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timethief on "Checking for URL availability hangs-can't add new blog"

timethief — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:12:58 +0000

"Oops! Sorry an error has occurred. Please click here to contact us so that we can fix it. Please remember that you have to provide the full, complete Blog URL, otherwise we can not fix it"

Please follow the instructions provided in that error message.

kristasphere on "Checking for URL availability hangs-can't add new blog"

kristasphere — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:15:13 +0000

I was trying to add a new blog tonight, and when I typed in the blog address I wanted, the system just sits
in "Checking" mode and never returns a yes or no. When I clicked 'Create Blog' I got the following error page:

"Oops! Sorry an error has occurred. Please click here to contact us so that we can fix it.
Please remember that you have to provide the full, complete Blog URL, otherwise we can not fix it"

Please help me fix this. Never had this issue w/wp.com before ever. (I checked and it says all systems are up) Thanks.

airodyssey on "site name"

airodyssey — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:17:53 +0000

Hi. If you are referring to the portion before "wordpress.com" in your blog's address, sorry but the answer is no. Once you delete a blog, it's gone forever, and so is the address:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

You'll have to choose another another address or you can buy a domain name of your choice plus the domain mapping option:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/

acarob on "site name"

acarob — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:12:06 +0000

I made a little mistake. I wanted to set up a new blog using a blog name I had deleted. Is it at all possible to reset the availability of a site name that is not in use (it's my name)? Am I as clear as mud?

thesacredpath on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thesacredpath — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:12:28 +0000

Although the wordpress.COM blog subscription thing is a nice tool, this is exactly the reason I always suggest an outside service such as feedburner. You can move your blog anywhere and switch software without loosing subscribers.

@auxclass, with a self-hosted blog, you can use the slick feedburner javascript code in a text widget and everything happens right there on your site. No new windows opening or anything else. It works nicely in my experience.

auxclass on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

auxclass — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:32:19 +0000

The WordPress.ORG software does not have a built in Subscribe Widget.

Feedburner should do the same thing (I have not used it) - you sign-up and then put a link on your site usually in the Sidebar (use a text widget probably)

You will need to ask your regular subscribers to subscribe again - there is no way of transferring a subscriber list. If you export your subscribers email and send them a separate email you will be in violation of several laws against spam depending on where you live or your subscribers live. Yes you will probably loose a few subscribers on the move.

macmanx on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

macmanx — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:27:12 +0000

You could try this plugin on your WordPress.org blog:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe2/

Unfortunately, since you're switching subscription systems, your email subscribers will need to resubscribe.

edenbaylee on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

edenbaylee — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:21:25 +0000

@ Thesacredpath, thanks for responding..

sounds like there is no email subscription option for .ORG ??? Does feedburner do the same thing by delivering a notification to a subscriber's email ? What do you mean by "re-up"? It took me a long time to get these subscribers so I really don't want to go through it with them again if I can help it.

thesacredpath on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thesacredpath — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:10:31 +0000

Subscribers have nothing to do with the theme if you are thinking it did.

You can export your subscribers by going to blog stats and in the "general" section click on subscriptions, then click the X active" next to "Site:" and you can download a CSV file. Unfortunately I've not found any email subscription services that allow you to import them (probably a hedge against spammers).

The built-in email subscription thing here is a wordpress.COM feature. It is not built into the core wordpress software, so no direct way of doing it.

I use feedburner's subscription service, but there is no import.

Likely all your subscribers are going to have to "re-up" at your new site.

edenbaylee on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

edenbaylee — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:50:01 +0000

Themeshaper, in your Jan 4 10:34 post, you wrote " Transferring to a self-hosted site should be a snap with the exception of subscriptions. Those are exclusive to WordPress.com. "
This is a huge issue for me. I've collected subscribers on my WP.com Pilcrow and now want to self host on WP.org Pilcrow.
Firstly,
How can I transfer my current subscribers?
Secondly,
What is the equivalent for WP.org Pilcrow for this service?
Thx, Eden

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:28:01 +0000

Got it installed - thanks for your help Themeshaper! I know who can get things done now...

themeshaper on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

themeshaper — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:24:26 +0000

Soonish has arrived. :) Pilcrow is available for download now.

