[Support request] Can't figure out http file path for font files i uploaded to server.

[Ryan]

I am following these directions to add a custom font to my child theme.

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-local-fonts/

The function appears to be working properly because the new font I am uploading appears in the customizer. However, when I select my new font, it doesn’t display and is going back to a default.

All I can think is that I’m getting the URL path incorrect in my CSS. I don’t know where to find the correct HTTP:// file path after uploading to the server using SFTP:// with FileZilla.

Could being on a temporary domain be the cause?

[Ryan]

So I called my hosting company and just got the URL. The file path ended up being this…

http://oj9.8bd.myftpupload.com/wp-content/themes/generatepress_child/fonts/

This is the SFTP file path that I origionally had…

sftp://(SFTP user)@oj9.8bd.myftpupload.com/home/(SFTP user)/html/wp-content/themes/generatepress_child/fonts

I’m leaving this issue open just to know if there was a better way to have got my http file path on my WordPress site after uploading it using sftp. If it makes a difference, I use the managed WordPress site service through GoDaddy versus a basic cPanel Linux server. I ask because I want to know if it will be different between hosting providers or different for any other reason.

[Tom]

Hi there,

That URL looks correct. There isn’t really a better way. The URL to your child theme would always be yoursite.com/wp-content/themes/generatepress_child/

Let me know if you need more info 🙂

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