WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Unable to add a new category http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Unable to add a new category en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:56:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 podz on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category/page/2#post-14957 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:00:45 +0000 podz 14957@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ gezonken - I've made a change. Try again?

]]> gezonken on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14956 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:54:58 +0000 gezonken 14956@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I do have the same problem.
Trying to add a new category through manage and what I get as an error message is "invalid entry". No matter what word I try to enter. Help is appreciated.

]]> texascoyote on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14955 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:45:38 +0000 texascoyote 14955@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have it figured out.

Thanks

texascoyote

]]> drmike on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14857 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:23:28 +0000 drmike 14857@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Texas, that sounds more like a browser issue. What browser and version are you running? Any firewall?

]]> texascoyote on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14793 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:09:49 +0000 texascoyote 14793@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I go to manage, type in a word with no special characters. click on add category and nothing. No error, just nothing.

Thanks
texascoyote

]]> podz on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14614 Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:34:42 +0000 podz 14614@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Crazy - I've altered something, try again? If no joy, send in a feedback.

]]> crazychildren on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14588 Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:43:44 +0000 crazychildren 14588@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ invalid entry is what i get.... i'm going crazy trying to get it and the bookmarks working!!!

]]> drmike on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14541 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:39:44 +0000 drmike 14541@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Craxy, and what's happening when you try to add in a Category? Are you getting an error of somesort?

]]> crazychildren on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14476 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:52:09 +0000 crazychildren 14476@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi i'm having this problem as well i went thru manage to try to add a catergory but cant. I'm just trying to add sumthing really generic like "General" Thanks

]]> vicksgarden on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14183 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:16:09 +0000 vicksgarden 14183@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks, it is working now.
Gotta go to links as they are not working thru the widgets ):

]]> podz on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14086 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:02:57 +0000 podz 14086@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Vicks - I apologise. I should have been clearer in the FAQ and I have just amended it.

Please do send a feedback and I'll see what I can do.

]]> drmike on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-14079 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:54:10 +0000 drmike 14079@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Vicks, you need to give us more information for us to help you. There's a couple of different issues in this thread.

What category are you trying to add?

Are you getting an error? If so, what error is it?

What browser are you using?

Anything else?

Walk us through the procedure that you are doing please.

]]> vicksgarden on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-13991 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:20:44 +0000 vicksgarden 13991@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I just read the FAQ and it says not to ask for support on the feedback, so I have the same problem with categories and need assisatnce. Can someone please tell me who to contact.

Seems to me that if this many people are having trouble it would need a fix...for all of us.

Thanks

]]> drmike on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-13973 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:51:48 +0000 drmike 13973@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Some days I'm glad I live in a state with a short sighted governor. :)

(IE only on the state's computers)

]]> geekrawk on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-13894 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:27:09 +0000 geekrawk 13894@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I had a problem adding a Category when I was on Firefox (".. no permission"). Tried IE 6. No problems. But I prefer Firefox.

]]> fallingfruit on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8662 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:48:44 +0000 fallingfruit 8662@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I contacted Attomatic (successfully) yesterday and I just checked and can now add new categories to my blog.
Just thought I'd let you all know. Thanks drmike for the assistance.

]]> uninen on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8632 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:14:57 +0000 uninen 8632@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm having this same problem. Not able to add or rename categories. Tried some very basic names like "General" etc with no luck. I'm on Mac OS X and using Safari 2 and FireFox 1.5.

Like suggested here, I contacted Automattic directly. Just wanted to share this with you :)

]]> techish on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8616 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:14:24 +0000 techish 8616@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ BTW - the Automattic site will not let me send my feedbacl form - I hope you all have better luck -- all i get is::

"Whoops!
There seems to have been a problem with the information you entered. Please fix the field indicated and resubmit."

and there ARE no fields indicated, and I altered my entry right down to three words and it still wouldn't take it!

]]> techish on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8609 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:28:29 +0000 techish 8609@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ So So sorry Dr. Mike. I didn't mean to ignore your question (i posted #3 - right after you)...

then when I saw so many others were having the same problem, I thought it was obvious that it wasn't special characters. I didn't think that all these people would be using illegal characters or that the SUGGESTED catagories (none of which even offer illegal characters) we're quite as neseccary to see what the exact catagories ARE. I thought it might be more important to know that one cannot even edit the existing catagoty or add new ones period. It's not a new new problem, looks like it's been going on for a while. In fact, and blog of mine created within the last month is not working for catagories.

