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kardotim on "Unable to Enable Links"

kardotim — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:27:57 +0000

You're welcome !

jericho777 on "Unable to Enable Links"

jericho777 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:40:37 +0000

kardotim
Just went there and posted a link to upload the screen shot for you folks and that link has been enabled?
It seems to be working now and the post is active and linking to the main news source. When I tried four hours ago, it wasn't?
I did reset my computer an hour ago after cleaning it one more time, taking my battery pack out and letting it set without a power source for 10 minutes as another had advised me to do?
I then hooked everything back up and powered up my computer, and when I went to upload the screen shot I posted show you how it was not enabling the links, it now appears that everything is in working order, I can't say either, what was done to correct it, I don't know unless the cleaning had to be followed up with my shutting down my computer all together, I don't know...Or if you wonderful folks had a hand in it.
You guys here have been great kardotim, I cannot thank you enough and perhaps more than not, it was something y'all have done to rectify this, LOL, I surely could not have...
Kardotim, you Jania, Raincoaster all have been great in helping me and I can't say enough of how thankful I am for you. Great job folks and bless you for your help... :)

kardotim on "Unable to Enable Links"

kardotim — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:55:15 +0000

Could you send us a screenshot of the page where you're seeing this issue? This way we have a better understanding of what's going on.

You can upload the screenshot to your blog's Media Library.

Thank you!

jericho777 on "Unable to Enable Links"

jericho777 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 04:38:25 +0000

RAINCOASTER
That's the whole problem I've been having, the link Application "Link Button" isn't working? I'm not trying to paste the links.
What I am doing is pasting the whole email from my Google inbox, of the story I want to share/blog into my text Application "Text Button" and it's working well for the most part, though there are limits?
LOL It's everything I can do to get a blog out.

But what is surprising and confusing the matter is, that I can reblog from another site, have that blog appear on my WordPress blog and the Link is enabled, but only if it's been re-blogged?
I'm stripping even more old files now though I strongly believe that has nothing to do with this, I just believe it's not from my end, but I could be wrong...

raincoaster on "Unable to Enable Links"

raincoaster — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:44:52 +0000

Pasting the links no longer works. It's a side effect of something staff have done. You need to use the LINK button to make links live now.

jericho777 on "Unable to Enable Links"

jericho777 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:26:11 +0000

Kardotin.
Nothing?
Here's what I've done, I open the link application in WordPress, placed the link in the provided URL block and the Title in the Title Block, it's now refusing to let me use text, I can paste in the test are, but not write. When I post that title, the link is not enabled. I can copy and paste it to a browser and it works well, but not directly from the blog.
I can reblog and the link works great from my blog, and I can now copy and paste the Link into the Text Application from my email only and the links within that story all work well.
But, it has to be directly from my email inbox. FireFox 16.0, Chrome and Explorer all have the very same results and my cache is cleaned out and there have been no changes to my computer for over several months now, no upgrades period.

jericho777 on "Unable to Enable Links"

jericho777 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:54:15 +0000

Kardotin, forgive me, thank you!
Will try again, have been out all day and will take a look and see what's happening... And if everything is working...
Bless and Thank You.

jericho777 on "Unable to Enable Links"

jericho777 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:52:12 +0000

I keep my cache cleared by the 1/2 hour because of the amount of searching I do. All was working great up to Saturday morning when of a sudden everything on my WordPress blog failed at once, and I have the same results with Internet Explorer and Google Chrome? I have just ran out of solutions and have cleaned my computer out thoroughly? The links are enabling on my reblogs, but not when I post them, which confuses me, how can they work on one application and not another. I have started copying and pasting the reports from the emails I receive to the text app in WordPress and the links work there now as well, but not until Wednesday.
This is now, only effecting my links in the Link Application supplied by WordPress?

kardotim on "Unable to Enable Links"

kardotim — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:42:03 +0000

I took a look and everything is working properly.

