Not sure I'm following your train of thought, my friend.
Let me try to instruct you in Freepereeze and if it's redundant for you, just indulge me. LOL
Each "page" of a formally posted article, vanity etc is a "thread", and each thread contains 50 response on the first screen. After 50 responses a new "page" is started ad infinitum. Look at large threads, you'll see replies in groupings of 50.
"I bttt it but the post didn't move up to the top of the first page again."
A -BTTT- means, "Bump To The Top", What it does is bump the entire article to the top of the main cue of threads. Meaning [any]one just signing in will see it, in lieu of posted articles/threads that've not been posted to; hence, are pushed off the main screen into the ether.
Doesn't mean an etherized post isn't available, it is. Either by going to the "Next Page", at bottom of main screen you'll see this option, of main screen articles/threads.
-OR-
By [any]one posting to [the] etherized article; which, has the same effect as a BTTT. That article/thread will go to the top of the main page que. OK?
"Perhaps I'm not doing it right."
You'll get the hang of it. Just learning the ropes, is all. ;^)
"I just put the bttt in the message field and posted it. Do I have to post it to the administrator or just anybody that happens to be in the To: field?"
Any poster's handle would do; or, leave the "To" field blank. Click on a posted reply, back space the poster's name leaving a blank field.
An option when you're responding to no one in particular, or, really don't care for 'a' particular poster.
Your choice.
"One guy mentioned it was covered about a year ago on FR but I didn't see it in the FR search history either."
Not to worry, happens all the time for a whole host of reason(s).
And then sometimes it even works. LOL
BTW since you're new, do a search on "HTML Boot-camp" & look it over. Very handy stuff in there you should at least know. OK?