Wordpress has a large selection of documentation and a excellent support forum here.

The following outline our use and implementation of wordpress to help you manage and update your site.

Wordpress is a collection of software that has been uploaded onto your webspace. If this is on 34sp.com hosted with wvw then it will be located in the ‘httpdocs’ folder which is available when you first login with ftp. For a username and password please contact us.

httpdocs (34sp accounts only)
Under the directory you will see a large number of files. These all have something to do with the site make-up but we are only interested in the directory ‘wp-content’. Select this directory.

wp-content
This directory holds the basic ‘plugin’ and ‘theme’ content for your site which allow you to add features and change the overall look.

plugins
the plugins on your site will have been uploaded to suit your needs. The addition of further plugins is possible but you must backup the database and software before you do this. If you upload a plugin it may spoil your site and it may need to be rebuilt from scratch. If you have a backup then you can recover it with a little help.

Plugins are uploaded to this directory then activated via the wordpress control panel ‘wp-admin’ plugins selection, they can be activated and de-activated ad-hoc. Normally the ‘Tools’ or ‘Settings’ tabs hold any configuration for the plugins uploaded.

themes
Wordpress comes with a basic theme and there are loads to choose from. If we have prepared the site for you then we will have made you your own ‘theme’ or ’skin’. This is held in the themes directory. You can select themes from this list and they will modify the look of your site accordingly. Remember to put it back to your theme when you have finished.

It is possible to update themes on the site by a number of methods. See the wordpress site for the basics. If you want to delve a little deeper into this you can look into the specific theme directoy and make changes yourself. As with all modifications please backup first.

select the ‘theme’ directory and the ‘bespoke’ directory you are interested in. The key here is the ’style.css’ file. this is the cascading Style Sheet for your site. There is loads on the web about modifying these so good luck.