Blog posts won't save or publish – modlook
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Hi, I have repeatedly tried to save and publish a blog but it’s not happening. The blog will not save as it goes along, I get a fail message every time.
I am new to wordpress, the blog I posted had to be done from my phone. I have had some contact with you (wordpress.com) on twitter, hence the tag modlook.
I hope this can be resolved. I have removed widgets and tried with the default theme but not much luck.Many thanks.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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A blog is a website. This is a blog http://whatpennythinks.wordpress.com/
In fact, it’s an empty blog that appears to lack any blogger created content.Maybe you need help setting up and getting started.
The Admin login link to the dashboard for every blog hosted by wordpress.COM is:
http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/
* You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with your actual blog’s name in that URL.
If the log-in information is lost you need to visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
Every theme has a detailed theme description page with set up instructions like this one https://wordpress.com/themes/edin/ and a live demo site like this one https://edindemo.wordpress.com/
For creating a post in the New editor see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/#publish-a-new-post
For creating a page in the new editor see here
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/#create-a-new-pageFor editing in the new editor see:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/edit-posts-screen/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/edit-pages-screen/On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the step by step Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/
See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/
The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page.
A blog is a website. The difference between blog and website is simply structure and semantics.
A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site it’s very attractive to search engines.
What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one-way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds, and as others do not backlink to pages, it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.
Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/
See also:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-blog-setup/
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I am new to wordpress, the blog I posted had to be done from my phone.
Are you referring to recovering a post or page?
The Admin login link for that site is
http://whatpennythinks.wordpress.com/wp-admin
The saved draft posts are found at
http://whatpennythinks.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=postThe saved draft pages are found at
http://whatpennythinks.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=pageStaff are working on improving post and page revisions. The most recent 25 revisions are available for posts and pages.
If you cannot restore from your browser, or locate a revision, or restore from Trash then the content has been lost and cannot be recovered.
re: recovering a lost post or page
Please go to https://wordpress.com/post with the same browser and see if it offers to restore a post. If a restore button appears, that means a local copy was saved in your browser and you may be able to recover it.If the post was created on the dashboard of your own blog at Dashboard > Pages > Add New then you ought to be able to recover a lost post or page from revisions if needed.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/post-revisions/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/page-revisions/See also if applicable > restoring from trash http://en.support.wordpress.com/trash/#restoring-from-trash
I recommend:
1. Always create your posts on the dashboard of your own blog at
Dashboard > Posts > Add New and pages at Dashboard > Pages > Add New
If you have cookies enabled on your browser your preference will be saved unless or until your clear your cookies, and it will take you to the classic editor automatically every time you create a new post via the drop-down menu in the black admin bar or edit a post via the edit button on the blog itself.You cannot deactivate the new editor but you do not have to use it. For locating the ways and means of accessing the legacy or classic pages for creating posts, editing posts, and viewing stats see here > Navigating the Classic WordPress.COM interface http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2015/04/05/navigating-the-classic-wordpress-com-interface/
2. Immediately after creating a post and entering a title click the save draft link. Thereafter, “click save draft” frequently.
3. Always allow pages to fully load before clicking any other links.
4. Never leave a post or page open for content creation or editing and walk away from it, or open another tab in the same blog and work on something else while it is still open. Save it properly and return to edit it later.
5. Use an offline blog editor so you have backups on your own computer http://en.support.wordpress.com/xml-rpc/
If you were using the app you could report that here https://apps.wordpress.org/support/
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P.S. If what I posted above is not helpful then you can type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for Staff help. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Please subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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Hi, thanks for all the info.
My blog is called jungfoolishandhappy – theme, about me etc all set up.I can’t save a post on my laptop (iPhone I can) – I get an error message every time. The same when I try and publish it . So far, I have not been able to save anything or publish from my laptop.
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This is an immediately useful active link https://jungfoolishandhappy.wordpress.com/
I can’t save a post on my laptop
Please provide this specific info:
(a) Exactly what kind of device you are using to connect to the internet and to WordPress.com.(b) Exactly which browser (and version of it) you’re using by checking here if necessary http://supportdetails.com/
(c) Screenshots can be helpful. You can use http://snag.gy/ or http://cloudup.com to share screenshots and link to them here. If you use the WordPress.com guide for screenshots http://en.support.wordpress.com/make-a-screenshot/ you can and upload it to your Media Library, and return to this thread to provide the file name so Staff can examine it.
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Hi,
I am using a dell laptop – quite newI am using google chrome.
Struggling with screen shot so will have to add later. -
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