Can you please try clearing out your cache?

Do you also encounter this issue in a different browser? for example Internet Explorer or Google Chrome?

macmanx on "Links"

macmanx — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:41:01 +0000

You're welcome!

alexjsquire on "Links"

alexjsquire — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:21:06 +0000

Thanks, macmanx.

uribg on "Links"

uribg — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:42:00 +0000

Thank You.

kathrynwp on "Links"

kathrynwp — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:28:47 +0000

uribg - I tried clicking the links in this post - http://uribotanicalgardens.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/go-native/ - but they don't work as they have a duplicate "http" at the beginning:

http://http//www.uri.edu/cels/ceoc/RhodyNative.html

The links in this post - http://uribotanicalgardens.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/getting-back-to-my-chores/ - worked fine for me when I clicked them.

kathrynwp on "Links"

kathrynwp — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:25:32 +0000

For those who are experiencing problems with linking, could you please let me know your:

- browser and version (i.e. Firefox 16.0.2)
- platform and operating system (i.e. Mac 10.6.8)
- link to the site where you're having trouble

If you're not sure about your browser and OS, please go here:
http://supportdetails.com/

jericho777 on "Unable to Enable Links"

jericho777 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:51:34 +0000

I've had this problem since 0529hrs Saturday morning. All my links quit enabling and bloggers are having to copy and paste it to their browsers in order to view the blog instead of having a direct link from my WordPress blog.
My system seemed to had failed along with all apps together at the same time, possibly a glitch in WordPress and on Monday my Gravatar did reappear, but are still unable to enable my links directly from my blog and visitors are having to copy and paste the links supplied to their browsers.
To trouble shoot on my end, I have cleaned my computer out completely, emptied everything that could be dumped including old files not in use, using my XoftSpySE, Norton, PC Cleaner and ParetLogic to thoroughly clean out any broken files and to check for any viruses that may be causing me problems and everything has checked out to be in great working order and all of these programs are compatible with WordPress and have had them years prior to my starting an account here.
What puzzles me most is, that if I reblog from another site, that link is enabled and works great, no copying nor pasting is required, but if I use WordPress Application (Link) to post a news source or story, the link cannot be enabled?
I have tried using WordPress app (Text) (Quote) and (Link) with the same results when applying a link?

macmanx on "Links"

macmanx — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:53:30 +0000

alexjsquire, you're entering the HTML into the visual editor tab. If you want to enter functional HTML, you need to use the Text editor tab. This particular functionality has never changed, but the HTML tab was renamed to "Text" recently.

kbassler on "Links"

kbassler — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:22:29 +0000

I too am unable to create links using the WP link button. I click it and get nothing. Please advise. This is annoying.

alexjsquire on "Links"

alexjsquire — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:25:52 +0000

Linking isn't working for me at all. Whether I'm using basic HTML invented in the 90s, or using their little link button, WordPress isn't working.

It might have something to do with the fact that they are constantly reformatting every aspect of their software, which seems completely psychotic to me, as they had a very useful product to begin with. I regret having given them any of my money, and I feel like I hate their guts with a blind rage I have not experienced before.

WordPress, please allow people to make links. For crying out loud.

uribg on "Links"

uribg — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:18:00 +0000

I took them out of the latest post but I will put them back in following the instructions so that you can see what's going on.
The blog is
uribotanicalgardens.wordpress.com
The post is
http://uribotanicalgardens.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/getting-back-to-my-chores/

OK, I just recreated the links and they worked. I am working from a different computer --don't know if that makes a difference.
I also noticed that an old post (I don't use them often) had links which worked when I created the post but were not working today.
http://uribotanicalgardens.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/go-native/
Thank you for your help.

kathrynwp on "Links"

kathrynwp — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:39:05 +0000

A fellow blogger suggested to me that the link would not function until I hit the "publish" button

Links aren't be clickable unless you click the "Preview" button to view your post or page in a new browser tab or window. Links are also clickable once you publish the page. They are not clickable in the Visual or Text Editor.

