editing post months after publishing
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Are there a maximum number of months after publishing after which it is not possible to edit post?
I tried on several old posts (less than 6 months old) but after editing cannot republish or updateThe blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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I tried on several old posts (less than 6 months old) but after editing cannot republish or update
The answer is not that I am aware of but breaking links is probelematic and that what’s chnaging datestamps does. When we update posts we do not attempt to chnage datestamps because the content has been indexed and every post title has the datestamp embedded in the URL. If we change datestamps then we create a “404” (page not found error) for every visitor who clicks the original link. Those 404’s are in Google’s cache and appear in search results until Google clears their caches which is about every 3 – 6 months. A better appraoch is to edit and older post and update it and then publish a brief new post annoucning the updating of and providing a link to the original post.
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No, there is no time limit on your ability to edit old posts.
Are you saying that your edits won’t update (as in the publish module is not available?), or are you just not seeing an update on the post?
First thing to try is to clear your cache and cookies because your browser may be retaining the older original version of that post.
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If that’s not what you mean and what you are indicating is a technical issue please try clearing your browser cache and cookies.
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@timethief,
I’m not sure that the OP is trying to edit the datestamp of older posts. He/she should be able to edit content of old posts—I find and correct typos or add links to old posts all the time.If his/her “publish module” is not visible, then it can be retrieved via “screen options” on top right…
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@Timethief
It may be that the problem is technical – I never tried clearing the cache and cookies before updating – so I’ll try it.
But you worry me about Google and the 404 issue. Surely once a post is edited and updated and re-posted than its URL becomes the link. How could anyone be referred to the old post? Unless they type in the specific old URL how would they find it?
I feel very nervous now about editing or correcting old posts since it seems that there is a serious risk of traffic loss.
And how would a new short post referring to the original post work if it’s not possible to edit and re-post? Seems like a catch 22 situation. -
Extra point!
I have found that the downside effect of clearing the cache and cookies is that it wipes out all the saved automatic links to every site- including wordpress. This means that password or other security ID has to be entered again each time.
Is there a way around this?
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Hi there,
Tess was correct. I’m sorry I missed that boat. You aren’t editing the datestamps when you update your posts so what I posted does not apply to you.It does sound like you have a techical problem as you cannot edit the posts at all. Please try clearing your browser cache and cookies. If your browser version is outdated upgrade it here. If that doesn’t work and you have another browser please try it. Then let us know if that worked or not.
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Thanks for the update and for taking so much time to help – it’s really appreciated!
It’s true, I’m not changing the datestamp, and I have no problem to edit if the timescale is a few days or weeks. The problem is only with posts older than 4/5 months.
I think my Chrome browser is the latest version, but I ‘ll check.
Thanks, once again!
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@ Timethief & 1Tess
FYI – I succeeded to update an old post after clearing the cache and cookies. Still it was not without problems. After hitting update button it kept coming back to the edit page without updating. After a couple of retries it worked!
I’ll try another post tomorrow to see that it was not a fluke!
In general, are there any problems with search engines when old posts are updated?
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@andyboy100
You”re welcome from me. All hnsaifi did was parrot what I had revealed above. -
@andyboy100 I had a similar query about the timestamp recently that timethief helped me with, in this thread (and further down it), that might be of some help:
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/titles-in-tags-and-categories?replies=9#post-812336
And apropos clearing your cache and losing saved passwords, etc, yes, this is will happen each time and you do have to enter it all again. However, while most people will tell you to clear your whole cache whenever there’s a problem on WordPress, I’ve taken to only clearing the history and cookies to do with WordPress itself (and Gravatar and any other associated sites). That way your passwords for other sites won’t be affected.
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It’s a bad idea from a security point of view to store your passwords on your machine. If someone steals the laptop, all they have to do to impersonate you is open the pages in your History. This can cause a lot of grief.
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@raincoaster
I’m with you. I have my Firefox browser set up to clear my browser cache and cookies every time I log off the interent. I don’t store any passwords on my computer at all ever. I don’t use “remember me” anywhere. I log in everywhere I go. Evern if someone broke into my home and used my computer they wouldn’t have access to any of my accounts. -
There are some really excellent security tips here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/
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