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# JeromeR

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[List category posts] List Category Plugin BUG: Some (not all) titles missing — found a workaround](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/list-category-plugin-bug-some-not-all-titles-missing-found-a-workaround/)
 *  Thread Starter [JeromeR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeromer/)
 * (@jeromer)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/list-category-plugin-bug-some-not-all-titles-missing-found-a-workaround/#post-18645817)
 * **Thank you **very much for taking time to reply.
 * I think I see.
 * What you’re saying is that some excerpts of my posts, within those first 20 words,
   had an opening html tag without a corresponding closing tag, which the browser
   attempts to render anyway. The result was that some excerpts were missing their
   bullet and title.
 * I just noticed some of my lists had `excerpt_strip=` set to `yes` and some set
   to `no`. I was experimenting with this setting because I wanted to remove images
   from the list, and also keep the spacing between list elements. I hadn’t noticed
   the `yes`/`no` inconsistency between my lists.
 * As recommended in your above reply, I read the section on **More** elements. 
   That is too complex for me, so I’ll have try something else.
 * I will add to the workaround: no formatting in the first 20 words of the post,
   and set `excerpt_strip=no` in every list.
 * I’m choosing `no` because if it’s `yes` then the list items lose all spacing 
   and becomes a wall of text. I cannot compensate for this with CSS because 1) 
   as far as I can see, the Twenty Twenty-Five theme I use limits the custom CSS
   I can add, and 2) for me, custom CSS tends to be a complex, un-fun game of trial
   and error.
 * I shall update my site’s internal documentation to say:
    - first paragraph of each post must have at least 20 words.
    - the first 20 words cannot contain any text formatting, such as bold.
 * I hope that’s enough to avoid the issue.
 * **Meanwhile**
 * A note to the developer: some people—including me—who want to use your **useful
   plugin** are out of their depth.
 * Would you consider building a function that checks the shortcode for known potential
   conflicts and then warns the user?
    -  This reply was modified 11 months ago by [JeromeR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeromer/).
      Reason: Typo
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[List category posts] List Category Plugin BUG: Some (not all) titles missing — found a workaround](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/list-category-plugin-bug-some-not-all-titles-missing-found-a-workaround/)
 *  Thread Starter [JeromeR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeromer/)
 * (@jeromer)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/list-category-plugin-bug-some-not-all-titles-missing-found-a-workaround/#post-18644407)
 * **2 corrections, 1 complication**
 * I just updated List Categories Post plugin, and noticed the version number now
   is lower than I reported in this tread, above. Originally, I must have copied
   and pasted the wrong version number. Sorry. I assume it was version before 0.92.0,
   since WordPress has only told me about one update since I installed the plugin.
   Out of an abundance of caution, this plugin is set to update manually.
 * Also changed from the original bug report 5 days ago: I set the `excerpt_size`(
   word count) to 20 words in all 3 shortcodes. That’s because I had to document
   the workaround I found, and it’s easier to use the same number for all categories
   of post in their respective list shortcodes. Now it’s set to 20 words for News,
   Update, and Event categories.
 * **A complication**
 * I have a 4th list, on a separate page, for the Impact category of posts. This
   list does not exhibit the bug I reported earlier. It only has 3 items in the 
   list.
 * In other words, note that I cannot reliably reproduce the bug I reported 5 days
   ago. 😮
 * **Details**
    - **Page**: [https://writetoreadbc.org/impact-stories/](https://writetoreadbc.org/impact-stories/)
    - **LCP plugin version**: Version 0.92.0 (upgraded once from the earlier bug
      report).
    - **WordPress version**: Current version: 6.8.2 (unchanged from the earlier 
      bug report).
    - **Custom template**: Not an issue, but pasted in the original bug report.
    - **Shortcode** on the page: See below.
 * **Shortcode**
 *     ```wp-block-code
       [catlist name="Impact" no_posts_text="• No impact stories found, right now." orderby=date order=desc post_suffix="—" date=yes excerpt=yes excerpt_size=60 excerpt_strip=no catlist thumbnail=no numberposts=-1]
       ```
   
    -  This reply was modified 11 months ago by [JeromeR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeromer/).
      Reason: Reported an additional error/change in my original bug report
    -  This reply was modified 11 months ago by [JeromeR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeromer/).
      Reason: typo
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [No HOME page setting in Reading](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-home-page-setting-in-reading/)
 *  Thread Starter [JeromeR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeromer/)
 * (@jeromer)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-home-page-setting-in-reading/#post-18598207)
 * I found the answer in a YouTube video:
    - There must be some Published pages and Posts (not all Private).
 * Here is the video:
    - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYWH1Vydvg8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYWH1Vydvg8)
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [404 Error on WordPress install using 1&1 Hosting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-on-wordpress-install-using-10381-hosting/)
 *  [JeromeR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeromer/)
 * (@jeromer)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/404-error-on-wordpress-install-using-10381-hosting/#post-916106)
 * This is exactly the error I got, and I haven’t been able to fix it. I deleted
   everything, even the MySQL database, and started over. I put up a 1-page site,
   index.html, and took a breather of a few weeks, to screw up my courage.
 * Today, I installed WordPress, again. After reinstalling, instead of a 404 error,
   I still get my 1-page website (index.html).
 * **WHAT** is the missing step that will make the WordPress blog actually appear
   on my URL/site?
 * -=- Jerome

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