WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: moneyedpoliticians http://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/ WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: moneyedpoliticians en Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 mikecane on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186923 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:17:59 +0000 mikecane 186923@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ >>>I just can't add a picture thumbnail, it keeps displaying it full size.

Did you see the checkbox for Thumbnail?
http://mikecane2008.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/wp25a19.jpg

Full tutorial:
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/howto-upload-photos-to-wordpress-25/

I can't help on linking a picture to elsewhere as that's not something I've ever done.

]]> ellaella on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186868 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:15:40 +0000 ellaella 186868@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @tonyskaraoke - This thread might help a little, and there's a link in it to a tutorial that's really good:

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=25685&replies=7#post-185423

]]> tonyskaraoke on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186864 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:54:46 +0000 tonyskaraoke 186864@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Is there a way of going back to the old version? This new version is not very helpfull, I just can't add a picture thumbnail, it keeps displaying it full size. Also I can't seem to make a picture link to a page that will take comments. Even if I edit the link manually, it keeps making it so that it links to the picture itself. I might as well just write my page in html :S

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186387 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:35:13 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 186387@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks much.

Hell, even an email with that link would have been helpful, but I guess it's my fault because I don't follow the forums.

]]> raincoaster on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186280 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:40:44 +0000 raincoaster 186280@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The email wouldn't be, but the DNS attack they'd start because they were given the warning would be. You wouldn't mind the new dashboard, because you'd never get close to seeing a Dashboard, because much of WP.com would be down. And WP has been targeted several times already we know.

If you were in the forums you'd have seen the many requests for the upgrade in the weeks leading up to this, and staff's comments that the changes were on their way, but no specific date mentioned. And there is a long post about the new features at the top of your dashboard right now, on the right-hand side, under WordPress.com News:
http://wordpress.com/blog/2008/04/04/new-dashboard/

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186212 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:02:42 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 186212@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I don't know what a DNS attack is, and don't know how an email to us users after the roll out would be painful, but if you say so....

]]> dissfunktional on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186017 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:20:42 +0000 dissfunktional 186017@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If I were a bad person, that would be the day I hit wp w/ a DNS attack. No way would I expect a heads up on such a big roll as this, that's suicide. Can you imagine the problems if the he//makers of the 'nets knew about the roll out prior-to? That would make this weekend look like paradise.

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186014 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:13:51 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 186014@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks. Getting them consistent was good, but I would recommend that the next time they to a major rebuild they send us all an email saying "This is what it used to be; this is what it is now; and this is what has been aded/deleted."

]]> thesacredpath on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version/page/2#post-186009 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:04:39 +0000 thesacredpath 186009@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ WP had been using both links and blogroll inconsistently, and that had created a lot of confusion (I've answered so may questions about where the blogroll widget was (it was called links that I could just scream). They have now gotten consistent, and everything having to do with blogroll and links is referred to as links.

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185990 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:44:12 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 185990@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Now where in the hell did they put the blogroll?

(I found it. It's under "manage/links." But was this necessary?)

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185777 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:34:21 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 185777@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, you're right. And paste it into the HTML mode rather than the "visual" (WYSIWYG) mode. Otherwise you can screw up the font.

But you'll lose the links, so I normally just use Word to locate the errors and then correct them (rather than pasting back).

]]> raincoaster on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185744 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:40:34 +0000 raincoaster 185744@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Remember not to paste from Word directly into your post or you can mess up your entire blog. Copy from Word, paste it into Notepad or Wordpad or something else that strips out all the formatting, copy THAT, then paste it into the blog and add formatting. Word has incredibly devious ways of screwing up blogs.

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185730 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:32:33 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 185730@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ On the spellcheck issue, I've been pasting into Word or etc to temporarily get around it.

]]> vivianpaige on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185187 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:03:46 +0000 vivianpaige 185187@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ OK, that last refresh cleared up my problem. (And those dropdowns I mentioned above have disappeared.)

