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Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Auto Installer VS Manually InstallingCorrect File and Folder Permissions in WordPress
The correct set of file and folder permissions allows WordPress to create folders and files. The following settings are recommended for most users.-
755 for all folders and sub-folders.
644 for all files.Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Users downloading filesThere are actually a number of ways to do this now. The first part is storing your downloadable material – for example, a PDF with a download plugin. This allows you to replace your downloadable file without actually having to change any of your URLs.
There are three popular download monitor plugins and they all work pretty well.
Download Monitor – most popular option, allows for multiple files per download
Simple Download Monitor – very easy to get started with, limit of one file per download
WordPress Download Manager – limits you to one file per download
The next step is creating a form with a thank you that goes to download. This really depends on what your goal for interaction is. Here are three I recommend:Contact Form 7 allows you to create simple contact forms which collect as much or as little information as you’d like. These forms can then email the person a link once filled out, redirect to a new page with the download, or display a short message with your download. If you want to save your form fills to your database you need an additional plugin such as Contact Form DB.
Gravity Forms allows you to create powerful contact forms with advanced logic. These forms once filled out can redirect conditionally, display different messages depending on fields selected, send multiple emails, store data to your email mailing list provider, and logs all forms to the database.
Leadin (now Hubspot) allows for simple forms (name & email in the free version), with slide-ins, pop-ups and more. It also tracks where users were on your site on their path to filling out a form and keeps track of those leads in a database. It will also sync with MailChimp.Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Auto Installer VS Manually InstallingAuto Installer have a great feature for beginners without any technical knowledge required,
unfortunately it has several weaknesses due to default installation settings.
Database name can easily be guessed as well as database user and database prefix, because automatic installers are
using the same database prefix for all WordPress installations. The pattern is easy to guess.
I think you should choose WordPress Manual install over Auto Installer- 1.) Default database table prefix
- 2.) Unwanted plugins and files
- 3.) Issues with some plugins
- 4.) Outdated WordPress Version
1.) Default database table prefix
While some hosts don’t provide you with any option to change database prefix, some hosts offer a user to input their own database prefix, however this is not very useful as the input field is usually pre-populated with the default prefix.
2.) Unwanted plugins and files
Most of the automatic WordPress installer scripts will also install some plugins that you don’t want or need and also add some files to your server root installation. Most widely installed plugins are Mojo Marketplace, Jetpack or some other Host related plugins. Files places in your public root directory are exposed to the public and many people believe that they will create another security risk for your website.
3.) Issues with some plugins
One of the most used WordPress plugins “BuddyPress” recommends that WordPress should be installed manually via FTP, cPanel, etc. without using automatic webhost scripts. I have also experienced issues using WP Super Cache, even though I haven’t been able to troubleshoot where the problem was, installing the WordPress manually on the same troubled host, seemed to have fixed the issue. It may also caused some issues with some database related plugins.
4.) Outdated WordPress Version
I never recommend updating your WordPress installation as soon as the new version is released because the current theme you’re using and the plugins might not be compatible with the latest WordPress version. You should always check theme/plugin documentation and change log to check compatibility. But still, if you are doing a fresh install, it is recommended to install the latest WordPress version.