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I purchased SweetDate for WordPress. I also saw the vídeo to configure the Theme. But I need help before starting it. Do I need to download and install WordPress 4.2 on my computer to start configuring it? And after that how do I publish the Website? Is it necessary to purchase a Hoster like Hostgator (with WordPress) ?
Because configuring the Website I think it isn´t so difficult, but I need help with the program wordpress and to publish it.
Well, a way to go! A lot to learn!
Sweetdate runs from within WordPress, WordPress works on a server, either Local Host on your PC or an Internet Host!
Local Host (off-line) is great as a backup and development, test bed area and it’s free! You can use WAMP or XAMMP (free severs), downloadable from the net for PCs, then once installed, load WordPress, finally you load the Sweetdate and child themes into WordPress using the administration to make changes!Hosting(on-line) costs, once you have it, it should have an install WordPress application, then it’s the same as local, you can either use the administration panel to edit files, or use an FTP, to upload files to host from local.
I can’t stress a working backup, you’ll find that sometimes a minor change upsets Sweetdate, could be a plugin of software you wrote and if it totally goes down due to these changes, you can overwrite those errors with the original, or remove the plugin! The last thing you need is to start from scratch!
At the moment, your on the ground of a multi-story building, there’s a long way to get to the top!Thanks for it adamdale1.
Is it possible to install WordPress on my computer (Local Host), configure, make changes and when it is ready to use, upload it to an Internet Host?
Or is it better to get an Internet Host upload the files, make the changes and publish?
Which is the better (maybe easier) way?In reference to that question, yes, that’s what an FTP does, transfers files to the internet, I originally started using localhost, but due to it not being a dedicated server and very slow, also, finished turning off all updates on my PC, seems that I was spending more time, finding out why local host went down, usually an update in the the browser changing a setting, in the end I cross loaded to a host with my FTP, also my backup is on localhost, I started with Sweetdate well over a year and a half ago, still developing, my problem I’m a perfectionist and won’t open it up till I’m satisfied it works the way I want! Also purchased specialised software, plugins and features! On going project!
Using a host mean that if the site is opened and working, after any changes, reset the browser cache and check the site, updates should be instant, but found sometimes a delay, the site may be down! And with a current back up, reload and you’re back before you made any changes!Hello, its fine starting on a host or locally, both work, some people prefer locally and others prefer on host, its what you find more comfortable, its easier in a host
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