Comments on: Solving The Wordpress ‘you need to make this file writable’ Error Message http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html My Personal Blog - Built with WordPress - Mainly about WordPress Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: admin http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-11184 admin Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:21:47 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-11184 Thank you Gillian for the feedback. Wonderful description! Wordpress is SO much easier, with a friendly web hosting service. I have used this hosting service (affiliate link coming up...) for three years now and they are wonderful (and cheap) <a target="_blank" href="http://hostgatorweboffer.com" rel="nofollow">http://hostgatorweboffer.com</a> Highly recommended. No question. Kevin Thank you Gillian for the feedback. Wonderful description!

Wordpress is SO much easier, with a friendly web hosting service.

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Kevin

]]> By: gillian morrison http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-11182 gillian morrison Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:18:19 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-11182 thank you thank you thank you.... despite a PhD in chemistry, wordpress makes me feel like a wobbling terrified plate of disregarded jelly at a birthday party long after the children have gone... why oh why is it so difficult at every turn! it will not beat me! thanks for your blog thank you thank you thank you….

despite a PhD in chemistry, wordpress makes me feel like a wobbling terrified plate of disregarded jelly at a birthday party long after the children have gone…

why oh why is it so difficult at every turn! it will not beat me!

thanks for your blog

]]> By: Richard Price http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-10532 Richard Price Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:12:58 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-10532 Excellent post. I've been frustrated with this for a while. My old host didn't have this problem. It's probably important to reset your permissions back to 0755 or 0644 once you are finished editing to help keep your site secure. Excellent post. I’ve been frustrated with this for a while. My old host didn’t have this problem.

It’s probably important to reset your permissions back to 0755 or 0644 once you are finished editing to help keep your site secure.

]]> By: Jennifer Weiss http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-8906 Jennifer Weiss Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:15:30 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-8906 SO helpful! Thank you so much!!! The instructions about Codex in Wordpress were so unclear. You solved my problem in a matter of minutes. Thanks again! SO helpful! Thank you so much!!! The instructions about Codex in Wordpress were so unclear. You solved my problem in a matter of minutes. Thanks again!

]]> By: George http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-7537 George Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:39:56 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-7537 Just saved me a HUGE headache...worked like a charm:) Thanks MUCHO!!! Just saved me a HUGE headache…worked like a charm:) Thanks MUCHO!!!

]]> By: Neal http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-7127 Neal Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:45:46 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-7127 You saved me hours and hours... thank you!!! You saved me hours and hours… thank you!!!

]]> By: fellibonni http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-3969 fellibonni Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:40:43 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-3969 Thank you so much for sharing. I have been frustrated this issue. Now it's been solved beautifully thanks to your kindness. Thank you so much for sharing.

I have been frustrated this issue.
Now it’s been solved beautifully thanks to your kindness.

]]> By: admin http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-2089 admin Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:30:24 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-2089 Hi Ken, Thanks so much. It's good to know it's useful. cheers, Kevin Hi Ken,

Thanks so much. It’s good to know it’s useful.

cheers, Kevin

]]> By: ken edwards http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-2088 ken edwards Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:23:39 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-2088 thanks kevin -- i'm wordpress newbie and i was starting to get frustrated by a permissions problem. you got me out of the jam! -- ken thanks kevin — i’m wordpress newbie and i was starting to get frustrated by a permissions problem. you got me out of the jam!

– ken

]]> By: Totontli http://kevinsbrown.com/solving-the-wordpress-you-need-to-make-this-file-writable-error-message.html/comment-page-1#comment-1774 Totontli Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:54:45 +0000 http://kevinsbrown.com/?p=38#comment-1774 Great Job, Kevin. Thanks a lot. Great Job, Kevin. Thanks a lot.

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