Blogrolls to disappear?

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  alanoldstudent · Member · Dec 19, 2012 at 8:48 am

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  The new WordPress 3.5 over at wordpress.org has been removed. I understand that wordpress.com installs the latest and greatest. For those of us who want to maintain the blogroll, what do you recommend?

  Regards,
  Alan OldStudent

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 22, 2012 at 9:47 pm

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  I’m sorry but I don’t have an answer to that WordPress.ORG question. Please post it to the WordPress.ORG support forums http://wordpress.org/support/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 22, 2012 at 9:49 pm

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  Just a minute now. I think you may mean that you want to move content into a WordPress.org install and want to know how to retain your WordPress.com blogroll when you do that. I tagged this thread for a Staff response. If you subscribe to the thread you will be notified when they respond.

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  alanoldstudent · Member · Dec 23, 2012 at 10:07 am

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  Looks to me like I wasn’t very clear. My question was about my WordPress.com site. I also maintain another WordPress site not hosted on WordPress.com. On such a site, I can install a plugin or write a widget.

  My question was specifically about the site I maintain on WordPress.com servers, http://alanoldstudent.wordpress.com/.

  Currently, it has a blogroll. I understand that WordPress.com has a multisite installation on which it hosts accounts like mine. It also maintains the latest and greatest versions of WordPress. It is not possible for me to add on plugins, as I can for the other site I maintain.

  So my question is this:

  • Will WordPress.com remove the blogroll functionality?
  • If so, will we get warning? Can we rescue it via some other means?

  Regards,

  Alan OldStudent

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  timethief · Member · Dec 23, 2012 at 6:33 pm

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  Thanks for the clarity. This thread is tagged for an updated Staff response, if possible.

  Note these please:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-blog-has-no-links-section-in-the-admin?replies=12#post-983561
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-blog-has-no-links-section-in-the-admin?replies=12#post-984238

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  zandyring · Staff · Dec 27, 2012 at 2:51 pm

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  Hi there,

  There hasn’t been any decision made on this yet. If we do make a decision, some stopgap will be put in place so you don’t lose those links irretrievably.

  I hope that helps!