordpress tutorial, before I could install wordpress on my own. So I’ve really to thank you for this :)

]]> By: Rob Cubbon http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-53853 Rob Cubbon Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:03:52 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-53853 Hello Web Design Beach and Andrew. Thank you for your comments. Looking on the WordPress forums and documentation, a manual installation is generally preferred and advised to be better than a Fantastico "one click" installation. One of the reasons of this is that the experience of editing a PHP file and creating a MySQL database teaches you a thing or two about maintaining CMSs. One of the arguments for Fantastico was that it makes updating the CMS easier as well - WordPress updates every 3 months or so which means you had to go through a similar rigmarole to the manual installation for each update which was a bit of a bore. Not anymore though because of the excellent <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-automatic-upgrade/" rel="nofollow"> WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin</a> which does this for you. So I would still recommend new WordPress users install manually. Hello Web Design Beach and Andrew. Thank you for your comments.

Looking on the WordPress forums and documentation, a manual installation is generally preferred and advised to be better than a Fantastico “one click” installation.

One of the reasons of this is that the experience of editing a PHP file and creating a MySQL database teaches you a thing or two about maintaining CMSs.

One of the arguments for Fantastico was that it makes updating the CMS easier as well – WordPress updates every 3 months or so which means you had to go through a similar rigmarole to the manual installation for each update which was a bit of a bore. Not anymore though because of the excellent WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin which does this for you.

So I would still recommend new WordPress users install manually.

]]> By: Andrew Kelsall http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-53749 Andrew Kelsall Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:01:38 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-53749 Great article Rob, I'll been looking forward to part 4, although you seem to have made the installation look more complicated that it actually can be!?. My host includes "one click install", and did loads of nitty-gritty for me, lol. Hope you don't mind me leaving a link for your readers, but I have a series dedicated how I Customized my Wordpress Blog with installment #4 here: http://www.andrewkelsall.com/how-i-customized-my-wordpress-blog-part-4/ Great article Rob, I’ll been looking forward to part 4, although you seem to have made the installation look more complicated that it actually can be!?. My host includes “one click install”, and did loads of nitty-gritty for me, lol.

Hope you don’t mind me leaving a link for your readers, but I have a series dedicated how I Customized my WordPress Blog with installment #4 here:

http://www.andrewkelsall.com/how-i-customized-my-wordpress-blog-part-4/

]]> By: Web Design Beach http://robcubbon.com/how-to-market-yourself-3-how-to-install-wordpress-blog-on-your-site/comment-page-1#comment-53693 Web Design Beach Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:35:17 +0000 http://robcubbon.com/?p=258#comment-53693 Good tutorial.. You forgot to mention that on Linux based hosting accounts, Cpanel managing systems have Fantastic plugin which can auto install Wordpress on the hosting. Good tutorial.. You forgot to mention that on Linux based hosting accounts, Cpanel managing systems have Fantastic plugin which can auto install WordPress on the hosting.

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