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:16:04 +0000

Here's the screen on Manage Themes:

Broken Themes
The following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must have a stylesheet and a template.

Name Description
Revision-5413-pilcrow Stylesheet is missing.

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:12:09 +0000

Here is the full screen:

Installing Theme from uploaded file: Revision-5413-pilcrow.zip
Unpacking the package…

Installing the theme…

Theme installed successfully.

Warning: fopen(/home/thetenn2/public_html/wp-content/themes/Revision-5413-pilcrow/style.css) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/thetenn2/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4165

Warning: fread(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/thetenn2/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4168

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/thetenn2/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4171

Actions: Preview | Activate | Return to Themes page

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:08:26 +0000

I uploaded a .zip file of the Pilcrow theme files you provided and it says it uploaded successfully but also gave the following warnings - are they a problem? Can they be rectified or just ignored?

Warning: fread(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/thetenn2/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4168

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/thetenn2/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4171

themeshaper on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

themeshaper — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:04:34 +0000

The easiest thing to do will be to wait for the official release at the WordPress.org Free Themes Directory. In the meantime, there's always the Coraline Theme. It's very similar to Pilcrow.

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:20:39 +0000

Sounds easy but I've crawled through the .org site and haven't figured out how to create a pilcrow folder that can then can have the files downloaded how? All I see is the browser method to acquire new themes for the site....

themeshaper on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

themeshaper — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:31:41 +0000

Yep. They can be downloaded and put in a "pilcrow" folder in the themes directory of your self-hosted WordPress install.

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:31:17 +0000

Thanks for your help - I'm not tech savvy enough to know what to do with those Pilcrow theme files right now. I assume I could install them on the .org platform?

themeshaper on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

themeshaper — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:34:54 +0000

No politics for me. :) Pilcrow needs to be reviewed and approved by the WordPress.org Theme Review Team before it will be available for download in the Free Themes Directory. I can't say for sure when that will happen but it should be soon. There shouldn't be any glitches delaying it's release. In the meantime, the Pilcrow theme files are available here.

Transferring to a self-hosted site should be a snap with the exception of subscriptions. Those are exclusive to WordPress.com. We have some great instructions on moving to WordPress.org in our support docs.

Good luck with your blog!

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:24:46 +0000

Are there any current "glitches" delaying the Pilcrow release?

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:23:27 +0000

You should be in politics - "soonish" is very noncommital. Will it be possible to have all files for the .com site transferred, including comments and subscriptions, to the .org site hosted on JustHost with the same domain thetennisorganizer.com?

themeshaper on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

themeshaper — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:30:45 +0000

Hi, thetennisorganizer. Pilcrow should be available soonish in the WordPress.org themes directory (it's not dependent on the release of 3.1).

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:06:50 +0000

Thanks for your expertise and the very pertinent information - Mahalo!

thesacredpath on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thesacredpath — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:04:00 +0000

3.1 is at RC2 (release candidate 2) and I expect we will see it in probably a week or so. I've been watching the development trac and there are right now only 7 open tickets and most of those have patches but just need testing.

Generally they had been doing pretty major releases several times a year, but as things have evolved, the cycle has slowed a little. It takes more time for development as it gets more robust and more complex.

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:49:52 +0000

I had to like a theme that doesn't follow the normal release pattern...

thetennisorganizer on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thetennisorganizer — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:48:59 +0000

Still Beta testing on the 3.1? Since I'm a newbie I have no clue how often new version releases occur - 3.1 might be approx. expected when?

thesacredpath on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thesacredpath — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:46:13 +0000

Oh, you know what? I don't think it will show up till the official release of 3.1. I think Pilcrow has some advanced stuff that needs WordPress 3.1. (we got 3.1 early).

thesacredpath on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thesacredpath — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:44:26 +0000

Normally, they come out at the same time. I was kind of surprised when this one did not.

thesacredpath on "When should Pilcrow Theme be available for WordPress.org?"

thesacredpath — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:43:38 +0000

If it was rolled out here, then it should be pretty close I would think. They have to back some of the wordpress.COM specific stuff out of it to post it over at .ORG and make sure that it won't break things over there.