Parts of WordPress use (s)FTP to transfer files. Updates, for example, use (s)FTP. Media uploads do not, at least not unless something has changed in 3.7. If you are connecting to an (s)FTP server you have to provide the credentials that that server needs. Your file permissions won’t come into play until after that connection … Read more
There are three ways you could do this: 1. Upload all into the Media Library The most tiresome way, IMHO, is to upload all the images you got via the media library. 2. Use a plugin You can use plugins like Add From Server to import your images easily to the Media Library 3. WP-CLI … Read more
It’s a very loaded question, I’ll try my best here, keep in mind it’s 4am, so I’m just giving you highlights, not detailed explanations. Linux I’m assuming you’re using a recent version of Ubuntu Change the default SSH port from 22, to something else (/etc/ssh/sshd_config). Either enable AllowGroups or AllowUser in the sshd_config, Install fail2ban … Read more
The UI select element On user-edit.php, you see the drop-down in the UI. The drop down <select> wrapper is hard coded. Then the admin interface does a nifty thing 1) according to the inline comment: // Get the highest/primary role for this user. In fact it is getting the first role, that was assigned to … Read more
duplicate? At least you can find lots of (possible) explainations and (possible) solutions here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/640409/can-i-install-update-wordpress-plugins-without-providing-ftp-access
According to codex, For normal WordPress operations, such as posting blog posts, uploading media files, posting comments, creating new WordPress users and installing WordPress plugins, the MySQL database user only needs data read and data write privileges to the MySQL database; SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE. Note: Some plugins, themes and major WordPress updates might … Read more
Do you have any kind of cache plugin used? Perhaps to help speed up the website. If Yes that just may be the issue here. Another suggestion is change the current active theme to any default WP theme (twentyThirteen, TwentyFourteen), and then see if Preview give you an issue. If it does not, then its … Read more
Use is_user_member_of_blog() to check if the current user has been assigned to the blog in wp-admin/network/site-users.php. Then hook into template_redirect and run the test: add_action( ‘template_redirect’, function() { if ( ! is_user_member_of_blog() ) die( ‘Please ask the network administrator to get access to this blog.’ ); });
I’m using a plugin called Advanced Access Manager to enable certain permissions to different userlevels/groups, this should be able to do exactly what you are asking.
IIS 7 creates “IUSR” as default user to access files via IIS. So make user IUSR has write access to files/folders. How to check if IUSR has read Access? Right Click -> Folder -> Properties -> Security Tab See if IUSR is in Group or user names list, If No. Click Edit -> Add -> … Read more