I give up on .wie files

  • Resolved dkd001

    (@dkd001)


    2 years, 9 months ago

    I have unzipped the download for the import/export for widgets.
    Now I have a .php file which looks fine to me.

    But it is not. I can’t figure out another way to unzip and get a .wie file. I run a small volume website for each election. Now I have been trying off and on for weeks to find a .wie file. I do not get paid. I do this as I can expect no big changes. Now I can no longer change/delete any widget! This includes the one for donations that goes to an old campaign that is closed.

    Thank you so much from a blogger who now hates word press plugin makers. & in Word press that “updated” and ruined my website. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO LEARN ALL THE CRAP THAT I DO NOT NEED SO I CAN TRY TO FIND WHAT I NEED TO KNOW. The election is 33 days from now. I do not have the time and I am fed up. I managed to get rid of Gutenberg — I do not have the time to learn a new way of making what I need. Now I cannot find a way to get rid of the widgets across the bottom. My website is ruined. I have to copy the whole damn thing over to a new website without the widgets at the bottom. I hate this. I do not have time prior to the election.

    When I can find the time to learn all kinds of new crap I am switching from WP. Don’t know which to go to but I am sick of having NO CHOICES when these major changes are made. Vistaprint might be the way to go. I don’t like it but if I am stuck I will gladly use it.

    Go ahead, be smug that a novice uses WP because it is supposed to be so easy to use for bloggers. Really? Be smug and laugh. There has got to be something better.

    Got suggestions??

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author Steven Gliebe

    (@stevengliebe)

    Hello,

    I’ll be glad to help. This is a free plugin and I volunteer my time supporting it. I’m unsure if you are asking for help with this plugin or asking for a recommendation as an alternative to WordPress. If the latter, try Squarespace.

    If you are wanting help with the plugin then I have some information that may be useful to you:

    – A .wie file contains widgets that you want to import into your WordPress site. Most often this is a file provided by a theme maker who has made available starter content for your website. Our plugin does not include .wie files. It imports them (and can also export them as a way to backup or transfer existing widgets).

    – To install the plugin you’d go to to Plugins > Add New [in your WordPress admin area] and search for it, then install/activate it. You don’t need to download and unzip it.

    Do you have a .wie file to import and if so where did it come from? What specifically are you wanting to accomplish? Knowing this will help me help you. Thank you.

    Plugin Author Steven Gliebe

    (@stevengliebe)

    Please reply if you are still needing help with this. Marking resolved until then due to two weeks without response.

    Thread Starter dkd001

    (@dkd001)

    Yes, I am still interested. I now don’t think the problem is the wie files.
    I did try installing the plugin like all the plugins I have are installed.
    It did not work. I will go back and see what specifically did not work.
    Right now I am working on a proposal that is due Monday. As soon as I finish that I will get back to you.
    Thank you for offering to help. I hardcoded websites for my dial-up websites. Later I switched to a program that simplified some of the code. I finally ended up with WordPress so that I could train volunteers or staff to use it. If the website was my job and I got paid for it — no problem. But I run a very small non-profit & that needs attention first.

    Thanks! I will be back with specifics.

    Plugin Author Steven Gliebe

    (@stevengliebe)

    Sounds good, let me know.

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