How do I keep the text from losing its formatting (paragraphs )
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After I type a draft, hit OK , update, view post, and all looks fine. Then later I check the post, and it has lost all the formatting. I go back, put in paragraphs again, and all is OK (again) on the post. Later, again, all the paragraphs are gone. I have deleted cookies and temporary internet files, and it doesn’t help. HELP!
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Hi there!
Can you let me know a little bit about how you’re creating the post? Are you creating it in the Text Editor as explained here?
The alternative would be the Visual Editor, which you can read about here:
The Text Editor will automatically single-space your content. On the other hand, the Visual Editor will automatically separate paragraphs when you press the “Enter” key. It sounds like you may be typing into the Text Editor and then manually inserting paragraphs. I would recommend using the Visual Editor instead. Can you give that a try?
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I have been using the visual editor every time (even before your suggestion). The problem occurred again yesterday.
Can you get someone to check if there’s a problem with the software? My posts are quite long, so re-inserting paragraphs over and over is terribly time-consuming and frustrating. -
Hi there,
I haven’t been able to reproduce the error, and we haven’t received additional reports of this so I’m not sure it’s an error with WordPress.com. I just checked your post “Chapter 9. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, from Funny Tails by Maija Harrington”, and it looks like everything appears correct. Your paragraphs have the correct spacing both in the editor and in the post preview. It looks like this post is set to be published soon. Can you let me know if the formatting changes after this is published? If possible, please leave the incorrect formatting intact so I can take a look. I’ll respond as soon as possible.
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You asked me to let you know if there are more problems. So far (after a number of fixes before I emailed you), things seem OK. However, I got this comment today on my blog:
Hey thеre just wanted to give you a quicƙ heads up. The
words in your post seem tօ be running off the ѕcreеn in Oρera.
I’m not ѕure if this is a formatting issue oг something to doo with iոternet browser compatibility but I figured I’d post to let you know.
The design and stʏle looҡ great though! Hopе you get the issue гesolvеd soon.The person apparently was looking at chapter 3, but I didn’t find any problems there. I have no idea what “Opera” is either.
I will notify you of formatting problems in the future, and will save them as long as I can. People look for my posts on Friday mornings.
Thanks
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Hi!
Opera is an internet browser (like Google Chrome or Internet Explorer). However, when I view your Chapter 3 post in an Opera browser, it appears fine on my side. Can you ask by chance what version of Opera they’re using and what operating system (Mac or PC) they’re using as well?
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I’m waiting for a reply from the user who had problems. In the meantime, I have a new problem:
Neither I nor my somewhat more web-savvy friend could understand how to make archives, so I’ve been copying and pasting previous chapters onto a web page named “Previous Chapters.” It was OK at first, but now, when I scroll to the bottom of the page so I can paste the next chapter in the right place, as soon as I click the mouse at the right place, wordpress skips me back up to the very top of the page, making it impossible to paste the chapter where it needs to go. Please help! -
Hi!
First, let’s see if we can find a better way for you to create an archive page rather than the manual work that is required in this method! For example, you could use the Display Post shortcode shown here:
With this, you can display a list of all posts on your blog (or within a certain category) and adjust how the posts are displayed (title only, title with excerpt, title with full post, etc).
For example, can you try placing the following code in a new page and see what it displays (just create a new page and copy the code into the editor)?
[display-posts include_excerpt="true" order="ASC"]That should display all of your chapters in ascending order (Chapter 1 at the top) with a short excerpt alongside each post.
Let me know if that’s along the lines of what you’re looking for!
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I tried it and posted it today May 27. Please look at it. It is not even in order, and it doesn’t include all the chapters (1-10 have been posted). Help!
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Howdy!
I made an update to your post here:
http://maijaharrington.com/2014/05/27/testing/
The list now includes all posts published on your blog. Can you let me know what other changes you would like to make?
Also, I would suggest creating this archive in a “page” rather than a “post” as you have it now. Pages are more appropriate for static archive pages like the one we’re building!
