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- Software Updates

Now that WordPress 3.3 is out, you may wish to update DesktopServer which originally comes with WordPress 3.2.1. You can easily update DesktopServer to create websites using WordPress 3.3 from the start. Likewise, you can have DesktopServer use a custom build (such as WordPress in a specific language) by simply updating DesktopServer’s blueprint folder. The blueprints folder will also allow you to have more then one version of WordPress to select from when you use DesktopServer’s “Create a new development website” option. This flexibility also allows you to include your most commonly used plugins and theme frameworks should you wish to do so. But keeping a lean and basic installation is a good idea for quickly creating sites for testing and development.  Read more »

- How To Tutorials

The latest version of DesktopServer version 3.2.8 for premium members includes the ability to import full backups from both iTheme’s BackupBuddy 2 and BackupBuddy Classic. BackupBuddy provides a convenient and clean method to easily backup your WordPress website and migrate it to another website or to your local desktop for development. Now DesktopServer makes local development even faster and easier with native support for BackupBuddy. In this article, I’ll show you how easy it is to use BackupBuddy to export your site and use DesktopServer to import and view a BackupBuddy archive. Read more »

- Software Updates

Note: Existing users should use our update instructions below to preserve existing sites.

A new version of DesktopServer (version 3.2.8) is now available in our downloads section. This version includes critical and important updates to both our free DesktopServer Limited and premium member access DesktopServer version.

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- Software Updates

Note: Existing users should use our update instructions below to preserve existing sites.

A new version of DesktopServer (version 3.2.7) is now available in our downloads section. This version includes critical and important updates to both our free DesktopServer Limited and premium member access DesktopServer version.

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- Software Updates

Note: Existing users should use our update instructions below to preserve existing sites.

A new version of DesktopServer (version 3.2.6) is now available in our downloads section. This version includes critical and important updates to both our free DesktopServer Limited and premium member access DesktopServer version. Read more »

- How To Tutorials

DesktopServer for premium members includes a new import feature that is compatible with the Duplicator plugin. You can find Duplicator in the WordPress.org plugin directory. If you have a live site that you wish to import into DesktopServer, you can use the Duplicator plugin to do this quickly. In this post, I’ll walk you through an example of how to import your site into your localhost DesktopServer. Read more »

- How To Tutorials

This article covers the original deployment method known as “Quick Deploy”. A new deployment method has been released called “DirectDeploy” that does not require an FTP client and can simplify most deployments. Click here for more information about the newest “DirectDeploy” feature.

Quick Deploy can make deploying your development website to a live server extremely easy. In this post, I’ll show you how to use Quick Deploy and the steps to get your site working on a compatible live server quickly.

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- How To Tutorials

New to the unlimited edition of DesktopServer version 3.2.5 is the Import / Export menu option. This option will enable you to import and export your entire WordPress website as a single ZIP file archive.

Import and Export can be used for a variety of purposes, but most notable are:

• Sharing with co-workers or collaborating on a project.
• Archiving complete solutions and configurations.
• Import an existing website for redesign.
• Transport between workstations.
• Deploying to a live server.

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- How To Tutorials

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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- Software Updates

Note: Existing users should use our update instructions below to preserve existing sites.

A new version of DesktopServer (version 3.2.5) is now available in our downloads section. This version includes important updates to both our free DesktopServer Limited and premium member access DesktopServer version. Read more »