Title: hops's Replies | WordPress.org --- # hops [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 103 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) … [5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/5/?output_format=md) [6](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/6/?output_format=md) [7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/7/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [What video dimensions are you using?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-video-dimensions-are-you-using/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-video-dimensions-are-you-using/#post-862204) * Am I missing something obvious here? Is this really a problem vs. a matter of preference? * Vid content size limits vary from theme to theme. It’s common to just play with it until it fits, although 400-425 seems to be common for many themes. Some will allow more, but regardless it’s blogger’s preference to make it small or large. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Inserting post manually](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inserting-post-manually/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inserting-post-manually/#post-861043) * You should probably post your current system from which you’re converting to wordpress. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Dashboard Contents disappeared](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-contents-disappeared/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-contents-disappeared/#post-807708) * I know this is closed, but the index.php resolve noted above did nothing to help me. I simply deleted the entire wp-admin directory and re-uploaded a fresh version of it. * I’ve been using auto-upgrade function for new versions for a while before that, and I suspect that some clutter was not being properly removed; cleansing the folder did the job. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Time Stamp not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/time-stamp-not-working/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/time-stamp-not-working/#post-816753) * I had a similar problem with 2.6 — Was a problem with plugin “WP-Amazon 2.0.” New version of plugin is available, but not through the auto update… Considering switching plugin to something that does. * To resolve this problem if you have it, just disable all plugins you think might be a problem and add ’em back one by one. * Thanks for the heads up, Prosper… * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Blog has disappeared!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog-has-disappeared/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blog-has-disappeared/#post-674208) * It looks like your site is back up and running. Perhaps it is your host? Probably not your theme — I’ve used that one no problems for a long while, unless you’ve messed with it or loaded it up with a buggy plugin. * If you’ve loaded up on plugins, disable them and slowly re-ad them. sometimes that’ll tell you what’s up. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [WordPress database error: [MySQL server has gone away]](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-mysql-server-has-gone-away/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-database-error-mysql-server-has-gone-away/#post-537813) * I’m getting a ton of this lately too. Sometimes the site loads fine, other times it grinds to a blank page. Other times it give me the database has gone away error. The Dashboard definitely does not agree, either. I use GoDaddy. Is the only solution to switch hosts? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Logistics Question (Pros Cons of New URL)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/logistics-question-pros-cons-of-new-url/) * Thread Starter [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/logistics-question-pros-cons-of-new-url/#post-532103) * TimoK — interesting… I’ll certainly have some more questions. I’m adding a directory on top of my site, and i’d like to start that with where I’m going. I should probably run that at my new URL and that’ll only obligate me to a new hosting account — not a huge investment. * Otherwise, me just being a Holiday Inn Express sorta techie, all the .htacces and mod_rewrite stuff makes me wobbly with fear. * Anyway, thanks! Great stuff. Anyone else have any other thoughts? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Logistics Question (Pros Cons of New URL)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/logistics-question-pros-cons-of-new-url/) * Thread Starter [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/logistics-question-pros-cons-of-new-url/#post-531888) * thelazy — I’m thinking that, but i hate to lose all the old subscribers to the RSS feed, etc, re my new content. * All thoughts welcome. Maybe we can make this the definitive thread for pros and cons. thanks! * Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/) In reply to: [Exclude a category from ‘the loop’](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-a-category-from-the-loop/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-a-category-from-the-loop/#post-526224) * I was wondering the same thing — is there a plugin that does this? I want to keep one category as a lone post always at the top that i might change once every few weeks, while the loop runs below…. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [No quicktags or advanced options?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-quicktags-or-advanced-options/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-quicktags-or-advanced-options/#post-342208) * A [clearing of the browser cache](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/102751?replies=8) did the job for me. Thanks!! * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [How to Edit WP-Andreas 01 1.5](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wp-andreas-01-15/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-edit-wp-andreas-01-15/page/2/#post-484920) * As a workaround for now (and maybe permanently, depending on your preference), you may just need to use a simple redirect call-up in your page / menu structure for now. Just add a page named whatever you need in the menu, and then, as you go to edit that page, edit the HTML directly using HTML button at the top of the page editor. Plop in a simple redirect to your intended page. Something like this will work: * `

` * You can check it out on my site at [http://www.vigilantinvestor.com](http://www.vigilantinvestor.com). just click the TV menu tab. (Yes, that is an Andreas theme i use…) * Not pretty, but it does the job. * Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) In reply to: [RE: GoDaddy’s automated install of WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-godaddys-automated-install-of-wordpress/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-godaddys-automated-install-of-wordpress/#post-484919) * I assume also that you are simply using go daddy as the host and you are updloading the WP files yourself to their host file, right? * Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/) In reply to: [RE: GoDaddy’s automated install of WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-godaddys-automated-install-of-wordpress/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/re-godaddys-automated-install-of-wordpress/#post-484918) * you can choose any directory you want…Root or subdirectory. you just have to use FTP to create your own structure… in the end, though, you have to ask, what’s your index file in the root? That’s the opening page. * It can be worpress even if you don’t copy the WP file structure directly at the root; just fllow the WP install directions if you want all the WP files in a subdirectory off of the root. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Google Adsense](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-adsense-3/) * [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-adsense-3/#post-484916) * Livefor –Before you just drop that adsense code into your sidebar.php, make sure to not disrupt the ` structure you have in your sidebar list. It really is not hard to avoid, but you might want to read up on where to slap code. Do a search in the wiki on edting sidebars. * Generally though, you want to place your adsense code between repeating segments( nested lists) that look something like this * ` * POST YOUR ADSENSE Code HERE * ` Make sure to do it well before the , and preferably post it up against one of the nested lists as noted above. * Play around with the code location by cutting and pasting. * ALSO, If it’s not already part of the adsense code, at the start and end of what they give you, for new folks its usually helpful to add comments identifing the start and end of their code as follows so you don’t lose it. (it’s hard as a newbie to recall what was there and wasn’t before you edit) * `` {adsense code here} `` * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Security Question: Theme Changing on its own…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-question-theme-changing-on-its-own/) * Thread Starter [hops](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/) * (@hops) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-question-theme-changing-on-its-own/#post-485967) * Oh, and i should say thanks to Handy and Moshu. Thank you! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 103 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) … [5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/5/?output_format=md) [6](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/6/?output_format=md) [7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/7/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hops/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)