Once published, the link DOES open a new page, but it says "This page not found" or "topic related searching".

Could you please provide a link to a post where you're having this problem so I can take a look? Thanks.

kathrynwp on "how can I get the links icon to work the way it did up to now?"

kathrynwp — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:35:21 +0000

Hi there, I added a test draft post to your site in Chrome - which you can feel free to erase - and was able to add a link without any issues.

Could you please try clearing your browser cache and cookies?

http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/

If that still doesn't work, could you please try turning off all Chrome add-ons and extensions to see if that solves the issue?

Let me know how it goes - thanks.

kathrynwp on "Problem with adding links to posts?"

kathrynwp — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:18:18 +0000

Hi there - I added a test draft post to your site - which you can feel free to erase - and was able to add a link without any issues.

As timethief suggested above, could you please try clearing your browser cache and cookies?

http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/

Are you running any new security software that may have been updated recently to cause any changes? For example, a new pop-up blocker could be preventing the link pop-up window to work correctly.

Are you able to add an image correctly? That function also uses a pop-up box.

uribg on "Links"

uribg — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:04:58 +0000

I am using Firefox.
Thank you for your help.

timethief on "how can I get the links icon to work the way it did up to now?"

timethief — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:28:38 +0000

Hi again. Thanks for letting us know that you succeeded using Firefox an this is a Chrome issue.

timethief on "Links"

timethief — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:18:48 +0000

This thread is flagged for Staff attention. Are you using a Chrome browser? If so have your tried using Firefox? To do that see here http://browsehappy.com

andrewmarrosb on "how can I get the links icon to work the way it did up to now?"

andrewmarrosb — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:13:49 +0000

Thank you for answering my question. The Google Chrome I'm using is up to date. I switched to Firefox & the link icon worked. So, it seems that Google Chrome has a problem right now.

timethief on "Problem with adding links to posts?"

timethief — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:50:58 +0000

Do not log-in on the front page of WordPress.com. Do not create posts here > http://wordpress.com/#!/post/

Instead I recommend that you ONLY log-in directly you your own blog and ONLY create posts and edit them here > Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > Add New

If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.

Note: If you are using an IE9 browser in compatibility mode that makes it render as IE7 and IE7 is not supported. To disable see > http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1196-internet-explorer-compatibility-view-turn-off.html

If you are, please do these four things:

1. Try clearing your browser’s cache http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050

2. Make sure that you have third-party cookies enabled http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/

3. Try with all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily disabled.

4. Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

If you are not successful let us know which browser (and version of it) you’re using and post any error reports you get.

timethief on "how can I get the links icon to work the way it did up to now?"

timethief — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:41:56 +0000

Do not log-in on the front page of WordPress.com. Do not create posts here > http://wordpress.com/#!/post/

Instead I recommend that you ONLY log-in directly you your own blog and ONLY create posts and edit them here > Dashboard > Posts > All Posts > Add New

If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.

If you are, please do these four things:

1. Try clearing your browser’s cache http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050

2. Make sure that you have third-party cookies enabled http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/

3. Try with all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily disabled.

4. Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

If you are not successful let us know which browser (and version of it) you’re using and post any error reports you get.

andrewmarrosb on "how can I get the links icon to work the way it did up to now?"

andrewmarrosb — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:40:35 +0000

I can't create links in my posts today. I've been able to do it up to now. Today, I click on the words I want to create a link with, click on the link icon & nothing happens. What can I do about this? Or do you need to fix something

joggingjeans on "Problem with adding links to posts?"

joggingjeans — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:58:31 +0000

When I click the chain icon, nothing happens. The pop-up box that lets you insert the hyperlink doesn't appear.

I tried different browsers, other sites I have and the same things happens everywhere.

It worked yesterday. Anything you can offer is appreciated.