I’m using word press so I want to know how to post a file up so when they click a link to download? it. Also how to do link? Another thing how to highlight that your posting codes up instead of words? Hope anyone can help me word press is cool but a little hard for me [import]uid: 17058 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 322543[/import]
I’m guessing you are referring to Wordpress.org and not Wordpress.com
For file download I believe there is a button to upload a file on the edi post page. Otherwise, you can use Dropbox, Box, or any other file storage service. To display code, just use the tags. [import]uid: 7116 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 89868[/import]
@alex for code is the same thing as here with tags .and posting a file can you show me were that button is the only button I know is video and picture upload but not file . I’d you don’t mind showing it to me. [import]uid: 17058 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 89870[/import]
I believe you can just add a the file to the media library(as if you were adding a pic) and then link to it. What I would do is just use dropbox or some other file hosting service. Another way is to upload the file via FTP to your hosting account, and then link to it. Ex: www.example.com/downloads/file.zip
If you’re still having trouble when I get home from school today, I’ll give you some more help 
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@Alex of I’m back so how would I post file to word press [import]uid: 17058 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 89945[/import]
I haven’t used this personally, but this looks decent and might do the trick-- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-easy-uploader/
Let me know how it goes [import]uid: 7116 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 89947[/import]
If you want to show off code on your blog, install the plug in “Developer Formatter”… You will have to add some language packs if you want to do more than PHP but they do have a Lua one. I just started using it on my blog http://omngeek.robmiracle.com (I changing from the plugin I was using). You would post code in your post in pretty much the same way you do here:
< code lang=“lua” > (no spaces between the angle brackets)
and
< /code >
As for uploading files, what type of content are you wanting to upload? If its like a .apk file for people to download your app, you most likely will want to use a program like FileZilla or any other FTP application to upload the files to your server and once you know where its at, you would just create a URL to it, i.e. if your server is called mserver.com and you have a folder called apps and you upload myapp.apk to that apps folder, the URL would be:
http://myserver.com/apps/myapp.apk
Then in your blog post you would type something like:
Click here to download MyApp
highlight it, click on the Link icon (chain looking icon) and in the popup, put in that URL.
Now once you publish your post or page, there will be a clickable link that will download your file.
iOS apps of course have to be downloaded from the App store, and you would use that URL instead of uploading the app to your server.
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I’m confused, can you use plugins on free wordpress sites?
Sebitttas, do you have a proper site (your own url, etc) or a free wordpress one, eg yoururl.wordpress.com? [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 90118[/import]
I use the plugin: WP-SynHighlight. It highlights Lua.
Another one I just installed which is cool is called Pretty Link Lite.
You can create a link eg. mysite.com/MyCoolApp and redirect it to any page/post. It also logs info about who clicked the link and how many times it was clicked. Great for posting links to Twitter. [import]uid: 10389 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 90163[/import]
@waulok well I’m trying to do this on wordpress.com not wordpress.org [import]uid: 17058 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 90174[/import]
Yea, if you’re using the free wordpress.com instead of hosting your own, you are not going to be able to install plugins. But I thought wordpress.com had some code syntax highlighting thing already added in.
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How do I host my own word press [import]uid: 17058 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 90283[/import]
Well first of all you have to buy hosting at a hosting provider. This will run you anywhere from $4 a month to around $25 a month depending on your hosting plan. Check out hostgator.com, bluehost.com etc.
Then you need a domain name, which you can get from any registrar, like godaddy.com, register.com and frequently the hosting providers like hostgator.com can take care of your registration for you. A typical .com address is $15 a year, though GoDaddy sometimes runs sales for $10.
If you get a good hosting company, like hostgator, they are setup with the right set of software to run Wordpress. It’s a really simple install though the hosting company’s control panel.
You have the ability to install your own plug-in’s and themes and modify the themes to your hearts content.
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AND when you log into your Admin panel in WordPress you will see “A new version of WordPress is available. To update, click here:”
Click the button to update. Done. Easy [import]uid: 10389 topic_id: 22543 reply_id: 90388[/import]