side menu appears at the bottom of the page, why?
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H, on my blog http://writingfrontier.com/ I started using “insert more tag” and have more posts in one single page, however after modyfing all posts i had published so far, and inserted the continue reading link, the side menu has been pushed at the very bottom of the page? I am using Theme: Mistylook by Sadish.
I believe the problem is with one post (the top of page)
http://writingfrontier.com/page/2/
But i cannot see the reason, i moved the read more line up and down, i deleted the picture, i re-sized it. If i get rid of the read more tag, the look goes back to the original.
Is there a reason for this? And can it be fixed?
thanks
John
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You’ve probably put the “more” tag in between two other tags. Read this and the two other FAQs mentioned at the bottom of that page.
http://faq.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/splitting-posts-with-the-more-tag/ -
Hi Jennifer thanks for the help, however, I did follow the instructions, but nothing really changes. I reformatted the picture, i deleted the read more tag, and inserted it again this time from within the html window. But all remains the same, teh side menu is at the bottom when the post use the read more tag.
If i get rid of the read more tag, the side menu goes back to its place.
Here I am pasting the html code of the page, may be you or someone esle can see something that i don’t
<div class=”entry-content”>
<div class=”entry-body”>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Craig Bengle, Washington Bureau Chief</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”><img class=”size-full wp-image-207 alignleft” src=”http://writingfrontier.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/bob.jpg” alt=”Bob Woodward” width=”96″ height=”97″ />As has been reported lately, former Washington Post investigative journalist Bob Woodward
– of Watergate fame – has been under investigation himself for violating
the Post’s ethical guidelines related to conflict of interest.
While Woodward took early retirement from the paper about a month ago, he has been on the speaking circuit for years giving speeches for large fees from special interest groups
without seeking the newspapers permission to approve the speeches
and related fees, as well as not reporting them.</p><!–more–>
Woodward‘s explanation is that “I don’t keep the money. It’s a straight shot into [my] foundation that gives money to legitimate charities. I think that’s doing good work. My wife and I made a commitment to do this.” One such donation from Woodward’s foundation in the amount of $60,000 – the highest asking price of a speech from Mr. Woodward, – went directly to Sidwell Friends, his children’s private school in Washington, D.C.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Our city beat reporter, Barl Cernstein, organized a group of aspiring investigative reporters from the Sidwell Friends Horizon student newspaper
and got ten minutes with Mr. Woodward just before he took the stage to address this year’s graduating class.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>What follows is a transcript of that interview:</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Barl Cernstein: Bob, thanks so much for coming. I’d like to introduce you to Emily, Julie, and Chad. They’re all finishing their first year as reporters with the Horizon. And Victor here is a 7<sup>TH</sup> grader as well as a photographer
for the paper and the yearbook.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Great to see all you kids here today.
And thank you, Barl, for setting this up. I’m always pleased to give time to aspiring young journalists. You probably want to talk about the message I have for this year’s graduating class.
