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Wordpress question

by mistyone
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Would someone be able to tell me what this folder and it's contents are about please?

js.cache
tinymce_c649e2fa0110a4caa4fba26ef7470af.gz

Could you also tell me where I would find the file that is the home page of my site. I would like to edit it.

Cheers
Misty
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonDeVelvis
    Hi Misty,
    Those files aren't anything that you should touch - one deals with the Javascript Wordpress uses, and the other is the package that houses the TinyMCE editor code (where you type your posts)

    If you want to edit your blog's theme (look & feel) all you have to do is upload a new theme to the /wp-content/themes directory. You can find Themes here: WordPress › WordPress Themes and by searching Google for Wordpress themes
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    • Profile picture of the author mistyone
      Hi Jason

      Thank you for explaining what that folder is and it's contents.

      I don't want upload a new theme I want to add adverts and I have downloaded a favicon and I need oto add the html code to have it show in the address bar but when I look at all the folders in my file manager in my hosting account I don't know where to find the file that is the 'home page' of the site. I am a real newbie trying hard to do things I have no skill for but you have to start somewhere

      Cheers
      Misty
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      • Profile picture of the author JasonDeVelvis
        In your Wordpress admin area, click on the Design tab, then "Theme Editor" - then you should find the file for your main page as "Main Index Template" or "Home Page" on the right hand side of the list
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      • Profile picture of the author lakshaybehl
        Originally Posted by mistyone View Post

        Hi Jason

        Thank you for explaining what that folder is and it's contents.

        I don't want upload a new theme I want to add adverts and I have downloaded a favicon and I need oto add the html code to have it show in the address bar but when I look at all the folders in my file manager in my hosting account I don't know where to find the file that is the 'home page' of the site. I am a real newbie trying hard to do things I have no skill for but you have to start somewhere

        Cheers
        Misty

        Dashboard Misty...

        that is youblog.com / wp-admin

        and there you have themes >> themes editor

        So you select the sidebar.php and put in whatever code you want to put
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        • Profile picture of the author mistyone
          Hi Lakshay

          In the instructions for the favicon it said that the code had to be inserted in the root directory. So will it work putting it into the sidebar.php in my themes editor?

          Cheers
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          • Profile picture of the author JasonDeVelvis
            For the favicon tag, put it in the header file, in between the <head> and </head> tags
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          • Profile picture of the author lakshaybehl
            Originally Posted by mistyone View Post

            Hi Lakshay

            In the instructions for the favicon it said that the code had to be inserted in the root directory. So will it work putting it into the sidebar.php in my themes editor?

            Cheers
            Misty
            Yes it should in principle work fine if you want it to be in your sidebar...

            Otherwise if you want it to be in your header, then as Jason said put it in the header.php in the themes editor...

            The best thing to do is to take a backup of the original code by copying and pasting in a notepad.

            Then you can safely insert the code and see whether it works or not. If it does great! If it doesn't, try again

            Just in a matter of few minutes you'll be good to go!
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            • Profile picture of the author mistyone
              Hi

              Thank you to all of you who replied to my request for help. I couldn't do it so I paid someone to do it

              I guess I have a wee ways to go before I'm proficient

              Cheers
              Misty
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              • Profile picture of the author e-mail2u
                I guess i am to late i use a favicon on my wordpress blog. You just insert the script in the index.php file like so the bold text is the favicon script.

                <?php
                /**
                * Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do anything, but loads
                * wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load the theme.
                *
                * @package WordPress
                */

                /**
                * Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it.
                *
                * @var bool
                */
                define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);

                /** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */
                require('./wp-blog-header.php');
                ?>
                <head>
                <link rel="shortcut icon" href="../images/me.gif">
                </head>

                Misty if you need any help with your wordpress blog just PM me i will be happy to help.
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                • Profile picture of the author mistyone
                  Originally Posted by e-mail2u View Post

                  I guess i am to late i use a favicon on my wordpress blog. You just insert the script in the index.php file like so the bold text is the favicon script.

                  <?php
                  /**
                  * Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do anything, but loads
                  * wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load the theme.
                  *
                  * @package WordPress
                  */

                  /**
                  * Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it.
                  *
                  * @var bool
                  */
                  define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);

                  /** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */
                  require('./wp-blog-header.php');
                  ?>
                  <head>
                  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="../images/me.gif">
                  </head>

                  Misty if you need any help with your wordpress blog just PM me i will be happy to help.
                  Thanks very much for the instructions and you might regret having offered me help with my blog, as I will take you up on your offer, thanks.

                  I will PM you soon

                  Cheers
                  Misty
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