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I just created my account today. At some point in the process, a page appeared that had a box to enter a title and a box to enter a post. I began typing and typed for about 20 minutes. There was a Finish button at the bottom of the page. I clicked it. When the next page came up there was no trace of my post. Gone, can't be found. I'm done playing with WordPress for today.
The blog I need help with is differenceofsquares.wordpress.com.
I found the specific problem. I went back a few pages and noticed that in Step 6 of the setup process, WordPress encourages you to create your first post. Yippee! There is a tab at the bottom that says Publish Post (very faint colors on my screen) and then a big bold FINISH button below that. Probably should have hit the Publish Post button rather than the FINISH button. Still frustrating and I'm calling it a bug. Please save future newbies the frustration and redesign Step 6. Thanks! (note, I'm now being very cautious of which button I hit to submit this comment)
You might want to have a look at this:
learn.wordpress.com
Sorry, that didn't post as a link, I'll try again!
I will, but still frustrated. Step 6 needs to be re-engineered.
I don't recall seeing a 'Finish' button. Would you please confirm that the blog you're asking about is
6 step setup does not sound like a WordPress.COM blog -
For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
Just a suggestion - I always hit the Save Draft button as soon as I get a title for a blog Post - that should start the timed auto save - and I also save early and often
Here is a screen capture from the page (Step 6 @ WordPress.com):
https://picasaweb.google.com/102821721547649313908/October202012#5801458862745762146
When I went this time, the button at the bottom says NEXT (instead of FINISH as I saw earlier).
The link does not work for the screen shot
That's the quick post screen. You would do better to post via the dashboard. And I wonder if this is the same problem that a lot of people are currently having with the post error messages.
Please see macmanx's reply in this:
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