Creating a new directory in webfaction and uploading a starter theme in Wordpress.

1. Getting Started on the Final Project
Creating a new directory in
Webfaction and installing a starter
Wordpress theme

2. Create a new directory in Webfaction
• Go to “websites” tab in Webfaction, click on site

3. Add a new application

4. 1. Call it “magazine”
2. Change app category to “WordPress”
3. Add “magazine” to the url
4. Save

5. Save your new directory
*Note: Your site might not show up right away

6. Congrats!
• You now have two different Wordpress installs
• yourdomainname (portfolio site)
• yourdomainname/magazine
• Use will use a different username and
password to log into each site

7. Visit yourdomainname/magazine
• Click “Log in” on bottom left

8. Your username is “admin”
• What’s your password? Go to Webfaction.

9. Go to the “applications” tab
• Click on your new magazine directory

10. Copy the “Extra info” at the bottom

11. The “Extra info” is your temporary password

12. Log in to your new Wordpress dashboard

13. Add yourself as a new user as Administrator

14. Log out, log back in w/ new password

15. Go to Users and delete Admin

16. Attribute posts to you, then confirm

17. Now you’re ready to download a new theme
• Go to Appearance  Themes  Add New

18. Install the tk-1.0 starter theme
• You will first need to download this theme
from the class website

19. Activate the new theme

20. Refresh yourdomainname/magazine
• You are now ready to start building your site!