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	<title>Comments on: Getting Your Own Domain for Blogging - Part Two</title>
	<link>http://thecasualtech.com/2007/09/12/getting-your-own-domain-for-blogging-part-two/</link>
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		<title>By: Heather in Beautiful British Columbia</title>
		<link>http://thecasualtech.com/2007/09/12/getting-your-own-domain-for-blogging-part-two/#comment-20</link>
		<author>Heather in Beautiful British Columbia</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, thanks for this great series - in language I understand - I wish I'd found you before struggling through the first steps on my own.

Please post more!!!  

I've set up my Wordpress blog hosted on Bluehost and have been posting, making categories and adding links with no problem, and finally have it PPP ready - just waiting approval.  I've even figured out how to upload new themes through FTP - after 3 months.

Now, I'm ready to make changes to code, add plugins and customize the template with my own photos... but cannot figure out HOW or WHICH FOLDER to FTP files or code to...  

Here's an example of what I'm having trouble with:

"PPP Tools" requires new code to be added and this is their explanation:  [quote]How to add to your blog

The most important thing to consider when trying to add this feature to your blog is you must have the ability to add a line of code to your blog's html. This means you need to be able to ftp your file to your site or have the ability to modify your code through the blog administration. Such as WordPress's Presentation Theme Editor

To install, you must open the code and find the  tag. On the line right before this tag, add the following: [/quote]

Sounds simple enough... First I looked in the Theme Editor but could not [b]find[/b] the  tag in any of the pages... (I've used 'blogger) for 2 years and found it simple to change code).

So........ I copied the code to a new folder in "My Documents" then went to Bluehost and logged in to the FTP page, located the file on my computer, but am not sure what file to open to FTP it [b]to[/b].

My next question will be about plugins and how to know if they are working... and I have a couple of great examples.

I'm sure it's all is very simple once you know, but the answers are not easy to find when you are a beginner... so, to make this long story shorter:  

I'm hoping you might use my question as an example of what newbies need to know in part of your series - which I'm hoping you are working on right now!!!  

Thanks, Heather</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, thanks for this great series - in language I understand - I wish I&#8217;d found you before struggling through the first steps on my own.</p>
<p>Please post more!!!  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve set up my Wordpress blog hosted on Bluehost and have been posting, making categories and adding links with no problem, and finally have it PPP ready - just waiting approval.  I&#8217;ve even figured out how to upload new themes through FTP - after 3 months.</p>
<p>Now, I&#8217;m ready to make changes to code, add plugins and customize the template with my own photos&#8230; but cannot figure out HOW or WHICH FOLDER to FTP files or code to&#8230;  </p>
<p>Here&#8217;s an example of what I&#8217;m having trouble with:</p>
<p>&#8220;PPP Tools&#8221; requires new code to be added and this is their explanation:  [quote]How to add to your blog</p>
<p>The most important thing to consider when trying to add this feature to your blog is you must have the ability to add a line of code to your blog&#8217;s html. This means you need to be able to ftp your file to your site or have the ability to modify your code through the blog administration. Such as WordPress&#8217;s Presentation Theme Editor</p>
<p>To install, you must open the code and find the  tag. On the line right before this tag, add the following: [/quote]</p>
<p>Sounds simple enough&#8230; First I looked in the Theme Editor but could not [b]find[/b] the  tag in any of the pages&#8230; (I&#8217;ve used &#8216;blogger) for 2 years and found it simple to change code).</p>
<p>So&#8230;&#8230;.. I copied the code to a new folder in &#8220;My Documents&#8221; then went to Bluehost and logged in to the FTP page, located the file on my computer, but am not sure what file to open to FTP it [b]to[/b].</p>
<p>My next question will be about plugins and how to know if they are working&#8230; and I have a couple of great examples.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s all is very simple once you know, but the answers are not easy to find when you are a beginner&#8230; so, to make this long story shorter:  </p>
<p>I&#8217;m hoping you might use my question as an example of what newbies need to know in part of your series - which I&#8217;m hoping you are working on right now!!!  </p>
<p>Thanks, Heather</p>
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		<title>By: The Casual Tech &#187; Getting Your Own Domain for Blogging - Part One</title>
		<link>http://thecasualtech.com/2007/09/12/getting-your-own-domain-for-blogging-part-two/#comment-16</link>
		<author>The Casual Tech &#187; Getting Your Own Domain for Blogging - Part One</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://thecasualtech.com/2007/09/12/getting-your-own-domain-for-blogging-part-two/#comment-16</guid>
		<description>[...] on domain names, and some hosts offer a combination package if you decide to do both with them. (See Part Two for more on hosting.) A word of caution, though - sometimes you really do get what you pay for. I always use a reputable [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] on domain names, and some hosts offer a combination package if you decide to do both with them. (See Part Two for more on hosting.) A word of caution, though - sometimes you really do get what you pay for. I always use a reputable [&#8230;]</p>
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