Image Widget not Working

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:01 am

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  I’m using an Image Widget and the URL I am linking the image to works, but when I click the image on my WP site it goes to a blank page with same WP domain.

  I’ve check the URL a couple of times, opened and closed the WordPress dashboard.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:08 am

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  What is the URL you are using? What is the URL of the uploaded image?

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:11 am

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  and the link for the image is
  http://www.amazon.com/Background-professional-background-check-ebook/dp/B00ANEWDOY/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1358136264&sr=1-1&keywords=background+check

  The image shows up fine on the mcgilvrey.com WP site, the link just won’t go to the book on Amazon.

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:14 am

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  I went back to Amazon and Photobucket and got both links fresh just in case I missed something on the cut and paste. But it’s still doing the same thing. Going to a blank mcgilvrey.com page instead of going to Amazon.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:16 am

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  You’re using a search result link. A more straightforward link is going to be better.

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:22 am

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  Ok, I did that. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ANEWDOY/
  is the direct basic link to the book, and it still goes no where when I click it.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:26 am

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  It’s possible that staff have an invisible affiliate link disabling device operating on our blogs. You’ve got multiple links to Amazon (although they are your own books) and it could be causing a problem. In that case, you’ll need staff to take care of it for you.

  Looking at the code, I see no issues at all. Maybe you could try putting it in a Text widget instead?

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:31 am

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  Humm.. I have never had problems with using an image to link to amazon. I have had multiple links going out to amazon as well.
  I also dont’ have a staff :) It’s only me.

  Thanks for the help. Will check on it tomorrow and see what I can do.

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 4:32 am

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  When I right click on the image and select open link in a new tab it goes there.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 5:15 am

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  That’s very odd, and it shouldn’t be behaving that way. It might be the settings on your computer though: I just tried it and it works fine for me, using FF.

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 5:18 am

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  I called someone that lives over 60 miles away to try it and she got the same white screen. My husband is on another computer, same thing. I tried on my iPad, same white screen.

  The other image of Skip Trace Secrets that goes to a tinypay.me site works fine. I am going to experiment more with it tomorrow. I might discover why it’s not working.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 5:22 am

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  I wonder if it’s something related to your ISP. If it is, your phone should be able to click on the link and go there but not anything tied to your house internet.

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 5:39 am

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  No, the it’s WP not letting me link out to Amazon. I put in a different link and it works fine, but not any Amazon link. So, there is something that is blocking Amazon links from WP.

  How do I speak with WP? Where do I get WP support?

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  mcgilvrey · Member · Jan 14, 2013 at 5:49 am

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  I think I temporarily fixed it. I got a URL to work that brings the book up.
  *whew* I think it is something from where I am pulling the URL.