Parents and children, Forever

margaretrosestringer · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 3:48 am
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I am seized with a desire to be able to post one essay per page where there are currently three in the page called ‘Bit Essays’.
Having tried to find out how to do this and failed miserably, I turn to Support to advise me on the best way of having a Parent page containing a bit of info. followed by any number of child pages, all accessible by dropdown. PLEASE.

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raincoaster · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 4:15 am
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It would be easier to just use Posts and a Category page. There is a finite limit on the number of Pages accessible in a drop-down menu.
margaretrosestringer · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 4:48 am
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Posts and … a Category page?
Oh, OK. I’ve found a Support page for them, and will now study.
But btw, what is that finite limit, please, raincoaster?
margaretrosestringer · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 4:59 am
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Sh*t a brick. I never knew. :-(
Yes,this is PRECISELY what I want, and always has been. Absolutely spot-on for small writings.
So much to learn: so little time. And in my case, it’s bloody true! :-(
Thanks heaps, raincoaster.
margaretrosestringer · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 5:30 am
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HELP!!!
I’ve had to publish these three essays as new posts, which is going to piss of my followers; and they’re not turning up in the Bit Essays page.
Please: what haven’t I done?
margaretrosestringer · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 5:45 am
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Fixed it. Suddenly realised it was pointless thinking I could go on using what was already in the custom menu, as (it hit me, eventually) that was not coming from posts, but pages!
Ah, the old bonce …
raincoaster · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 6:34 am
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Here: http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/posts-on-pages/

Trust me, your followers will deal with it. IF that’s the worst you do to them, it’s not bad. BTW did you know Pages don’t show to subscribers? They’re not in teh Reader or the RSS feeds or the emails. So the only way for subscribers to see your story is to make it as posts.
margaretrosestringer · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 6:40 am
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Raincoaster, if I could work out the mysteries of the Reader I’d be a happy old fart. I have NO IDEA what I’m doing in there. Is there one of those Support pages to clarify it for me beyond senility’s inability?
:-
Ah, another Panos piece of advice. I’ll take it.
Thanks, me old china – much obliged?
raincoaster · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 7:27 am
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The Reader? I don’t bother with it. It’s not configurable, and I know all the blogs I want to read already.

Everything is in the Support documents somewhere http://support.wordpress.com/
margaretrosestringer · Member · Nov 20, 2013 at 7:32 am
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Iffen yew say so …
sighh …
;-)
Thanks, mate!

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