abinidi Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I installed WordPress yesterday, and I really like it (so far). I am wondering about one thing: when I go to the theme editor in WP, I see the .php file for the theme I want to edit, along with the message, "If this file was writable you could edit it." What file settings do I have to make in order to edit these files in WordPress? I really, really, really don't want to break anything, as I've got it working almost perfectly (including importing all my Blogger comments, and categorizing all 111 blog entries!!) Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 You would make the files 666 and the theme folder 777. But I wouldn't do it. Edit it on your own machine and upload it. No sense in giving someone the possibility to screw up your template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2k4b Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 (edited) CHMOD 777 all the files in that theme you are using. Make sure you change them back to 644 when you finish. >/public_html/wp-content/themes/ Edited May 12, 2005 by Faithbuilder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 Thanks guys. That's what I needed to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 I ended up doing some of both; I really wanted to edit the files online, so I changed the theme folder (and individual theme folders) to 777, and changed all the files in the individual theme folders to 666. I was able to edit the files in the WordPress theme editor, but it was REALLY slow. Then I realized that I had basically the exact same functionality in the File Manager in cPanel. I navigated to the page that I wanted to edit, and clicked "edit this page." I was able to edit it online without having to download/reupload it, and I don't have to change the file security settings to do so. This was a perfect solution for me. I thought I'd share in case it helps somebody else later. -Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2k4b Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I use a kewl site for this. It is called Net2FTP. You don't have to change the permissions, just edit what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 (edited) Jason, Did you install Net2FTP on your own server, or do you use the one on their site? & What are the benefits of a web-based FTP client? Is it as secure as a desktop FTP client? -Paul Edited May 13, 2005 by abinidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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