I don't think my blog is posting properly?

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  moriah4 · Member · May 18, 2013 at 2:49 pm

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  i don’t think my blog is posting properly. when i post something, i usually get an average something around 10 likes or so, but recently, i haven’t been getting any. Is there something in the settings that changed the visibility?

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  mirimary · Member · May 18, 2013 at 3:13 pm

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  I can see your posts fine and have tried liking the most recent one (Mayberry in the rain).

  Are you able to see that mirimary liked your post?

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  timethief · Member · May 18, 2013 at 4:46 pm

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  @moriah4
  The like button is working on your blog. Be aware that likes may make us feel warm and fuzzy but they are not page view stats.

  The WordPress.com like button, like every other in-house use only like button (example: Facebook) can only be used by those who have registered WordPress.com username accounts when they are logged in to WordPress.com. http://en.support.wordpress.com/likes/

  In fact, likes and shares are misleading when you are talking about page view stats. Your followers and anyone with a WordPress.com blog who is logged into WordPress.com can “like” and “share” your posts in several locations such as the Reader without ever clicking into your blog and creating a page view stat. See here for what I do to compel readers to read posts on my site > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/07/09/wordpress-followers-likes-and-stats