That is a bummer, and I would love to hear if you figure out how to fix it.
I suggest setting up a clean testing environment and re-initiate your theme and plugins until you see the issue introduced.
Gosh I’d be sort of afraid to mess it up even further doing that…
Can anyone else look at my code to see if there is something obvious?
spabizgal, that is why you do it in a testing environment and import your database. Working directly on your live blog is scary 😉
Here’s the thing. I had someone else install this and so for me I am not sure I could emulate it the way it should be to preview this. That person is no longer available. That is why I was hoping someone could help me here. ;0(
I am quite php NON savvy.
Can someone take a look at my source code to see if there is something present that might be doing this, that I am not seeing?
These are the only plugins I have activated.
Tried removing all and no difference.
WordPress Database Backup
Add Meta-Tags
Akismet
I have one in there for Adsense but have it disabled.
Here is something else that might give a clue.
When I view the source code on each individual post, the doc type is where it should be, right up to the top with NO space above it.
GO FIGURE.
However if I select that same post, from RECENT POSTS area, and THEN view the source, I do get the blank area above the doc type when I view source.
Any insight? I am concerned this line break issue might be responsible for my page load issues.
I would love to look at your source, but your page just sits there, never finishing loading. Whatever you’re doing is taking a loooooooong time to finish.
Can you try again Otto? YIKES…I was in there changing something, sorry.
Still no joy, I can’t access the page at all. It just sits there spinning its wheels.
Hmm
That is odd because I can pull it right up?
Are you on a cable modem or DSL?
Well, actually, at work I believe I was on an OC-12, but that’s rather beside the point. It appears to be working now. 🙂
I’m seeing the blank line on your home page and on Pages, but not on individual posts. So I’d look for code in your theme or in plugins that calls “is_home” or “is_page” or perhaps “is_single” and see if there’s something in there that’s inserting a blank line. I would suggest checking your theme’s functions.php first and then looking in the plugins. It’s unlikely to be in the other theme files, but it’s possible.
Unfortunately, it could be anywhere. The most common is a blank at the top/bottom of files, but it’s entirely doable to accidentally create it anywhere.
Hi Otto42…thanks for the suggestion
So you see anything here that stands out in my functions?
There was not a break above or below the script in there but as you can see some wide gaps elsewhere
Would this cause the problem? (before I go changing it)
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Its odd because posting it above I don’t see the extra lines above the ?> at the bottom…..there were about 4 but I have not changed it YET