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Wow, thank you! There are several things I’d love for you to do, if you have time:
Can you:
Delete the old text in the page “Previous Chapters”
Copy/paste this new part from “Home” into Previous Chapters page,
Delete the 2 sentences, “this is start of test” and “this is end of test” and in their place
Substitute: at start “To read a previous chapter, click on the link below.”
and at bottom “Thank you for reading!”
I have really been lost in WordPress. Someone else set up the pages for me, so I don’t even know how to do that. Do you have a set of step-by-step instructions on how to create a new page?
Also, How do I get access to edit an old post that doesn’t appear on the dashboard?
Thank you, thank you, thank you! -
Hi there!
I’m happy to help walk you through the items you mention! That way, you can learn along the way.
Delete the old text in the page “Previous Chapters”
To do that, follow these steps:
- Visit the page here:
- Click “Edit” shown here:
- Delete the content and click “Update” (the blue button on the right-hand side of the page
That will remove all of the current content!
Copy/paste this new part from “Home” into Previous Chapters page
In place of all of the content we just deleted, copy and paste this code:
[display-posts include_excerpt="true" order="ASC" posts_per_page="100"]Then, click the blue “Update” button again. That should list all of your previous chapters on your Previous Chapters page.
Delete the 2 sentences, “this is start of test” and “this is end of test” and in their place
Substitute: at start “To read a previous chapter, click on the link below.”
and at bottom “Thank you for reading!”On the same “Edit” page that we’ve been on (for “Previous Chapters”), just add the text you want before and after the code I pasted above.
Then, we need to get rid of the “Test” post where the code lived previously on your home page. To do that, follow these steps:
- Navigate to your “All Posts” screen here:
https://maijaharrington.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php
This displays all posts on your blog
- If you highlight over the word “testing”, you’ll see a menu appear as shown here:
- Click “Trash”
That should remove the “testing” post!
Do you have a set of step-by-step instructions on how to create a new page?
Absolutely! You can see them here:
Just a note, you will not need to create a new page now as we went ahead and used your previously created page “Previous Chapters” instead of making a new one. Does that make sense?
How do I get access to edit an old post that doesn’t appear on the dashboard?
You can edit all posts from your blog following the instructions here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/edit-posts-screen/
If you’re having trouble finding a particular post, please let me know the title, and I’ll explore further!
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OK, I got most of that done. However, I could not get rid of the two sentences about testing. They appear the previous chapters section, at the bottom
“◾testing – this is the start of a test this is the end of the test”Could you get rid of them for me?
Also, I got nowhere with “https://cloudup.com/cEHo-up1kua or the other “cloudup” address. They never appeared, and when I typed them into the address bar, I didn’t go anywhere good.
I’ll try out the rest of your instructions over the next few days. In the meantime, I’d sure appreciate it if you could get rid of the “testing” sentences for me, without losing everything else.
Also, in the future, will the old chapter automatically move to “previous chapters” and be deleted automatically whenever I publish a new chapter?
I really appreciate your help!
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Hi!
However, I could not get rid of the two sentences about testing. They appear the previous chapters section, at the bottom
“◾testing – this is the start of a test this is the end of the test”It looks like you were successful in removing this bit of text from your site. Can you let me know if you’re still seeing it on your side?
Also, I got nowhere with “https://cloudup.com/cEHo-up1kua or the other “cloudup” address. They never appeared, and when I typed them into the address bar, I didn’t go anywhere good.
Those are links to screenshots that I provided as extra guidance if needed. The following link is directing to a screenshot on my side. Is it still not working for you?
I’ll try out the rest of your instructions over the next few days. In the meantime, I’d sure appreciate it if you could get rid of the “testing” sentences for me, without losing everything else.
Like I said above, it looks like you were able to successfully remove this yourself. However, let me know if that’s not the case!
Also, in the future, will the old chapter automatically move to “previous chapters” and be deleted automatically whenever I publish a new chapter?
