Related posts option not appearing.
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Hey there,
Just wondering why I am not able to see the related posts option in my Reading settings page. Could you provide any insight?
Thanks!
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hello there,
Have you actually published any posts in the blog yet? -
I just created 10 quick posts, to see if anything would happen, and alas, nothing did. That said, I think the main issue is that the option to enable related posts does not appear in my settings.
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Well let’s see if the same is true when I put Twenty Fourteen up on my test blog. I shall return.
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There’s no show for me either at > Settings > Reading so I’ll tag this thread for a Themes Staff response.
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Hi @burnsmunro
Your blog must have some recent traffic and at least 10 published posts for related content to appear (to avoid simply cross-linking posts with one another).
You have the 10 posts, but not the traffic. Also, the fact that they are test posts may be interfering as well, as they all have exactly the same content of “post” in the body of the post, so the algorithm may avoid the posts for reasons of duplicate content.
Hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
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Hey staff-totoro,
Thanks for your reply. I understand why these posts might be problematic in forming a related posts section, but I’m still wondering why the option to enable/disable related posts does not appear on my settings page. I’m less concerned with the related posts appearing on my page, and more concerned by the lack of option altogether.
Thanks for any insight you can provide.
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@tt-gotta tag ’em when you see ’em. :)
@burnsmunro- :) So we’re all hoping for an update. It seems odd that the setting itself doesn’t appear in the Dashboard. None of the sites involved are running the themes mentioned in the Support doc, but maybe it is theme-related none-the-less. Here’s what the Support doc says
The feature works on almost all themes hosted by WordPress.com. For themes that already have a built-in related feature (Expound, Traveler, Opti, and Currents), the feature is disabled.
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I’m less concerned with the related posts appearing on my page, and more concerned by the lack of option altogether.
That option is hidden until you have enough posts and traffic for related posts to function correctly. This is done to prevent anyone from switching it on before it can work as expected, which would lead to duplicate suggested posts and lots of sadness.
For the time being, if you could just make sure to add a few more posts to your site (that have unique content on them) and invite some friends to visit and spend some time on your site, the option will appear for you when you have met those conditions.
Thanks!
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