[MarkerMaker]

I am running the theme on a local install of WP on MAMP. As this is the case I am not able to use the importer plug-in to upload and need a manual solution. Is there a way I can upload the dummy content manually to my WP Read Theme?

[Mehmet S.]

Hi, I’m using EasyPHP on local and the importer plugin works.

[MarkerMaker]

Thanks for your response.

I am using MAMP on a Mac … I thought it was to do with the fact that WP likes to use FTP to move files about and not PHP. I don’t want to turn on my FTP on my Mac so I thought that manual upload was the only way?

[Mehmet S.]

I don’t have any experience on mac. But, in windows, plugins can be installed normally. If you have running other plugins on local, then you can try another importer plugin.

[MarkerMaker]

Because WP wants to install plugins via FTP and not PHP it is a FTP issue not a PHP one. So manual install of plugins and updates is the only way unless I activate my computers local FTP which I do not want to do for various reasons. If you know of a way to install the dummie content manually that would be great if not I might have to find another way to build my site.

[Mehmet S.]

You can copy a plugin to the plugins folder of wordpress.

[MarkerMaker]

Thanks … is the dummie content a plugin?

[Mehmet S.]

No, actually the source files. Please check out this article:

http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/step-by-step-guide-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin-for-beginners