How do I get pages in side menu to disapper and new ones to show up?

  • Unknown's avatar
    thewileyteam · Member ·

    I am trying to remove some pages, contact us and portfolio, that I started to set up, but they don’t show up on the pages dashboard or anywhere I can find.

    And one, Contact Us, that I did set up and says is published does not show up.

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

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    You have somehow managed to create menu tabs for pages that doesn’t exist. The About-tab, for example, links to http://thewileyteam.wordpress.com/#about, but this isn’t a page URL used on WordPress.com.

    To create pages you have to go to Pages ->Create New in the dashboard, insert the content you want, and then publish the page. Only after doing that can you go to Appearance ->Menus and add those pages to the custom menu. I suggest you completely delete the menu you set up and start over, after creating the pages you want. See these for more information:
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/new-page-screen/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/

    Custom menus

  • Unknown's avatar
    thewileyteam · Member ·

    Thanks for the links. I was able to follow the custom menus link to try something a bit off tangent since it only permits the static top menu or -select-.

    When I chose -select- the #links disappeared and the missing pages appeared. The Home page disappeared though, and all the posts with it…

    I found the #about and the others in the custom menu page and deleted them. I am still perplexed why only two of my four pages show up on the left menu when the static top menu is on and they all show up but my posts and home page disappear when turned off. I have no control over the order pages appear, it seems.

    I also noticed that it has pre-filled the Contact Us page form with my data and not left blank for others to fill out. I removed a couple of fields until this is resolved.

  • Unknown's avatar
    timethief · Member ·

    I also noticed that it has pre-filled the Contact Us page form with my data and not left blank for others to fill out. I removed a couple of fields until this is resolved.

    If this is about the autofilled information in a contact form or a comment box note that your information is visible to you when you are logged in and have not cleared your browser cache and cookies. No one else can see it.

    Log out, clear your browser cache and cookies and without logging in visit your blog to see that your details will not be there.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clear-your-cache-and-cookies

    When someone makes a comment on your blog, unless they have cleared their cookies, WordPress.com will recognize them and complete the details for them. No one else will be able to view those details in comment boxes or in contact forms. The next person who comments will see blank fields. Commenters will not see each others details.

    Also note that the Admin [edit] link is only for your convenience and the convenience of your Editors, if you have any. And only you and your editors can see it and use it while you are logged in to WordPress.com. This post may interest you http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/06/26/wordpress-com-username-accounts-logins-and-more/

  • Unknown's avatar
    timethief · Member ·

    I have no control over the order pages appear, it seems.

    re: Pages order

    There are two approaches.
    1. If you have only pages in your horizontal menu and that’ is all you want in it see here to use numerical order. http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-attributes/#order

    2. Creating a Custom Menu http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#creating-a-custom-menu
    Adding Pages http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-pages
    Changing the Order & Creating Sub-Menus http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menus

    Custom menu Troubleshooting – My pages are in the wrong order
    Check the sub-pages themselves to see if you have established a Parent page and child page “hierarchical structure” in the page attributes module. Remove if required.

    Also remove any “order” numbers you have assigned that may conflict with the order you are creating by dropping and dragging. Or simply change them so they are the same order as you establish in the menu. Establish consistency – problem solved.

  • Unknown's avatar
    thewileyteam · Member ·

    Thanks timethief,

    I now have control of the page order and the fields did go blank, as you said, when I cleared the cookies. That was a bit unnerving thing to see since I don’t use auto-fill on my computer.

    You have certainly shortened my learning curve.

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    timethief has that effect around here :)

    Keep in mind if you view the form while logged in your details will once again appear there, but only you will see it. Visitors will see their own details.

  • Unknown's avatar
    thewileyteam · Member ·

    Thanks kokkieh,

    I did go through that cycle again once I re-added the email field, just to be familiar with it. You have both been really quick with the answers. It has made a long night fruitful!

  • Unknown's avatar
    timethief · Member ·

    Happy blogging!

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    Glad we could help :)

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