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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Cant customize anything.Assuming of course that you saved your changes, do you have a cache plugin that needs clearing? Browser caches on the other devices as well?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Moving a blog without an exported XML fileYour site content (posts and pages) were stored in the database, which is not a part of the WP file structure you referenced above. That’s why @leejosepho suggested the archived pages as a way to salvage the content. If you didn’t save a backup of the database, and your (former) web host doesn’t have one for you, scraping archives is probably your best bet.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Some images don't show up on postYou’re getting server time-outs, so the images aren’t getting loaded. You might want to do a quick check with your web host first to see if they know of any problems on their end before you go on troubleshooting.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Nothing showing up on website??Support for your commercial theme is here: https://optimizepress.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
Good luck!This usually means that you need to clear your browser cache, and possibly the cache of a caching plugin if you have one installed and active. A cache presents you with a saved copy of a web page so it can be served much faster than creating it from scratch.
You’ll have better luck posting in the WP.com support forum. This forum is for self-hosted WP sites.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Updated WP but sidebar won't workBecause it’s a custom theme, your best bet would be to use the support channel for that theme. Maybe they’ll have a fix for you. Good luck.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Need to view WP site and by-pass index.htmlJust try renaming the index.html file to something else and then visiting your domain dot com (provided that your WP installation is at the root level and not in a sub-directory).
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Page Not DisplayingYou might try resetting your permalinks in
Settings > Permalinks. Re-save your permalink setting, clear your browser cache and see if anything changes.Failing that, try disabling the new plugins as a test.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Embedded Content doesn't appear on homepageSounds like a good question for the theme authors to help you with. Try the support forum for the theme. Good luck!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Why is my WordPress acting screwy?That’s a very popular plugin. You should read the description and FAQ pages to familiarize yourself with how it works (and how a cache works in general).
As mentioned above, clear the cache and then disable the plugin when you’re making changes. Re-activate it when you’re done tweaking things. If you’re just adding new pages or posts, you shouldn’t need to do any of that since the new material hasn’t (probably) been cached yet.
I don’t use this plugin, so refer to their documentation for best usage. A caching plugin can help speed up a site quite a bit depending on the site’s content, but as you see there can be kinks as well.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Blog post titles not showing in Maxine themeIf your theme reverts on an update, check for a theme option that hides or shows titles for your recent-posts page. And if you end up using Jetpack for your style changes, you might try adding something like this to your custom css:
.home .entry-title { display: inline !important; }And, you’re welcome!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Blog post titles not showing in Maxine themeGlad you got this worked out! If it comes up again, I would still check the theme’s settings since the theme had the above code in its styles. I imagine an update to the theme may revert it back again.
That’s why it’s so important to create a child theme. Whenever you want to make any changes to your theme, you should make them to a child theme instead. That way you won’t lose your changes when the parent theme gets updated. A child theme is not difficult to make and can save you a lot of trouble in the future.
If you aren’t going to be making many changes to your theme, instead of a child theme you can use a custom css plugin (which you can browse here), or if you already have the Jetpack plugin installed, you can use its Custom CSS module.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Why is my WordPress acting screwy?Sorry, I wouldn’t know about your web host. Best to check with them. Some of them like to serve cached pages to lighten their server loads.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Why is my WordPress acting screwy?Still sounds like a caching issue. Are you using a cache plugin? If so, clear its cache and then disable it while you make changes to your site. Alternatively, is your web host serving cached pages? You can clear that at your hosting account.
After doing the above, still remember to clear (and/or disable) your browser cache again as well.