Completely Lost, where do I start?

  • Resolved lushavocado

    (@lushavocado)


    8 years ago

    Hi, I need help please.

    I purchased a domain name, I made an account with www.ads-software.com, I downloaded the 4.6.1 version of wordpress like it told me to. Now I have no clue how to go forward! Nothing happens when I click on anything. How do I get to the dashboard from my website? I go to my domain name and it just says “blue host” there is no where to login am so lost. Note that I currently have another website using wordpress, but I have never used the downloaded files to do anything with it. I have always just typed in my domain name and logged in from there and worked on it that way. I feel like my brain is just not working today, HAH! Help me, please.. I am not a computer code person whatsoever

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  • What you downloaded is just the core WordPress installation with the base theme 2016.

    Normally one would have a hosting account as well. This is where the wordpress web site will live. To get your website up and linked to your domain name you need a place to upload the website too. Do you have hosting with Bluehost or just the domain name?

    Once you have hosting you will need to create a database and link it to WordPress, run the install, then install the Theme you wish to use. Then create your content.

    Very easy stuff – lol

    staartmees

    (@staartmees)

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress

    aCstudent

    (@acstudent)

    Easiest approach in my opinion, if your host provides it, is to run the Softiculeous WP install script from your host control panel.

    prorank

    (@prorank)

    Just log in to your hosting cpanel and do a one click install, then go to /wp-admin and log in, change your theme, delete all the garbage, upload your logos and start blogging.

    Thread Starter lushavocado

    (@lushavocado)

    Look it all of these replies! Haha, I feel so silly becasue I have done this before! I do have hosting through Bluehost. I signed into bluehost and installed it and it worked. For some odd reason, I did not think I had to do it through bluehost (I do not have a smart excuse for why I thought this, yikes) However, all worked out well, and now I am off to make it look beautiful! I appreciate the replies all! Have a fantastic day!

    jagman

    (@jagman)

    Hi, I am sort of in the same place as lushavocado was, but I’m still in there… It has been years since I have updated our website but need to do it now. I have come as far as to log-in to the wp-admin, but when I go to Dashboard, I get an error message;

    Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 1966080 bytes) in /home/telesoft/public_html/wp-includes/class-simplepie.php on line 5410

    Please advise…

    Kind regards,
    Bard Thomas

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