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I have just set up my Mac again (have recently moved). I am unable to install the WordPress app to my Mac despite the 5 min quick install claim. On looking on Youtube I need to install either XAMPP or MAMP. WordPress doesnt mention this, is this correct? Thanks
You don’t need to install it in your Mac. You install it on your web server. That is, unless your host has already installed it for you.
Follow the instructions here:
https://wordpress.com/
You might want to check out the tools provided by Google, including their Website Designer, and also Website. I understand exactly where you are coming from--personally, I'm an idiot when it comes to coding (I am not saying you are) but I'm OK from a design point-of-view. Building a basic, good looking site is well within the realm of possibility for me using a WYSIYG tool.
Best of luck to you.
Best of luck to you.
If you're looking to add interactivity and design without learning any code, take a look at Blocs: With a great user base, dead-simple drag-and-drop UI and an eye for Web standards, it's probably the best option out there today for non-technical folks to build nice sites without dipping into HTML, CSS or Javascript. Its output is based on the popular bootstrap.js framework, and the resulting code is fairly clean. Keep in mind, though: Blocs creates the files you need to send to your server; it does not offer any file transfer functions, so actually sending the files to an HTTP server (via SFTP/SSH/CI, whatever) is left to the user.
If you want something that will handle both drag-and-drop editing and FTP publishing, you may want to take a look at Sparkle and/or Pinegrow: Both are great alternatives to traditional WYSIWYG editors such as Dreamweaver, but they don't hand-hold quite as much as something like Blocs (or the more expensive and increasingly long-in-the-tooth RapidWeaver).
Hope this helps!
Having my own business and moving house hasnt left me anytime to progress with this. I had looked at Block, it seemed really good, but I did read about the problem of getting the files to your hosting company. I have registered an address with Wordpress. Is there any info on how to get what you create with Blocs onto a host like WordPress?
