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# shiningphoton

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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Themes and Templates](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates/)
   
   In reply to: [themes.php current theme always default](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/themesphp-current-theme-always-default/)
 *  [shiningphoton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shiningphoton/)
 * (@shiningphoton)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/themesphp-current-theme-always-default/#post-948402)
 * I had a problematic transfer from blogger to WordPress and had to fix a lot of
   bugs. I have the exact same problem you describe. When i select a theme, the 
   theme changes but the dashboard always indicates the default theme as active.
   it’s annoying but i havent had any problems with it.
 * i also assume it’s an option in the options db that need to fix..
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [wp_tag_cloud() function returns null array though I have many tags](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_tag_cloud-function-returns-null-array-though-i-have-many-tags/)
 *  Thread Starter [shiningphoton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shiningphoton/)
 * (@shiningphoton)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_tag_cloud-function-returns-null-array-though-i-have-many-tags/#post-950269)
 * oh hmm i did a text search for the wp_tag_cloud function but couldn’t find it.
   i’ll check that file.
 * no other noticeable tag problems. I see a tag cloud when i go to the tag settings
   page and all 41 are listed appropriately.
 * Ive tried deactivating all plugins, reinstalling my theme, using default theme.
   i just can’t figure it out.
 * I recently did an import of my blog from another host and had some issues which
   i have been tracking down and fixing. This is one of the last ones i have yet
   to fix.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Tag Cloud broken doesn’t display](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-cloud-broken-doesnt-display/)
 *  Thread Starter [shiningphoton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shiningphoton/)
 * (@shiningphoton)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-cloud-broken-doesnt-display/#post-949063)
 * hmm good point. i just checked another site (rad-boy.com) which is using the 
   exact same theme which shows this:
 *     ```
       <div id="sidebar-bottom">
       <h3>Tag Cloud</h3>
       <a href='http://rad-boy.com/tag/rad-boycom/' class='tag-link-12' title='1 topic' rel="tag" style='font-size: 8pt;'>rad-boy.com</a>
   
       <a href='http://rad-boy.com/tag/us/' class='tag-link-8' title='1 topic' rel="tag" style='font-size: 8pt;'>US</a>
        </div>
       ```
   
 * Both sites have the exact same code being called:
 *     ```
       <div id="sidebar-bottom">
       <?php 	/* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */ 					if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar(4) ) : ?>
       <h3><?php _e('Tag Cloud','arthemia');?></h3>
       <?php wp_tag_cloud(''); ?>
       <?php endif; ?> </div>
       ```
   
 * So it looks like something is wrong with the wp_tag_cloud() function itself?
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Tag Cloud broken doesn’t display](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-cloud-broken-doesnt-display/)
 *  Thread Starter [shiningphoton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shiningphoton/)
 * (@shiningphoton)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-cloud-broken-doesnt-display/#post-948977)
 * is there a way for me to see what, if any, error messages are generaated by the
   wordpress code? i dont see any error log file anywhere
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Tag Cloud broken doesn’t display](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-cloud-broken-doesnt-display/)
 *  Thread Starter [shiningphoton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shiningphoton/)
 * (@shiningphoton)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-cloud-broken-doesnt-display/#post-948971)
 * i was using simple tags plugin for the tag cloud.. but then when that wasn’t 
   working, i took out all the plugins and just tried the default tag cloud which
   didn’t work. i am so frustrated!
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Tag Cloud broken doesn’t display](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-cloud-broken-doesnt-display/)
 *  Thread Starter [shiningphoton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shiningphoton/)
 * (@shiningphoton)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-cloud-broken-doesnt-display/#post-948963)
 * Wow didn’t know you could check for errors like that.
 * well i went through all of them to figure out where the errors were.
 * Most of them aer related to ampersand symbols not encoded correctly, or code 
   related to Amazon affiliate links or statcounter.
 * after removing the culprit code, it didn’t fix the problem. i didn’t bother fixing
   the ampersand issues as there were too many and it seems like they are harmless.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [How move custom-domain blogger site to WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-move-custom-domain-blogger-site-to-wordpressorg/)
 *  Thread Starter [shiningphoton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shiningphoton/)
 * (@shiningphoton)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-move-custom-domain-blogger-site-to-wordpressorg/#post-943534)
 * Thanks guys.
 * I just figured out how to set up a WordPress site using my local computer as 
   host so I am in the midst of migrating my blogger website to WordPress.
 * Once that’s done, I’ll transfer the domain name to a different host, redirect
   DNS to the new site.
 * That should work
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [How move custom-domain blogger site to WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-move-custom-domain-blogger-site-to-wordpressorg/)
 *  Thread Starter [shiningphoton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shiningphoton/)
 * (@shiningphoton)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-move-custom-domain-blogger-site-to-wordpressorg/#post-943380)
 * So you’re saying it’s easier for me register a temporary garbage domain name 
   on which i can duplicate my site to my liking and then just transfer over the
   domain name?
 * then my temporary domaian just never gets used? It seems like a waste of a domain
   name? i suppose its really best way for me to not deal with any downtime?

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