How to connect to sFTP in FileZilla

Using sFTP credentials, I could not log into a secure server in FileZilla. Turns out, I needed to change the settings and the host name.

1. Change settings

1. Open the FileZilla application.
2. In the top menu bar, click on FileZilla and select Settings.
3. On the left side of the menu, expand the Connection section and highlight SFTP (simply click it).
4. Click OK.

I found this info here.

2. Change host name

Update: for WP Engine, use

sftp://[sftp address from WP Engine]

How to use SFTP to access your blog’s theme, uploads and plugins

Former suggestion:

For host name, try using

sftp://ssh.domain.com

instead of domain.com or numbers (i.e. 104.999.246.229)

I found this info in the screenshot here.