WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: countryepicure http://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/ WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: countryepicure en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:33:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 samdurrant on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324538 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:17:26 +0000 samdurrant 324538@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @ panaghiotisadam:

I changed it and it does what i want it to now. Thank you very much.

]]> samdurrant on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324537 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:15:40 +0000 samdurrant 324537@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes that would make more sense. countryepicure is right, it says 'filed under' so it should direct you to YOUR category.

]]> countryepicure on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324156 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:56:17 +0000 countryepicure 324156@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well that is a very interesting explanation and I appreciate it. It surely explains some of my SE success. But I would still like the option of having my category show up when one clicks on it below my post. I understand that is not your domaine. Thanks to both of you for your work as volunteers.

]]> raincoaster on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324145 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:32:53 +0000 raincoaster 324145@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You do not understand: the SEO bonus is not through category or tag searches. The SEO bonus is because of the following:

Every time anyone on WP.com uses a tag or category, it counts as a link to the global tag or category page. This makes that single page HUGELY important in search engine rankings; A pagerank of 7 or 8, say. And it counts as a link from that hugely important page back to yours.

THAT is where the SEO comes from. It boosts your pagerank, and thus raises you in search engine standings. This is not a minor effect. I've seen plenty of day-old blogs here hit the front page of Google for common search terms. I've never seen an independently-hosted blog do the same. And the tag/category setup is probably the single most important reason for that.

]]> panaghiotisadam on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324143 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:28:07 +0000 panaghiotisadam 324143@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Categories and tags are exactly the same as far as search engines are concerned. And I do get some hits from them.

]]> countryepicure on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324141 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:25:30 +0000 countryepicure 324141@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you, raincoaster, for the reply, but I don't think I get any search engine hits from my categories. I seldom use tags, which may be a mistake. I get most of my hits because my post titles are very specific and because there is unique content in the text.

]]> raincoaster on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324139 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:18:45 +0000 raincoaster 324139@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ In other words, we're not here to make excuses for WordPress; we are just here to tell you how things do work here, and how to work around whatever technical issues you encounter.

]]> panaghiotisadam on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324138 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:15:31 +0000 panaghiotisadam 324138@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @countryepicure: Please note that I (and now raincoaster) said "that's the way things work", not WP. We volunteers here are fellow bloggers, not staff. (A staff response wouldn't say "Member" under the username.)

]]> raincoaster on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324136 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:13:07 +0000 raincoaster 324136@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ That is the way WordPress.COM blogs work. It's not the way WordPress.ORG works, so there are other options for a blogger.

I don't know exactly the reasoning that led them to do things this way, although I speculate community-building played a part, but I can tell you that the SEO boost is enormous compared to independently-hosted WordPress.org blogs. It's not a minor effect, either: Google's probably got a contract out on Matt's life. So it is not without benefit to you. Part of the reason those search engines are finding you is that the tags and categories are set up this way.

]]> countryepicure on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324131 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:59:07 +0000 countryepicure 324131@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Funny that samdurrant should have opened up this topic. It has been an irritant to me for a long time and I just decided to raise the question. The middle privacy option blocks search engines, from which I get half of my traffic according to the blog stats, so it is not an option for me. I don't think that wordpress should say just that that is the way things work. It is illogical to show "filed under ..." which shows the category in the blog, and then have it mean something entirely different when you click on it. My blog is epicures.wordpress.com using the Simpla theme.

]]> panaghiotisadam on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324105 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:21:33 +0000 panaghiotisadam 324105@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes we know what you mean. Categories and tags in your sidebar or bottombar link to your posts. Categories and tags under/over a post link to the global WP pages. That's the way things work (not since a few days). The only way to avoid that, if you don't like it, is select the middle privacy option under Settings>Privacy.

]]> samdurrant on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324096 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:56:18 +0000 samdurrant 324096@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ if you wanna try and see what i mean: garylightbody.wordpress.com

]]> samdurrant on "Categories link to "Blogs about"" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/categories-link-to-blogs-about#post-324095 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:55:42 +0000 samdurrant 324095@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Since a few days, if you click on 'categories' under one of my posts, it will direct you to BLOGS ABOUT, not to MY posts in that categories no more... anyone who can help?

]]> raincoaster on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-212099 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:07:26 +0000 raincoaster 212099@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ In the meantime, don't hit the Insert button. Just copy the URL of the image from the box that it gives you and put that in using the Image Icon (the Tree).

