Problem with link from Facebook

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  howardsruminations · Member · Apr 18, 2014 at 4:12 pm

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  Folks are getting this message when they click on the link from Facebook:

  Something Went Wrong
  Sorry, there was a problem with this link: http://howardsruminations.com/2014/04/17/2d-lives-in-a-3d-world/
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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Apr 22, 2014 at 6:13 pm

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  Hi Howard!

  I currently don’t see the link on your Facebook timeline anymore. Did you happen to remove it? The link is working correctly on my side. Did you by chance publish the post then go back in and change the publish date? That will change the permalink. So, for example, if you originally published the post on 4/17, the permalink will look like this:

  2D Lives in a 3D World

  If you then go back and change the post date to 4/16, the permalink changes to this:

  http://howardsruminations.com/2014/04/16/2d-lives-in-a-3d-world/

  Can you let me know if you’re still experiencing trouble?

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  howardsruminations · Member · Apr 22, 2014 at 6:20 pm

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  Jeremy, thanx very much for your response. The link was actually on my church’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/CrossRoadsCommunityChurchBSBC?ref=hl

  I’ve checked today and it seems to be fine from my computer but I still get the error message when I click the link from the “Pages” application for FB Page managers on my iPad. Could it be an app or safari problem?

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Apr 22, 2014 at 11:54 pm

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  Hey Howard,

  Thanks for pointing me to the right Facebook page! The link appears to be working correctly for me as well. Can you perhaps take a screenshot of your iPad error message and upload it to your Media Library? You can take a screenshot of your iPad using the “Lock” and “Home” button together.

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  howardsruminations · Member · Apr 23, 2014 at 12:19 am

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  Thanx again, Jeremy. I’ve uploaded the screen shot to my media library.

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Apr 23, 2014 at 7:10 pm

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  Hi Howard,

  It looks like this is an issue with the Facebook Pages app as it occurs with other URLs that aren’t to WordPress.com domains. On my side, I’m receiving the error regardless of what link I click from the Pages app. I suspect the issue is that the link is opening up in the browser window rather than in the Pages app. Since it appears to be a Facebook Pages app issue, there isn’t anything we can do on our side. However, it doesn’t seem like your users would experience the issue unless they use the Pages app themselves.

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  howardsruminations · Member · Apr 23, 2014 at 7:11 pm

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  Thanx so much for your investigation, Jeremy…much appreciated. Take care!

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Apr 23, 2014 at 11:42 pm

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  Not a problem! I’m sorry I was unable to help fix the error. Please let me know if you need anything else.