Well, I have covered seven Presidents in the last three decades and I-”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Emily (10<sup>th</sup> grade): Um, excuse me, Mr. Woodward, are you being paid for today’s commencement address, and if so, like how much?</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Huh?”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Julie (11<sup>th</sup> grade): Well, we read recently that you have earned over $2 million giving speeches to groups without reporting the source to your employer, the Washington Post. We would just like to know how much Sidwell Friends is into you for and whether or not you think that would ever prevent you from reporting something awful about our school.”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Oh, no, no, no-“</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Victor: “Liking the look, Bob”. WHIRRRRRRR. CLICK. KA-CHICK. KA-CHICK.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: You have it all wrong. I’m giving this graduation speech for free. I mean, please. Now that we have that out of the way, I’d like to-”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Emily: “Like, really free?”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Yes, free. I sometimes give speeches for free. In fact, I guess you could say that I paid $60,000 for the privilege of speaking to the graduating class today. That’s exactly how much I donated to your school from my foundation. This is all about generosity. It’s about an example I’m trying to set. So as I was saying-”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Julie: “You see, that’s where we’re a little unclear on this concept of ‘generosity.’ As we understand it, you make so much money from your books, your salary, and your speeches that if you didn’t form your foundation and give all this money away, the government would take it from you anyway in the form of taxes.”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Victor: FLASH. FLASH. FLASH. FLASH.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Well, technically that’s true. But-”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Julie: “We’re just interested in your view on the difference between generosity and tax avoidance. I mean, my dad says our school has $30 million in the bank already.”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Barl, shouldn’t I be taking the stage any minute now?”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Victor: “Work with me, Bob. Work with me.” WHIRRRRRRRR. CLICK. KA-CHICK. KA-CHICK.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Emily: “I mean, a bunch of my friends and I were talking, and the way we see it, these foundations like yours are really just tax shelters that allow you to appear like some great philanthropist and burnish your image. Kind of like a personal PR piggy bank, like, you know, on Uncle Sam‘s nickel.”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Um, like, that’s a cynical viewpoint, Emily. I earned this money. Every penny of it, and-”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Victor: “Million bucks, Bob. Looking like a million bucks.” CLICKA-CLICKA-CLICKA-CLICK.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Julie: “Sarah Peters‘ mom says if we had a tax free foundation like yours we would be able to get better seats at homecoming and school plays. We might even get our name on a plaque in the front lobby.”</p>Woodward: “How about you, Chad. You’ve been quiet. Do you have a question?”
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Chad (5<sup>th</sup> grade): “Yes, thank you, Mr. Woodward. It’s an honor just to talk to you.“</p>Woodward: “Thank you, Chad.”
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Chad: “What did you know and when did you know it?”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Barl, where did you get these-”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Chad: “Just answer the question, please.”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Like I’ve already told my bosses at the Post, I know I would never accept any speaking fees from a group I might cover. I certainly know that.”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Victor: “Hold that look for me, Bob. Roar for me. Like a lion, Bob.” WHIRRRRRRRR. CLICKA CLICKA CLICK.</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Emily: “But how would you know there’s no dirt on an organization you take money from until you know it? Isn‘t that like a slippery slope to conflict of interest?”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Oh, that’s just fuzzy thinking.”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Chad: “But isn’t it you that wrote ‘The central dilemma in journalism is that you don’t know what you don’t know.’”?</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “Well, yes, but I was referring to-”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Barl Cernstein: “Er, kids, let’s wrap this up. Any final questions?”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Julie: “Alright, then, what lasting message will you be giving to the graduating class today?”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Woodward: “That . . . Journalism is a profession that- . . . Power can be- . . . The state of the media today is- . . . . OK, Julie, how’s this? That I am not a crook.”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal”>Victor: “Mr. Woodward, can I have my camera back?”</p>
<p class=”MsoNormal” style=”text-align:center;”><span style=”font-size:0.6em;”>Copyright Writing Frontier 2008 All Rights Reserved</span></p> -
You don’t need to paste the complete code of your post: we can see it and copy it via the “view source” command of our browsers.
Now, are the first two lines in your html editor? They shouldn’t be.
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Hi Panaghiotisadam… thanks! It worked. The issue is now resolved
En passent, I am aware on the view source command, but i just wanted to make things much easier. Next time however, I will follow your advice. Thanks again for your help. bye.
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You are pasting from MS Word, which is virtually guaranteed to break your blog. MS Word does not create clean code, and brings in all sorts of nasty things.
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You are going to have to clean up the code on those posts that you have copied and pasted from Word. The easiest way, is to open the post for edit and then click the “Remove formatting” button in the visual editor extended toolbar.
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If you want to paste something that was written in MS Word, use the “paste from Word” button on the extended tool bar.
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This blog post covers some tips on keeping yourself out of trouble with the more tag: http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/avoiding-the-more-tag-woes/
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