WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: boles http://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/ WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: boles en Sat, 25 May 2013 11:08:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 sl1k on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-466661 Fri, 21 May 2010 18:40:24 +0000 sl1k 466661@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @boles Because this thread is a general conversation about importing and exporting pertaining to "Moveable Type" & "WordPress" and also this thread is more of a thank you thread then a support manner type thread. Which technically doesn't fall in the support section criteria .and that is why the thread is now part of the off topic section.

]]> pornstarbabylon on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-466546 Fri, 21 May 2010 11:51:31 +0000 pornstarbabylon 466546@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I want to thank Mark for all his help in the many problems I've had. (hugz)

]]> boles on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-466332 Thu, 20 May 2010 20:13:52 +0000 boles 466332@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Why is this off-topic when we're discussing the support issue of importing and exporting blog content from Movable Type to WordPress?

]]> sl1k on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-466328 Thu, 20 May 2010 20:08:22 +0000 sl1k 466328@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ This thread is now part of the off topic forum

]]> boles on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-466325 Thu, 20 May 2010 20:07:31 +0000 boles 466325@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, it is a horrible nightmare and I do feel Six Apart are not being exactly open and forthcoming on helping us get our MT blog content successfully exported for import into WordPress or even Blogger.

I know Lloyd Budd has spent a lot of time trying to get help from 6A on getting smoother TypePad imports to WordPress.

If Movable Type is in its last gasps -- and the fact that it took 6A four months to release a simple "bug fix" for Movable Type from 5.01 to 5.02 -- suggests a lot about the health of the platform and there may soon be a lot of MT refugees looking for a new blogging home.

I hope all the work Lloyd did helping us move will, in some way, pay off for others looking to keep blogging without Movable Type.

]]> raincoaster on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-465993 Thu, 20 May 2010 03:22:16 +0000 raincoaster 465993@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Oh, moving off Moveable Type is a nightmare. Several MT users I know have said they think it's deliberate on MT's part. Lloyd and Matt are two of the smartest guys I know!

]]> boles on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-465727 Wed, 19 May 2010 15:48:10 +0000 boles 465727@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Here is the full article as promised:

http://urbansemiotic.com/2010/05/19/why-the-boles-blog-network-moved-from-movable-type-back-to-wordpress/

]]> boles on "Remote Images Won't Load" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/remote-images-wont-load#post-465387 Tue, 18 May 2010 18:54:39 +0000 boles 465387@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi Lloyd!

My .htaccess hotlink support is done via domain name -- so as far as my server is concerned, the WP.com domain(s) and my pointed domain(s) are all approved.

It's WP.com that doesn't want to load the image from my server in edit view or published view. If I move the image from the dot sub-directory, to the main domain directory, it loads fine. Non-dotted sub-directories work just fine with WP.com successfully pulling the image.

I suppose this is more a wonderment than a lingering problem -- I solved it by copying the wanted files out of the dot sub-directory and moving them to the main directory and re-coding the image calls -- and I'll mark this as resolved.

Thank you!

]]> lloydbudd on "Remote Images Won't Load" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/remote-images-wont-load#post-465381 Tue, 18 May 2010 18:43:30 +0000 lloydbudd 465381@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Strange brew.

Have you tried temporarily disabling your hotlink protection and see if still the case?

Maybe it got munged in the import. Maybe, something that needs all the technical details, and might be a better discussion over email support.

]]> boles on "Remote Images Won't Load" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/remote-images-wont-load#post-465373 Tue, 18 May 2010 18:31:18 +0000 boles 465373@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi Lloyd!

It all worked just fine on Pair.com calling images via Movable Type.

All other image calls from my server into WP.com worked just fine -- except the one example with the dot in the directory name.

]]> lloydbudd on "Remote Images Won't Load" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/remote-images-wont-load#post-465361 Tue, 18 May 2010 18:22:33 +0000 lloydbudd 465361@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Doesn't that all happen browser client side? The browser requests the image and includes the web page it's in (this is where your hotlinking protection fits in). My guess would something needs adjusting with your hotlinking protection.

]]> boles on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-465278 Tue, 18 May 2010 15:16:16 +0000 boles 465278@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ We could not have done the massive move without them, Gordon!

]]> davidescug on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-465267 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:37:37 +0000 davidescug 465267@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I second that thanks! WordPress has been nothing short of exceptional in their help!

]]> boles on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-465266 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:20:20 +0000 boles 465266@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Janna --

Yes, I agree! I barely recognize the new WP.com Admin interface. So sleek and new and fast!

It's good to be home.

]]> janna on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-465264 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:18:37 +0000 janna 465264@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I, too, would like to thank Matt and Lloyd.

Our blogs look so good now.

WordPress.com has made many wonderful changes in the two years we've been gone.

]]> boles on "Big Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and Lloyd Budd" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/big-thanks-to-matt-mullenweg-and-lloyd-budd#post-465260 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:11:31 +0000 boles 465260@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am posting this Big Thank You message in the support section because I see in the sidebar that the definition of this area is "Share experiences and help each other."

My UrbanSemiotic.com blog used to be hosted on WordPress.com before I moved it to Movable Type. I also created 12 other blogs on Movable Type.

