Title: lostbits's Replies | WordPress.org --- # lostbits [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Download, Downloads - WordPress Download plugin By Edmon] Creating a link to downloadable media](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-link-to-downloadable-media/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-link-to-downloadable-media/#post-12583821) * Thanks Edmon. But, sigh. I installed and activated the plugin. My original hyperlink` Lawyer letter` works but not the way I would like. * The plugin hyperlink `[ydn_download href="https://slipbits.com/ydndownloader/ attorney-letter-1" title="First Attorney Letter"]`brings me to a web page containing information about the document and a link to the document. * When I use `[ydn_download]` I would like to be able to immediately download the document and not go to an intermediate page. Is this possible? - This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/). - This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/). * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Downloading a pdf file in HTML](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downloading-a-pdf-file-in-html/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downloading-a-pdf-file-in-html/#post-12569577) * Well, three things. * (1) I think the error you received is because you tried to download the file when you received the save-as pop-up window. Try it again, and for the first pop-up select open. That should get you to a display containing the file. * (2) Is there a plug-in that allows me to download a file. I should imagine that this is a common issue and I would think that it has been solved. * (3) I looked at the PHP file. I don’t know where to install it, and I’m not sure of how it is invoked. I tend to think that whenever a Query URL is detected the function(s) is called but I don’t understand how to make this linkage. Could you guide me through the steps? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Downloading a pdf file in HTML](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downloading-a-pdf-file-in-html/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downloading-a-pdf-file-in-html/#post-12569129) * I don’t understand what you want. Here is a link used in the Dispute page, `< a href="https://slipbits.com/disp01_presentation_to_board/" Download="disp01_presentation_to_board" >Board Presentation`. If you use this link it will exhibit the behavior seen. I would expect that if you clicked on any of the hyperlinked pages you would have seen the same behavior Not so? * The lack of a “file.pdf” is because it just doesn’t work, at all. When the ‘. pdf’ is left out, I get the expected behavior. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Downloading a pdf file in HTML](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downloading-a-pdf-file-in-html/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/downloading-a-pdf-file-in-html/#post-12569077) * I am not using a plugin. I am directly encoding the download information into the base document. I am new to WordPress and am unfamiliar with what I should do. More appropriately, I keep a local archive of all materials to enable quick recovery from loss, migration to other sites, and direct testing by using an HTML browser. * Is there an alternative that I should use. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Using HTML in pages](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-html-in-pages/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-html-in-pages/#post-11309733) * In the Classic Editor when I click “Text”, preview shows the HTML tags as text. When I click on “Text” again, same result. That is, my HTML tags are treated as text and not interpreted as HTML tags. In the CyberSecurity SIG Automobile Security the page is opened and the HTML tags are interpreted. In the Cookbooks the HTML tags appear as text. * Is there something other than clicking “Text” that Ii need to do? * unfiltered_html seems to need admin approval so I can’t use it. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Removng "View All Posts" from Author](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removng-view-all-posts-from-author/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removng-view-all-posts-from-author/#post-7121062) * The theme is twenty-sixteen. * Look at “[http://parkpaseohoa.slipbits.com/wp/2016/01/20/pphoa-status-2000-2014/’](http://parkpaseohoa.slipbits.com/wp/2016/01/20/pphoa-status-2000-2014/’); * About midway down there is an “Author: …” section. at the end of the section there is a “View all posts by PPHOA” that I’d like to remove. * thnnks * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Categorized Posts appear in all categories](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categorized-posts-appear-in-all-categories/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categorized-posts-appear-in-all-categories/#post-6976598) * Sigh. Thanks. I unticked the “Display as Dropdown”. The option looks, and appears to act, like the Appearance->Widget->Recent Posts. Since there is only one Park Paseo post at the moment, this behavior may change when more are added. I suspect that I’m going to have to insert hypertext and call it a bad day. * But thanks. If there’s anything else that I have know then write on. But if not, go on. * art * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Categorized Posts appear in all categories](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categorized-posts-appear-in-all-categories/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categorized-posts-appear-in-all-categories/#post-6976594) * URL: parkpaseohoa.slipbits.com/wp Theme: Twenty sixteen * Sorry. I changed it this morning (2:00AM) out of frustration. * Previously I had two post widgets (Appearance->Widgets->Recent Posts). I was unable to associate a post widget with a category so all posts went to both widgets. I got frustrated and changed it all to Appearance->Widgets->Categories. The tag line is “a list or dropdown of categories”. What I’m hoping is that this turns into a dropdown of categories and clicking on the category will get a list or dropdown of posts in that category. So far there are two categories and one post in each category. Clicking on the category in the dropdown gets me to that single post. I hope that this behavior changes the way I want. * What I initially set to do was to have each category separately listed with recent items in each category listed underneath. I have been unsuccessful in this. * I am a strict newbie. I’m trying to get up to speed by reading and asking. Thank you for answering. I hope that you can help. * art * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Categorized Posts appear in all categories](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categorized-posts-appear-in-all-categories/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categorized-posts-appear-in-all-categories/#post-6976573) * Thanks. You’re right. URL ParkPaseoHOA.slipbits.com/wp * I think I understand how to express myself better. I have two Post widgets (cat1 and cat2) and two categories (cat1 and cat2). In my posts, post1 has cat1 and post2 has cat2, but on the page, both widgets have the same posts. I don’t know how to associate to a widget. * art * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Deleting WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-wordpress-5/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-wordpress-5/#post-6912866) * thanks. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Site access going to post and not page](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-access-going-to-post-and-not-page/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-access-going-to-post-and-not-page/#post-6967346) * Thanks. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Deleting WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-wordpress-5/) * Thread Starter [lostbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lostbits/) * (@lostbits) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-wordpress-5/#post-6912797) * I have read all of the top level articles and looked at some of the nested articles. I will continue searching but I have some questions. * The top level first article, [https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked](https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked), and I believe all or most of the others are for WordPress 2.7.1. I am running WordPress 4.4. Are there significant differences between the two? * Several references provide indication of difficulty with finding errant scripts, directories and files. I don’t understand this. suppose I have a pristine copy of WordPress (downloaded but not installed) and I have a fault with the installed version. As a first level search couldn’t I do something like: * ``` > cd pristine/ > ls -Al | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f5,9 > pristine > cd installed > ls -Al | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f5,9 > /pristine/installed > diff pristine installed | grep '>' ``` * What I am comparing is the unsorted files and file sizes in the installed and pristine directories. This process detects all files with different sizes and all files and folders not part of the initial installation. The reduced set of files and folders are then suspicious, but is to me important is the reduction in search time. A few simple commands search all files. s The other note is does WordPress distribute a manifest with file sizes and directories as part of their release (and should they)? If they do then the provided data can be used directly without searching the pristine directory. * And as another fillip, does WordPress provide a signature for each file? If they do provide a signature and provide the algorithm used to calculate the signature then this can be used to validate existing files and will identify some valid files with bogus data which have file sizes matching the distributed version. * I have to admit that I am a complete novice (and dumb to boot), but the articles that I read stress the search process as being difficult and near impossible. And yet, the discovery of altered files appears easy. Further, with a little support from WordPress, it should be possible to identify files integral to correct operation which should never be changed and to identify pristine file content. And etc. * I guess that I don’t understand. could you point out articles which explain why my reasoning is faulty or could you explain why the reasoning is faulty? Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total)