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Weekly Wordpress Q&A

Tomato Sea on Thu, 2011-01-27 22:14

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Please feel free to post your question regarding weekly task here.
Everybody is welcome to post and answer questions.

Thanks!

julie turcotte

Fri, 2011-01-28 13:12

(don't laugh...very new here) I'm on a Mac - I need advice on purchasing WebHosting...considering HostMonster. Also, need advice on an FTP...considering FileZilla. And a text editor...considering TextWrangler.
I use Firefox (never Safari).
I can set this up quickly, absolutely sure of it - familiar with most of the lingo, just don't use frequently. I'm a quick learner & not afraid of any challenge.
I have the WP files downloaded onto the Mac, waiting to get some advice on the above before unwrapping it.
Thanks in advance for any help you all can give !!
julie

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Tomato Sea

Fri, 2011-01-28 16:20

Hi Julie!

For Webhosting -
I honestly can't say much. but it seems like hostmonster is getting good review for the price range.
http://bestwebhosting.org/reviews/hostmonster-review
I say maybe you can try? You can also talk to your peers and ask their opinion.

For FTP -
I tried out Firezilla before and I think it was pretty good. I found the UI a little bit busy but it wasn't a major concern for me. it's free! so why not. :)
I'm using Cyberduck. It's also free. I think Cyberduck has more simpler UI. I feel it's a bit slow but it could be my machine too. :p
You can take a look at this link for more options:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-free-ftp-clients-for-mac/

For Text Editor -
I just tried out TextWrangler on my machine. I think It looks pretty decent. It highlights the keyword in different colors and makes it easy to read the code. no design view. but it's a free text editor so..

Open for other suggestions!

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julie turcotte

Fri, 2011-01-28 18:36

Awesome reply & thanks for the input, T.S. :-)

Yes, please, if anyone else reads this ... I'm VERY open for suggestions and reviews.

Thanks a bunch,
j

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Victor Ramirez

Fri, 2011-01-28 20:19

Server -
Hostgator.com, hands down. Amazing for wordpress, amazing for customer service. Here is a guide for picking a server for hosting wordpress too.

http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/choosing-the-best-web-host-for...

FTP-
I'm a big fan of cyberduck as well

Editor-
TextWrangler offers a lot of features and goes beyond be just a text editor. It has great project functions and finding functions for mass editing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kSsqic-aKo <--- watch both tutorials

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Tomato Sea

Fri, 2011-01-28 20:26

Thanks for sharing, Victor!

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Victor Ramirez

Fri, 2011-01-28 20:39

Oh, and here is another great add-on for textwrangler - BB AutoComplete! Now, I do not recommend this to people new to HTML/CSS because to truly learn the code, you must type the code out by hand. This add-on save you so much time.

http://c-command.com/bbautocomplete/

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julie turcotte

Fri, 2011-01-28 23:33

More to research...great advice! Thanks for the terrific shares so far. Much appreciated!
jules

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Wei-Ching Shyu

Sun, 2011-01-30 01:55

For hosting, I use Laughing Squid at http://laughingsquid.us/. Their service is on the WordPress page at http://wordpress.org/hosting/. Not only they provide good service, but their whole website is built on WordPess. They even have a good tutorial for installing WordPress at http://laughingsquid.us/faq/wordpress/install/. If you use a different hosting, some of the details would be different. Over all it is clear and I followed the tutorial setting up WordPress successfully!