Title: Rich Owings's Replies | WordPress.org --- # Rich Owings [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 67 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/4/?output_format=md) [5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/5/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[SEO Redirection Plugin - 301 Redirect Manager] .html extension causing problems?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-extension-causing-problems/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-extension-causing-problems/#post-9205113) * The reason it didn’t work for me was that the .html files were outside of the WordPress installation. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[SEO Redirection Plugin - 301 Redirect Manager] .html extension causing problems?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-extension-causing-problems/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-extension-causing-problems/#post-9166975) * Thanks, guys. Great support! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[SEO Redirection Plugin - 301 Redirect Manager] .html extension causing problems?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-extension-causing-problems/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-extension-causing-problems/#post-9163868) * Thanks! I just submitted a ticket. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [[Ryu] How to eliminate search icon](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-eliminate-search-icon/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-eliminate-search-icon/#post-4524089) * That did it. Thank you so much! * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [[Ryu] How to eliminate search icon](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-eliminate-search-icon/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-eliminate-search-icon/#post-4524071) * Thanks! I will give it a try and report back. * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [[Ryu] How to eliminate search icon](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-eliminate-search-icon/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-eliminate-search-icon/#post-4524065) * Thanks Kathryn. I’d prefer a solution using functions.php or CSS but I may try that if I can find time to get up to speed on child themes. * Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) In reply to: [Bug? WP allows duplicate URLs for pages and posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-wp-allows-duplicate-urls-for-pages-and-posts/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-wp-allows-duplicate-urls-for-pages-and-posts/#post-4117151) * It may be, but it still makes for a bad user experience. * Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) In reply to: [Bug? WP allows duplicate URLs for pages and posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-wp-allows-duplicate-urls-for-pages-and-posts/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-wp-allows-duplicate-urls-for-pages-and-posts/#post-4117118) * I just verified that it does this in 3.6.1 with all plugins disabled. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps (support Sitemap Index, Multi-site and Google News)] Switching from XML Sitemap Generator](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/switching-from-xml-sitemap-generator/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/switching-from-xml-sitemap-generator/#post-3158049) * Just a note… My previous sitemap was gzipped at domain.com/sitemap.xml.gz. Google wasn’t picking up the changes. I had to resubmit it as domain.com/sitemap.xml. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Nofollow for external link] Great but a couple of issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-but-a-couple-of-issues/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-but-a-couple-of-issues/#post-3217542) * I ended up using the Better WordPress External Links plugin to do it. Thanks for the offer of help though. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Follow Nofollow Control] Doesn't work with Amazon affiliate links](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-with-amazon-affiliate-links/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-with-amazon-affiliate-links/#post-3209384) * They are in the posts. I ended up using the Better WordPress External Links plugin to do it. Thanks for the offer of help though. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps (support Sitemap Index, Multi-site and Google News)] Switching from XML Sitemap Generator](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/switching-from-xml-sitemap-generator/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/switching-from-xml-sitemap-generator/#post-3158004) * Sorry, I didn’t realize it would point to multiple files like [http://gpstracklog.com/post.xml](http://gpstracklog.com/post.xml). It seems to be working. Thanks so much! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps (support Sitemap Index, Multi-site and Google News)] Switching from XML Sitemap Generator](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/switching-from-xml-sitemap-generator/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/switching-from-xml-sitemap-generator/#post-3157962) * Crap, I did it and it’s only showing three files!… * _[ Moderator Note: Please post code or markup snippets between backticks or use the code button. ]_ * ``` http://gpstracklog.com/site.xml 2012-10-31T18:34:17+00:00 http://gpstracklog.com/post.xml 2012-10-31T18:32:22+00:00 http://gpstracklog.com/page.xml 2012-10-31T18:34:17+00:00 ``` * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[SEO Friendly Images] [Plugin: SEO Friendly Images] Are the changes permanent?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-seo-friendly-images-are-the-changes-permanent/) * [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-seo-friendly-images-are-the-changes-permanent/#post-2940191) * Yes, I would like this too. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Unexplained loss of some images from uploads folders](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexplained-loss-of-some-images-from-uploads-folders/) * Thread Starter [Rich Owings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/) * (@gpsmapper) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexplained-loss-of-some-images-from-uploads-folders/#post-2850072) * Just to close the loop… * I figured out what happened. In the WP admin interface, under media, there is a section for “unattached images.” I deleted those, figuring they weren’t attached to a post, but it turns out they were! Why, I don’t know. Fortunately I keep good backups including all files from my server. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 67 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/4/?output_format=md) [5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/5/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpsmapper/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)