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fynxg20808298
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December 6, 2017
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I am starting out do I need to uninstall Wordpress?

  • December 6, 2017
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Hi,

I installed Wordpress on my new hosting server HostGator but now I want to use Dreamweaver.

How do I uninstall Wordpress ad install Dreamweaver instead?

Do OI have to uninstall Wordpress? or can I have both installed on my webhost, website?

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    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    Dreamweaver will be no fun for you.  It requires basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills which you don't have yet.

    Look at Adobe Muse or Adobe Portfolio -- both are aimed at non-coders.  The only difference:

    Nancy

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 6, 2017
    1. Dreamweaver is computer software. 
    2. WordPress is server software.

    2 completely different tools for different types of users.

    How much web and coding experience do you have?

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    fynxg20808298Author
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    December 6, 2017

    Hi.

    I have absolutely 0 experience with programing on the interweb.

    Is there a dummy book for dreamweaver css?

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    December 6, 2017

    Dreamweaver will be no fun for you.  It requires basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills which you don't have yet.

    Look at Adobe Muse or Adobe Portfolio -- both are aimed at non-coders.  The only difference:

    Nancy

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    pziecina
    pziecina
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    December 6, 2017

    I think the first thing you should do is to learn how the web works -

    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/How_the_Web_works

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    fynxg20808298Author
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    December 6, 2017

    That did not help, I still don't understand

    B i r n o u
    B i r n o u
    Legend
    December 6, 2017

    both are two different tool... DW is a code editor, plus an IDE, and WP is a CMS engine

    so you can have both living on your web server... thought I will recommand to move WP on a higher grouping folder...

    - root-folder (www, httpdocs, public_html... whatever name it has)

       - blog (or whatever name that you will choose, to place the entire WP files and folders)

       - whatever others files and folders that you will create using DW

    be aware that moving WP need to be adjusted in database (at least URL in the options)... I can point you to the right tutorial if needed

    You wont have to install DW on your remote sevrver (and anyway it wont be possible)... you have to install DW on your local machine, and from there publsih (using FTP) all the files and folder that you will manually create to the remote space.

    does this makes sense ?

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    fynxg20808298Author
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    December 6, 2017

    Hi Thank you for your response

    All I did so far was click this button on my web hosting site.

    Unfortunately they did not have a button for Dreamweaver so I guess I have to install dream weaver myself onto the web hosting site.

    This is a picture of the icon:

    https://i.imgur.com/EXbTcy9.png

    Actually I have not started tp use wordpress at all, can I uninstall in?

    I don't see an uninstall icon here, so I am not sure what to do now.

    Maybe I should not have clicked that button?

    Where are these directories you speak of?

    Regards

    O
    osgood_
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    December 6, 2017

    fynxg20808298  wrote

    Unfortunately they did not have a button for Dreamweaver so I guess I have to install dream weaver myself onto the web hosting site.

    You DONT install Dreamweaver on your remote web hosting server. Dreamweaver is a local web-authoring program which you use at local level to create web-files which you then upload to your remote hosting server.

    If you dont need Wordpress then unistall or just leave it on the server, its only space its taking up on your server but if you don't have much space then unistall it and re-install it if you need it at some point in the future.

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