Any new post added to your site will be added to the Previous Chapters page. Can you explain a bit more by what you mean when you say “be deleted automatically whenever I publish a new chapter”?
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Now the “testing” stuff HAS miraculously disappeared.
I tried the “cloud” address again, got a black page with a box showing a part of my website (about 5 lines), tried to click on 2 boxes at the top of the black page, and got message that “cloud….(whatever) is not responding”
When I asked ” will the old chapter automatically move to previous chapters and be deleted automatically whenever I publish a new chapter?” I now mean, when I publish Chapter 11 onto my home page and Chapter 10 automatically goes from home page to “prev chapter,” will it (Ch 10) automatically disappear from “Home” ? (i.e., do I have to manually delete it?)
And 2 new questions:
1. How do I find out how many individual PEOPLE (or addresses) have viewed my website? (I know how to find the number of VIEWS.)
2. Sometimes when I’ve tried to get an answer and can’t find it via Support, I cannot find anywhere that I can ask the question to a real person like you. (Have you noticed that I’m still using the original question for all these follow-ups? If you disappear, I fear I’ll really be lost!) -
Howdy!
I tried the “cloud” address again, got a black page with a box showing a part of my website (about 5 lines), tried to click on 2 boxes at the top of the black page, and got message that “cloud….(whatever) is not responding”
It’s not meant to be clickable – just a photo of a certain area of your site. We use screenshot photos a lot of the time to help point out certain areas or buttons that may be hard to find. In that case, I was just showing you the Edit button above your posts. You would need to go to your actual site (not the screenshot) to use the button though. Does that make sense?
I now mean, when I publish Chapter 11 onto my home page and Chapter 10 automatically goes from home page to “prev chapter,” will it (Ch 10) automatically disappear from “Home” ?
Ah! Now, I understand. Not necessarily! Your home page is set to show your latest 10 posts. So, when you publish Chapter 11, Chapter 10 will still be on your home page since it’s within the last 10 posts. However, if you would only like to display your latest chapter (only one) on your front page, you can navigate to your Reading settings here:
https://maijaharrington.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-reading.php
Change the value for “Blog pages show at most” to “1” and click “Save Changes”.
Your posts will automatically get added to “Previous Chapters” whenever they are published. You don’t need to do anything on that front!
How do I find out how many individual PEOPLE (or addresses) have viewed my website? (I know how to find the number of VIEWS.)
There are two metrics on your stats page – views and visitors. You’re describing “visitors”. The distinction as well as how to navigate the stats page can be found here:
Sometimes when I’ve tried to get an answer and can’t find it via Support, I cannot find anywhere that I can ask the question to a real person like you. (Have you noticed that I’m still using the original question for all these follow-ups? If you disappear, I fear I’ll really be lost!)
Have no fear! We’re always here to help. You can always contact us through the form here:
Alternatively, you can email help@wordpress.com, and we’ll get with you as soon as possible!
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It’s me again. This time, my blog reproduced itself. There is one copy of Chapter 12 which has photos. That one is OK. But there are at least 6 more copies of it without the photos. What happened? It is scheduled to post in 1 week, so I didn’t delete anything in case you want to see it. Sorry to bother you again.
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Hi!
It looks like you may have accidentally copied and pasted the content multiple times (repeating the same content over and over). To fix this, you can just delete all of the extra content from the post using the Edit Post screen found here:
https://maijaharrington.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=456&action=edit
Let me know if you have any trouble!
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OK, I know how to delete. The problem is, I did NOT do “ctrl-V” more than one time.
The other problem is back to the first problem: Please look at my draft. The entire chapter has become one gigantic paragraph (again). Never solved that problem. -
Hi!
The post appears to be separated out into paragraphs now. I’ve taken a screenshot of what I’m seeing and uploaded it to your Media Library here:
https://maijaharrington.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=465&action=edit
Can you let me know if you’re seeing something similar?
Regrading the multiple pasting incident, please let me know if this happens again!
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