I am new, and my first post will not save or publish….

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  adventuresover40 · Member · Dec 29, 2015 at 9:58 pm

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  I just set up my account today, and I am unable to publish my first post. I went back through everything to see if I didn’t anything wrong, but I cannot find anything. Any ideas?

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  timethief · Member · Dec 29, 2015 at 10:06 pm

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  re: the front page error message found on every new .wordpress.com blog

  Nothing Found
  It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.

  There is nothing wrong with your site. By default the front page of the blog is the only page that will display all published posts on it. As soon as you publish a post not a page the front page error message and searchbox that appears on every new WordPress.COM blog will be gone. http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

  I recommend using the step by step tutorial linked to the bottom of your Admin page at https://learn.wordpress.com

  See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/

  The only relevant support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also linked to on the bottom of your Admin page.

  See also
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-blog-setup/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-website-setup/

  Your theme-specific details and set up instructions are at https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/afterlight/ and the live demo site is here http://afterlightdemo.wordpress.com/

  See also: https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 29, 2015 at 10:07 pm

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  Staff are working on improving post and page revisions. 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

  To locate draft POSTS Dashboard > Posts > All Post > Drafts
  http://healthbanditblog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=post

  To locate draft PAGES Dashboard > Pages> All Pages > Drafts
  http://healthbanditblog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=page

  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 Beep Beep Boop 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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  adventuresover40 · Member · Dec 29, 2015 at 10:08 pm

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  Thanks so much for your help….I actually got it to post. After hours of trying on my computer, I decided to try on my phone instead, and it worked!! I’m all set now….and I really appreciate your suggestions!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 31, 2015 at 11:07 pm

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  Hooray! I’m so happy to read that. Blog on!