Why has WP destroyed my hit count with the Topics Reader?
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@feartheseeds
This thread has become so long coz timethief is running all over forums, closing threads and redirecting people to this thread.I agree with u totally, WordPress in itself is the best-est best of all blogging platforms. And support staff is hugely responsive. But, if I cant find new bloggers and interesting content quickly, then what is the point of blogging, right? Thats what I am talking about.
lastly, U r again right. We have to wait till the operators change their mind. Thanx for the thoughtful response buddy.
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…believe me, without TT this forum would slide into anarchy and a giant sucking black hole of hate and despair. I think she’s sending everyone here because the questions and answers have all been answered and asked in here.
There are ways of blogging without the tags, I’ve “built” two PR5 and one PR3 blog without using the tag pages. They’ve since slid into disrepair (4,3,2), but still…
The new system might be harder to use, or at least different to use, but the topics pages / tags are still there. If I want to find posts under “humour”, they’re still there (http://wordpress.com/#!/read/topic/humour/). It’s just different.
Find blogs that are similar in size to your own using the tags you like most, or which can be most useful to you — Poetry, Writing, Friendship — and comment on them. Take some time and leave a thoughtful comment that might interest them so much that they’ll reciprocate. Don’t just “Like” or “Follow”, they’re lazy and don’t offer opportunities for other people using those blogs to find you.
Which is why RSS widgets are so awesome. I put your feed on my blog and suddenly my thousand readers see your work. Ten people put your RSS feed into their sidebars and suddenly you’ve got a potential audience x10.
And, dude, you’ve got 240 “Followers” but you’re not even using the Recent Comment widget. Make your blog easy for people to comment on, and to see that their comment means something to you.
Plus, something easy like the Recent Comment widget, lets people see where the conversations are happening. It’s a small thing, but it helps.
The tags are not the end all and be all of blogging. They help, but they’re just one tool.
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WAAAAAOOOOOOOWWWWW! Mind-blowing!!!! I never thought somebody could be this much helpful, that too in a forum, and not even from the staff and…
Lets cut to the chase.
1. I didnt know much about those RSS widgets, now I gotta see.
2. I have 49 followers, rest are from facebook.
3. I never put on random likes, I comment on each blog I visit. I believe random likes dont help.
4. recent comments widget, I never thought of it much. Now I gotta add it on.Thanx a lot man! :D U made my day!!
@timethief I am really sorry if I have maligned u in any way.
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…sorry, I forgot there are two RSS widgets. There’s one for others to subscribe to your feed, and there’s one for the feed of other blogs. If you have a favourite WP blog, try putting the widget simply labeled “RSS” into your sidebar and add the WP URL with /feed at the end in here:
Enter the RSS feed URL here:
So yours would be http://santuonline.wordpress.com/feed
Then just play with the rest of the options. Blogs from other platforms also have RSS feeds that you can put into the widget, but they’re a different style than WP’s and sometimes you have to look for them.
When I was starting out finding my blog in someone’s blogroll or seeing my feed in their sidebar, or seeing my avatar on their blog, was really cool… still is.
Trust me, hang around in the Forum long enough (like a few minutes) and you’ll find people more helpful than me.
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I posted before about getting a 0 in my reader tag.
I found that I always got it in Mozilla, but never got it in Chrome.NOW IT’S FIXED.
I have rebooted my computer, but I have not upgraded my browser. This must be something that you did so …
THANKS IT’S WORKING NOW.
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@rozzychan, glad to hear getting a 0 in the reader tab is fixed for you. Thanks so much for re-testing and posting a follow-up to let us know it’s working for you now.
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It fixed for me a few days ago! Thanks designsimply!! I appreciate your politeness on this forum and not making us all think we’re crazy!!
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Passion and insanity are pretty easy to confuse. ;)
In all seriousness though, working out what to listen to can be intense in a forum setting at times—but I think it’s worth it.
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I was pointed to this forum post. I skimmed the 200+ replies to make sure I’m in the right place, as it’s not really related to the original issue and the changes that people seem to be complaining about in most of the thread, but I’m going to post my issue and hope for staff help/input. Below is a summary of the problem I’m having.
Whenever I go to the main WordPress.com page to check out the reader and see if anyone I follow has posted something new, the page is blank. So are all the other “tabs” on the main page. Could this be a browser compatibility issue, possibly related to this update? (I’m using Google Chrome and have also tried it in Mozilla Firefox.) I would think if this is a widespread issue, it would be known and solved by now, so I worry that it’s just me.
I’d like to add that I’ve tried logging out and back in. I’ve cleared my browser data and tried again. And I am following blogs and they have updated since this problem occurred (I checked one directly), so it’s not a matter of lack of data. Specifically, the URL http://wordpress.com/#!/read/ is showing up with the normal page header and is blank gray below, as is /fresh, /notifications, /my-stats, and /my-blogs.
I’m using a current version of Google Chrome (19.x) and had been using an outdated version of Firefox but just updated to version 12 and am still experiencing the problem there as well. My Internet connection is with FiOS, if that is relevant. If any staffers reading can give me any assistance, it would be immensely appreciated.
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I too was directed here by staff in an email and I’m having the same problem as wrappedinyou. I looked in the forums for help and did all of the troubleshooting steps I found including accessing the internet using another ISP in another location with no success. That would indicate that the problem is with Reader in WordPress and nothing I do will fix it. I wouldn’t care except that I follow and read one blog that is private and the only way I know to access it is through Reader, which I currently can’t do as nothing appears on the page. If the problem with Reader isn’t going to be fixed, is there another way to access blogs through WordPress. I can’t just generally search for it as it’s private. All of the other blogs I follow I can access other ways.
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Wrappedinyou, I am having the same problem. Nothing appears under any of the tabs on my homepage. Under “Reader” it is completely blank, and under the others (Notifications, Stats, Create a Blog), all that appears is “On WordPress.com”, “Also Cool” and “From Our Blog”.
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Having the same problem of blank pages. I am also using the same google chrome and tried it in IE, but still not working. I’ve tried many steps already (clear cache, cookies, update browser, disable/enable plugins, etc) but still blank pages.
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It appears to be fixed! At least in my case…
Thanks for the fix, WP staff (whether it was a result of this forum or not).
To those who were having the same problem, I hope it’s resolved for you too!
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Oh wow – I’m having this exact same problem – it’s been like this for days now! Hope mine can be fixed too :)
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This thread started off as a complaint about the change in displaying topics in a magazine format to the scroll down reader format.
I don’t see why it has now become anything and everything to do with problems with reader, as they are not the same issue.
The one is technical and the other is visual, and based on some people’s opinions.
I notice comments saying we shouldn’t complain about changes. But people complained about the email default change, and it was reversed. Maybe that’s why some of us had hope in complaining about this change.
And, it is not helpful to be told what to think. No, quite frankly, looking at topics in reader is not better. Whether or not it generated hits is debatable. Like many others, I used it to look for new blogs of interest (which would therefore suggest new hits for someone else). I no longer use topics as I’m not going to scroll down.
If this thread complaining about the change has run its course, I would suggest it is flagged for closure, and a new one started about problems with reader.
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I have a blank reader and have for a few days.. very frustrating. how can I find any posts to read?
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