Posts Out of Sequence

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  owlnet · Member · Sep 20, 2009 at 1:33 am

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  I’ve made three posts today and now it appears that the last post I made is in second place. I’ve searched the forums, FAQ & dashboard and can’t seem to figure out why the “Queen of the Night” is not the top post. It was the last post I made. How did that happen?
  And what can I do to place it at the top? (Change the time of the post?)

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  owlnet · Member · Sep 20, 2009 at 1:44 am

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  Okay, I just found the “Sticky” option…and stuck it to the top.

  I guess I still don’t understand how/why it got out of order….when I thought the
  normal sequence was for the newest post to land at the top.

  What caused it to be out of sequence?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 20, 2009 at 2:00 am

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  Don’t use the sticky post feature for normal posts. It is mean to put a specific post at the top of the blog and keep it there until you “unstick” it. It can be used to feature a certain post, or for announcements, or something like that.

  Edit the post that was out of order, remove the “sticky post” setting, and then edit the published date/time so that it is in the correct order. If you leave that post as a sticky post, it will always be at the top of your blog main page.

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  owlnet · Member · Sep 20, 2009 at 2:12 am

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  Gotcha! Thanks a bunch.

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  owlnet · Member · Sep 20, 2009 at 2:14 am

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  Wait….do you have any idea what made it be out of order? I don’t want to make the same mistake again.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 20, 2009 at 2:19 am

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  I’ve seen that happen once in a while and have no idea why it happens, but it seldom happens so I wouldn’t worry about it.

  One suggestion though is to check at settings > general and make sure your time offset from GMT/UTC is set correctly for your particular time zone.

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  owlnet · Member · Sep 20, 2009 at 2:31 am

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  Okay.

  Yes, I did set the time offset earlier today…..and for all I know it could possibly have been between the times I did the posts. I bet that’s it!

  Thanks very much for your time & speedy answer.

  Much appreciated!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 20, 2009 at 2:32 am

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  You’re welcome, and the time offset change has been the reason for this in the past so perhaps that was it.