Is it possible to connect to your WordPress server using Visual Studio Community edition?

 It is possible to connect to your WordPress server using VS Community Edition application. However, while installing Visual Studio Community you should also install ASP.NET and Web Tools (in here installed 17.10.344.38934). Without this you cannot connect to the WEB.

After installing the above (the ASP.NET and Web Tools can be installed from within an Open Visual Studio window), you can connect to the WEB as shown.

When you click Web to connect, you will get this response.

It does not get connected using the URL of your website, but the FTP site.

Finding the FTP site of WordPress:

On WordPress FTP is not supported on any kind of plan, be it premium or business. WordPress uses the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) for secure file transfers.

SFTC access is tied to the subscribers of the Business or eCommerce plans. If you are on any other plan, you need to upgrade.

You need to access the WordPress server's from your site as shown.

I only have a premium plan and I have no access.

Which of these is better Bitcoin, Ethereum or Solana?

If you are wondering like me which of the crypto currencies are better, the answer is not simple. It depends on a number of things difficult to organize and analyze. 

Here is a picture summarizes what they are.

Source: https://www.tastycrypto.com site.

Why can't I find URL Rewrite feature in the IIS manager?

 In your Windows 11 Home, if you install Internet Information Services you may not find URL Rewrite feature in the features list.

You need to install it on your computer. You may download from here:

Down load URL Rewrite

If you install this rewrite_amd64_en-US.msi (specific to my architecture), then you will find the URL Rewrite feature in the IIS Manager as shown.

What is a virtual card?

There is always a concern that your credit card details for paying online may get to the wrong hands or gets retained, or leaked out.

The virtual card number that is created by your browser will be sent to the online transaction instead of your real card details.. The real card details will remain on your computer but the virtual details will be transmitted to the online transactions. This is available in the Edge browser. It is also called the Wallet or Edge Wallet.

Follow this link for setting it up in the Edge browser:

How to set up your Edge Wallet (thewindowsclub.com)

You need to do this on Chrome:

1. Open **Chrome**.

2. Navigate to `chrome://settings/payments`.

3. Make sure to turn on:

   - **Save and fill payment methods**.

   - **Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved**.

4. Find the card you added to your Google Account.

5. Click **More**, then select **Turn on virtual card**¹.

 This enhances security and shields you against fraud. Remember that the virtual card number, expiration date, and CVC may differ from your physical card¹. 

Besides Internet browsers some financial companies also adopt this method to shield against fraud.

The difference between services from the Control Panel and from the Windows Features

 There is a significant difference between the two. This is probably new in Windows 11.

I had to wade through a search, to home in on this difference because I could not enable Internet Information Services Manager by the legacy way of going through Windows Control Panel.

Control Panel --> Programs and Features-> Turn Windows Features on and Off

The above sequence displays the features in which the IIS is missing.

 

However, enabling Internet related items does install IIS. The IIS Manager can even be found in C:\Windows\system32\inetserv. It appears the IIS Manager is not fully functional according to Gemini.

It appears the correct way to enable IIS Manager is via Windows Features which brings up the same Turn windows Features on and off but now you can see the IIS.

Enabling IIS Manager through windows Features is the correct way and from the Services you can now turn on/turn off some of the services like IIS, .NET Framework, or Hyper-V. The windows services for most of other more operations like BitLocker Encryption, Storage management, file system operation, etc.

As Windows evolve things get changed continuously.

See also, here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30901434/iis-manager-in-windows-10