There exist two variants of work with WordPress



There exist two variants of work with WordPress​


By using the file manager provided to you by your hosting providers in the hosting control panel. The most popular file managers are cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk. However, there a lot of other solutions available on the market.

By using WordPress FTP clients. Still guessing what is an FTP client? FTP or File Transfer Protocol, is designed to transfer files from your local computer to a remote site in our case, based on WordPress. In addition, FTP can be used to download files from your site to your computer or to change the access rights to files or directories posted on the site. FTP to WordPress software make it easy to send files from your computer to a server and back and even more.

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When working with a WordPress website, you essentially have two primary methods for managing your site's files:

  1. Using a File Manager provided by your hosting provider: Most web hosting control panels, such as cPanel, DirectAdmin, or Plesk, include a built-in file manager. This is a web-based interface that allows you to directly access, upload, download, edit, rename, delete, and manage the files and folders of your WordPress installation. It's often compared to a desktop file explorer, offering a graphical user interface that can be quite intuitive, especially for those less familiar with technical aspects. This method is convenient as it doesn't require any additional software installations on your local computer and can be accessed from any web browser.
  2. Using a WordPress FTP client: FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a local computer (your "client") and a remote server (where your WordPress site is hosted). An FTP client is a dedicated software application installed on your computer (e.g., FileZilla, Cyberduck, WinSCP) that facilitates this transfer. Beyond simply uploading and downloading files, FTP clients allow you to change file permissions, create and delete directories, and even sometimes edit files directly on the server. This method provides a more direct and often more powerful way to interact with your site's files, especially for large transfers, complex troubleshooting, or when the WordPress dashboard is inaccessible. Many FTP clients also support SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), which adds an extra layer of security by encrypting the data transfer.
 
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