So just for you and yours:
tech
technology
TechTrends
RFID
Community
Blogging
Wordpress
MySpace
UAF
ITSdegree
etc;

Thank you so much for your patience.

]]> drmike on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8603 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:10:07 +0000 drmike 8603@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ It sounds like an issue on the backend. I would drop a feedback to Staff or even contacting Automattic directly.

Oh, as to illegal characters, I mean stuff the the trademark symbol, quotes and stuff like that. Corporate bloggers like putting in trademark symbols in weird and unexpected places. :)

Good luck,
-drmike

]]> fallingfruit on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8600 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:36:46 +0000 fallingfruit 8600@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Touche!
A simple question that I simply overlooked. My B.
"Music" or "Life" or any of the suggested ones all give the reply of "Invalid Entry".
Thanks for helpin. I submitted feedback yesterday and will keep checking back here for updates.

]]> drmike on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8587 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:01:02 +0000 drmike 8587@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ OK, thank you for answering my question. Unfortunely all I had to go on was what you reported up above. That's why I asked the question. It bothers me to see "would really appreciate if anyone can help!" when help is offered and then ignored.

Yes, this is something besides the illegal character issue although what had been reported originally by rosemania would have happened with one of those in there. That's why I was asking. If only one person was having the issue, then that's what I would have put it down as but since more than one of you are having the issue, then it's a backend problem probably.

I'm sure you saw the suggestion I made up above as well in my previous post. Please submit a feedback or contact them directly pointing out the issue and giving them the names of the categories you have tried to add. (That way they can see it's not an illegal character issue.)

]]> thelongerjourneyinwards on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8560 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:33:42 +0000 thelongerjourneyinwards 8560@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ the category that i tried to add is very common, e.g. categories like School, Friends. don't think it has anything to do with illegal characters. I'm encountering a Error On Page problem that prevents me from adding new categories at all.

]]> drmike on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8527 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:54:01 +0000 drmike 8527@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

would really appreciate if anyone can help!

But not one of you can answer my question.

If you need help, please pay attention to someone who's trying to do so. ;)

I was guessing that it was an issue with maybe an illegal character in the name of the category but since it's more than one of you, I'm putting it down to something on the backend. I would suggest sending in a feedback about this issue.

...as well as reading the thread before posting in it. :)

]]> thelongerjourneyinwards on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8512 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:31:53 +0000 thelongerjourneyinwards 8512@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ hey people! i have the same problem too. i simply can't add any new categories. even if i do it on the quick-add at the side of a new post, it does not appear after i've saved it. major headache! would really appreciate if anyone can help! :) thanks!

]]> paulsiu on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8492 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:28:49 +0000 paulsiu 8492@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I can't add categories either. I keep getting "Invalid entry". I think there is a technical problem on the WordPress side.

]]> fallingfruit on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8467 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:35:22 +0000 fallingfruit 8467@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have the same set up as jessanastas and even tried it in IE. No luck adding categories anywhere. I even have the same issue as techish where I can add categories just fine on other WP blogs. All I get is "Invalid entry" though when I try it on this one particular blog. Even when writing a new post and trying to add a new category on the fly it will add only one new category in the list but then when Save is clicked, it will disappear. Love it if drmike had any solutions!

]]> jessanastasia on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8393 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:10:37 +0000 jessanastasia 8393@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm unable to add categories as well. I'm using FF 1.5.0.2 on Windows XP. Also, I'm not able to edit existing catergories.

]]> techish on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8364 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:47:18 +0000 techish 8364@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am also trying to add categories, but it just says invalid entry, even when I use the suggested categories. However, when I add categories to my other blog, it adds them with no problem.

When writing a new post, on the rt side there's the default "Uncatagorized". Above that there's the field to add a new cat.... it even says I can add more than one by seperating them with commas.... no can do. So cats cannot be added in either area.

]]> drmike on "Unable to add a new category" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/unable-to-add-a-new-category#post-8285 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:36:17 +0000 drmike 8285@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ What are you trying to add in as a category?

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