How To Tutorials

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To enable mail services on Windows requires a few (but not obvious) extra steps. Since Windows isn’t Linux or a *nix based operating system, these settings are only needed for Windows users to mirror similar functionality like a typical hosting provider’s LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) setup.  Enabling mail services will allow you to test WordPress notifications and features like the ‘lost password’ request link.
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Copying your WordPress development websites just got a whole lot easier. The newest version of DesktopServer 3.2.4 was released last night. This version brings a new, important ‘copy feature’ along with various bug fixes and speed improvements. While the blueprints feature is still nice for trying out beta versions of WordPress, the ‘copy feature’ demands immediate attention! Click on the thumbnails for a clear view.

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Did you know that you can place plugins and theme frameworks that you frequently use inside DesktopServer’s xampp\blueprints folder? This can help you accelerate the common website configurations you usually create as well as try out different versions of WordPress. One of our goals is to help get users an opportunity to try out beta versions of WordPress to facilitate bug squashing and contribute to the Open Source software community. Starting with version 3.2.3 for both the free DesktopServer Limited and DesktopServer for premium members is the blueprints folder. You can have more then one version of WordPress to select from when you use DesktopServer’s “Create a new development website” option. Read more »

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Adding forum functionality to WordPress is now insanely easy thanks to the bbPress team and their latest creation: bbPress 2.0. In this post, I’ll list what you need to know to get started with bbPress. Skip below to check out my bbPress Twenty Eleven child theme and quick implementation details, but read on to learn why bbPress 2.0 is a great solution and why you need a forum in the first place. Read more »

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Have you ever thought about trying out WordPress Multisite? Are you curious as to what all the chatter is about, or perhaps you’d just like to see what plugins are multisite compatible? Starting with DesktopServer 3.2.2 for premium members, you can develop your WordPress Multisite domain solution without having to sign up with a hosting provider, pay extra for multi-domain or subdomain hosting during development, configure a DNS for wildcards or specific third level domains (aka subdomains), then wait for propagation, then… well, you get the idea. Instead, I’ll show you how you can get started on development right away with just a few clicks. Read more »

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Greetings everyone! My name is Stephen Carroll and I want to welcome you to my first post on ServerPress.com. Hopefully, you will be hearing a lot more from me as a blogger for all things WordPress related. I’m usually behind the scenes programming, researching and testing code. But I’m looking forward to making this column a valuable resource for you. That being said, please feel free to drop me a note on any topics that you’d like to see me cover in future articles, or to provide comments and feedback on my postings.

For my first post, I’d like to introduce you to DesktopServer. It’s the main tool that I use to develop, test, and play with WordPress. I’ll show you how easy it is to get started. I have even tried my hand with Quicktime on a Mac to put together a “promo” on how to run DesktopServer for the very first time. Windows users are not left out, as I’ve added large, step by step screen shots on Windows 7 (click the thumbnails to enlarge). Hopefully I’ll be able to answer some common questions along the way. So let’s get started! Read more »

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If you have our free version of DesktopServer Limited installed and wish to upgrade to our current full version, please follow the instructions below. Upgrading will allow you to preserve any existing websites that you have created with our free DesktopServer Limited version. Read more »

- How To Tutorials

Installing DesktopServer or DesktopServer Limited is simple and can help WordPress website developers and designers work more efficiently on single or multiple projects. To install, review the requirements and proceed with install steps below. Read more »