Hold the horses!!!

I don’t know what Web Site Maestro is, or what it has to do with WordPress. Have you read through the installation instructions? They’re pretty thorough:
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress

I downloaded and installed a trial of WSM because of managing a bunch of websites for teachers. Unfortunately it was useless for what I needed to do. It creates a WSM folder on the computer and somehow gets invoked by WordPress when I tried to do the install. I think Web Site Maestro, somehow, commandeers the program?

So…I look at the link and, SORRY, it’s a confusing as, well….

CLEARLY this program is NOT designed for me (nor 80% of folks who want to create websites).

I THINK, someone must have looked at iWeb and SUBTRACTED all the EASE and FUNCTIONALITY of the program and ADDED IN COMPLEXITY and OBFUSCATION in order to perpetuate the caste of High Priest of Technology.

Oh well, I’ll keep looking. Maybe someone else got it right.

That’s maybe because Web Site Maestro is not WordPress and you should be asking questions from wherever you obtained that…

i would reccomend google apps for your solution

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/troubleshooting-wordpress-34-master-list