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1. treehugga
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi

   No matter what I try I cannot add new categories to my blog. I type them in and click ok but nothing new shows in the category list.

   Initially I installed wp and then wp-united to integrate a forum into my blog. Since then I have removed the forum and wp-united but feel this may have affected my settings along the line.

   Also when clicking 'preview' for a new post I'm writing it says there is no file by that name.

   So how can I do a clean install whilst retaining my new theme and posts/settings?

   Thanks

2. iheni
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi,

   I'm also getting the same problem and can't seem to add a category - it just dos nothing. Any advice would be great.

   Thanks, Henny

3. piardog
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I have a new install and the problem is the same. Only the default category shows on site.
   Sorry I can't help; not good enough!

4. sacredpath
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   If you are talking about it not showing in the category widget when viewing the blog, a category will not show up in the category widget until it has been assigned to at least one post.

5. stapletonbites
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I am also having problems with this. I installed the widget as suggested with no success on adding categories.

6. stapletonbites
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Well, I logged out and then logged back in - worked like a charm.

7. bcreighton
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   That used to happen to me - logging out and logging back in helped. I read somewhere that it might be caused by a Firefox extension - not sure which.

8. Kikaimegami
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   In a different topic, I found the following fix that worked perfectly for me. :)

   disc0ver posted this fix:

   okay its a server problem after all:

   It was a mod_security issue
   add the following code in your .htaccess file
   <IfModule mod_security.c>
   SecFilterEngine Off
   SecFilterScanPOST Off
   </IfModule>

9. framecontrol
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   where is the .htaccess file??

   I cannot find this in my wordpress folder so I am stuck without categories!

10. Ivovic
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    look in the root directory - make sure your FTP client is set to display hidden files (or 'dot files')

11. ignaciosagone
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    i deleted the content on the .htaccess file and switched it to

    <IfModule mod_security.c>
    SecFilterEngine Off
    SecFilterScanPOST Off
    </IfModule>

    IT WORKED PERFECT! now i can add categories to my project!

    wish you luck to anyone with this issue, i guess its 2.5.1 stuff

12. beernews
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Same problem though I used to be able to. My .htaccess reads,

    <IfModule mod_security.c>
    <Files async-upload.php>
    SecFilterEngine Off
    SecFilterScanPOST Off
    </Files>
    </IfModule>

    Maybe taking out async-upload will fix it? Hmm.

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