I recently asked Matt Mullenweg if I could move all my blogs back to WordPress.com -- I will give all the hoary details of why I left Movable Type in a future blog post -- and Matt graciously and kindly invited us back to WordPress.com.

Exporting content from Movable Type and into WordPress.com looked, to my eye, to be a total success -- but that's when Automattic's expert export/importer Lloyd Budd stepped in and took over all the blog re-imports for me.

Without Lloyd's help, all my URLs would have broken and I appreciate his terrific and tenacious attitude in making sure all content across all 13 blogs was preserved.

If you plan to move a Movable Type blog to WordPress.com, I urge you to contact support first to see if they can find a way to smooth a path for you as they did for me.

Thank you, Matt!

Thank you, Lloyd!

Thank you, Automattic!

]]> boles on "Remote Images Won't Load" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/remote-images-wont-load#post-465249 Tue, 18 May 2010 13:58:46 +0000 boles 465249@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I discovered this morning that a URL like this:

http://bolesbooks.com/unitedstage.com/unitedstage-logo-new-498.jpg

Will not load an image from WordPress.com. The link breaks.

If, however, I move the image file and load it like this:

http://bolesbooks.com/unitedstage-logo-new-498.jpg

The image loads.

It seems WordPress.com doesn't like the "/unitedstage.com/" folder -- is it because it's a second level directory call or because of the dot in the directory name?

(Note: Don't try to load those URLs on your own because they won't due to hotlink protection, but I can set up a live example on one of my WordPress.com blogs if that would help support.)

]]> timethief on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-103046 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:03:56 +0000 timethief 103046@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Que lastima = "that hurts". Weird indeed. Suffice to say that only Moderators and Staff can delete posts that are made by others.

]]> roadsofstone26 on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-103045 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:02:44 +0000 roadsofstone26 103045@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well, that's a bit odd.

I just answered a question left here in Spanish, and whilst I was typing the answer, the question has disappeared completely.

Que lastima.

]]> timethief on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-103043 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:59:24 +0000 timethief 103043@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ deleted by author

]]> roadsofstone26 on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-103042 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:57:05 +0000 roadsofstone26 103042@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Pues si, puedes poner el blog a la direccion nueva sin problema, pero antes tienes razon que un és un necesario comprar el dominio.

Hay muchas companias que venden dominios, pero lo mas facil es quizas comprar el dominio aquí, directamente de WordPress.com - cuesta $10 para alquilarlo durante un ano.

Encuentras las instrucciones necesarias y bien detalladas en las paginas FAQ.

Otra cosa mas suave - la gente aquí prefieren que no gritas, por que consideran gritar como bastante maleducado.

Que la transicion te pasara bien, y muy buena suerte ...

]]> juraganburger on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-99484 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:31:49 +0000 juraganburger 99484@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Cool feature, ....

]]> ozrisk on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-97727 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:40:22 +0000 ozrisk 97727@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ crikeymedia,
You will need to ask those questions at wordpress.org/support - we cannot help here.

]]> crikeymedia on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-97720 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:25:51 +0000 crikeymedia 97720@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have down loaded word press but there are some features on WordPress.com (Custom Image Headers and a good GUI Word proccessor to name a few. (I really want to use the FJords Theme but the one that os downloaed is not Custom Header ready and there are a few features missing - Is there a way I can down load wordpress.com themes?). . I really want to add some transactional code and also change the format of the permalink. Lastly I would like to create two mayb more databases and link them togther one being a backend to the other. I like the fact that mydata is being hosted by wordpress. Is there a chance that WordPress might provide a more flexable server hosting. Just changing the style sheet is not enough.

]]> timethief on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-97455 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:44:15 +0000 timethief 97455@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey, that has nothing to do with domains so I don't know why you posted here. The instructions for videos are found in the FAQs.

]]> kyubinaruto on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-97445 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:59:14 +0000 kyubinaruto 97445@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ hey i wanna now how i can put some videos form other pages like youtube in my blag plz anser me and thx

]]> timethief on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-96852 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:59:44 +0000 timethief 96852@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ No that is not possible here. Purchasing domain mapping does not change anything withb regard to plugins and the features you mention whatsoever. If you want that kind of control over your template you will not get it on a wordpress.com hosted blog through purchasing a domain mapping upgrade. You can, however, have these features by hiring a web host and downloading wordpress.org software.

]]> crikeymedia on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-96848 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:54:22 +0000 crikeymedia 96848@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi. I am interested in registering a subdomain/domain with you. What I am interested in is can I use some of the features that wordpress offers in a standalone environment such as changes to the permalinks format, added data-fields, add plug-ins, code... etc.

]]> timethief on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-95160 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:42:59 +0000 timethief 95160@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If you cannot find an answer in this thread, in the forum search box or in this thread http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/domain-mapping/ then know that volunteers on the forum cannot help you any further with this. You will have to contact staff directly by emailing support@wordpress.com

]]> ngszehin on "New Feature: Domains" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-feature-domains/page/5#post-95156 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:34:45 +0000 ngszehin 95156@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ what about the A Record setting? I point the CNAME to ngszehin.wordpress.com but I didn't change the A Record. Should I change that as well? Now the A Record in the Yahoo setting is still pointing to a Yahoo Server. But I need an IP address, not a name to change the A Record, and I have no idea about what the IP address of my own wordpress site is. Perhaps that is the key.

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