]]> raincoaster on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-212098 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:06:32 +0000 raincoaster 212098@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Definitely let staff know. They must be tinkering with something since some Safari people are reporting errors, but a different error.

]]> siconroy on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-212093 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:38:03 +0000 siconroy 212093@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I've been hitting exactly the same problem (go through the whole upload process and then when click 'Insert into Post', dialogue box goes white blank. No error message other than the tiny yellow warning triangle with exclamation in the bottom left of browser with the message 'done with errors'

I am using IE7 too.

I've left feedback today. I thought it was solved over the weekend (I can't remember seeing the image ordering dialogue previously) but it's stopped again today

]]> abrabennett on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-212044 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:53:34 +0000 abrabennett 212044@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I get a blank screen after clicking Upload, it either says Crunching forever, or the image upload/insert window goes almost directly to white. Once or twice I made it as far as Insert before the image box went to white.

Thanks for the advice to link this to Feedback, I'll do just that. Being in France I'm ahead of them, timewise, but I guess there's nothing to do but wait. I've never used Firefox, but this might be the moment to try it.

]]> raincoaster on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-212033 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:56:02 +0000 raincoaster 212033@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You get a blank screen at what point? When you hit Insert, or when you click Browser Uploader in the first place? I've seen a few people reporting problems this weekend and it seems they are ALL using IE7. If you can possibly swap to Firefox, do it.

If you can't, my best suggestion is to send a Feedback to staff with all details, every single thing including a link to this thread plus all the info you've posted here, and in the meantime use Flickr or Photobucket or something similar to host your images. Warning: if there is any nudity in your pictures, even a classical painting, you can lose your Photobucket account. I posted a Michaelangelo and they took it down and threatened my account.

]]> abrabennett on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-212031 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:49:04 +0000 abrabennett 212031@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm using IE 7. I've never had a moment's trouble with images until yesterday, and as you can see from my blog, I have multiple photos in every post, correctly displayed. I don't code, so I'm really at a loss here.

]]> vivianpaige on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211907 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:32:07 +0000 vivianpaige 211907@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ abrabennett - what browser are you using?

]]> abrabennett on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211895 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:29:17 +0000 abrabennett 211895@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ When I try the Flash uploader I get an HTTP Error 500 message. When I try the browser uploader I get a blank screen. I've been at this for many months, know what I'm doing, have right-sized images. Something is really wrong today!

http://frenchletters.wordpress.com

]]> riraito on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211836 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:01:13 +0000 riraito 211836@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ use images hosting sides if really no choice

]]> zeynepankara on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211810 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:52:10 +0000 zeynepankara 211810@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ To upload pictures is easy to me but I have some troubles to add some videos.

]]> moinansari on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211798 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:23:13 +0000 moinansari 211798@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ i changed all activeX control settings and it works..i had downloaded McCaffe virus buster and that may have had a more restrictive system

]]> moinansari on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211796 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:08:48 +0000 moinansari 211796@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Also...I have another problem...when I write...I can only wirte in visual mode...and cannot seem to switch back and forth to HTML mode

http://www.rupeenews.com or http://www.moinansari.wordpress.com

My blogging expereince has come to a schreeching halt...

]]> moinansari on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211795 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:05:35 +0000 moinansari 211795@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ http://www.rupeenews.com or http://www.moinansari.wordpress.com

I have been unable to load pics for the past three days. I am using IE 7

I dont get any error message. I can't even see the upload icon. Not sure about hte version of the uploader...what do you mean?

]]> raincoaster on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211788 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:54:14 +0000 raincoaster 211788@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ We still need to know what version of the uploader you're using, when you get the error message, and what happens then. Do you even get an error message? or what happens?

]]> moinansari on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211786 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:51:35 +0000 moinansari 211786@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ http://www.rupeenews.com or http://www.moinansari.wordpress.com

I have been unable to load pics for the past three days. I am using IE 7

]]> raincoaster on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211744 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:13:56 +0000 raincoaster 211744@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please give us a direct link to your blog, starting with http. Tell us what browser and version you're using, what version of the uploader you're using, when you get the error message, and what happens then. There are about twelve or thirteen different uploading errors that have been reported over the past month, and a lot of workarounds devised as well.

]]> abrabennett on "Can't upload pics" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/cant-upload-pics#post-211743 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:06:46 +0000 abrabennett 211743@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Today I can't upload pictures either. First time I've ever had problems. Is there something special going on?

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