]]> vivianpaige on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185185 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:59:51 +0000 vivianpaige 185185@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Another question related to the link issue: is there supposed to be something in the dropdowns for link list, target & class? I'm not seeing a thing.

]]> vivianpaige on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185184 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:56:15 +0000 vivianpaige 185184@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ tsp - I've reloaded the page several times. The link thingee just isn't working for me.

]]> ellaella on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185107 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:28:06 +0000 ellaella 185107@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Staff has said in these threads that they are working on restoring the spellchecker.

]]> dcairns on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185104 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:24:25 +0000 dcairns 185104@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ My spellchecker has vanished, it's not where it's supposed to be and I can't find any advice on getting it back!

]]> wolfmoonlady on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185055 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:58:44 +0000 wolfmoonlady 185055@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks, sacredpath, for your advice. No offense meant to anyone at WP. I just don't have time for too much fussiness. I keep several blogs and require ease of use and functionality.

Good luck, to all concerned.

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185038 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:37:39 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 185038@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yeah, IE7Pro add-on spellchecks too, but I had problems with mouse compatibility with it.

]]> spaceyg on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185034 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:34:05 +0000 spaceyg 185034@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I can't even find the spellchecker. Is there one in the new version? I sure hope. I'm an awful speller, and utterly dependent on spellcheck tools.

]]> thesacredpath on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185030 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:32:07 +0000 thesacredpath 185030@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The spellchecker is being worked on by staff and they will get it sorted out. I've personally never used it and rely on the spellchecker available in my browsers which spellcheck as I write.

]]> thesacredpath on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185026 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:28:20 +0000 thesacredpath 185026@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @wolfmoonlady
If you are using IE, try switching to Firefox until they get the IE bug with the widgets ironed out. I've had several people report that that has worked for them with the text widgets. Once the IE bug is fixed, you can then uninstall Firefox if you wish and go back to using IE.

@vivian
I'm having no problems with FF in either windows or mac with the insert link function. I'm a little at a loss with suggestions for you. I expect you have cleared your cache. The only other thing I can suggest is to force reload the editor page itself.

]]> haikugirl on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185023 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:25:47 +0000 haikugirl 185023@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Argh - new design is doing my head in! Sorry... I agree with Wolfmoonlady. And please please please put the spell checker back!!! Thanks :)

]]> wolfmoonlady on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185018 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:13:11 +0000 wolfmoonlady 185018@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Not happy with this too-busy, overdesigned editor's view. OMG. This is too horrible. Sorry - was it broke? If not, why did you 'fix it'? I was satisfied with the former, functional and clean style. Editing widget text is now impossible. I'm already out of patience and my eyes are tired from this awful view. Very very unhappy!

]]> vivianpaige on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185013 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:05:53 +0000 vivianpaige 185013@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ yeah - that's what I'm doing, too. But it is a PITA to code it all.

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185011 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:02:48 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 185011@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have resorted (a temporary fix, I hope), to entering it via the html screen.

]]> vivianpaige on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185006 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:57:58 +0000 vivianpaige 185006@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I can't get the link thing to work, either. The box isn't blank, but I tried reloading it anyway. Still no go. I enter the link in the box and hit insert and nothing happens. Using Firefox 2.0.0.13

]]> thesacredpath on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-185000 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:44:14 +0000 thesacredpath 185000@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Keep the right click and refresh thing in your mind in case you come to any other blank windows or popups. What it does is force reload the javascript and such. The new wordpress takes advantage of some pretty powerful caching abilities in servers which is going to make everything much faster, but you might find times when you will have to force reload a frame or page.

]]> moneyedpoliticians on "Two problems with new version:" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/two-problems-with-new-version#post-184995 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:40:14 +0000 moneyedpoliticians 184995@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'll give that a try, thesacredpath. It would be nice to be able to set the path to a default so I don't have to continually select it (but I can live with it if need be).

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