Blog Upgrade

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Originally Posted by Niamh

Is there any way of making the main blogs page only display one of the "Latest" entry by a blogger like it was with the old programme??? I'm only asking as i decided to re blog my story so i could sub catagories it, as the original entries wouldnt relocate due to a 10,000 character limit per entry, and all of the re entries have appeared one after another on the main page... I've probably taken over at least three pages of the newest entries because of this. (There where 26 entries done because i had to split nine chapters up into part one, two etc...):blush:
Sorry everyone!

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There aren't a lot of customizations for the homepage available yet.

The blog is version 1.0.5

The forums are 3.7.2

Consider that for the degree of complexity. Every time a new feature or a fix is added they add a 1, to which column depends on the degree of the change.

I imagine when we see a 2.0.0 version of the blog software all these little annoyances will be ironed out, the good news is we WILL see it one day. With the old software we would have never gotten another update.

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Originally Posted by Janine

How 'bout a 'resemblance' anyway - like just that 'face' on a tall person? :lol:

Sorry, Admin, I did not mean to suggest that you might be hobbit height!

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Nope, I've got short thin straight hair. If you wanna celebrity I've been told Billy Corgan, Chris O'Donnel, and Jim Carrey, I've also been told Clint Eastwood but I really don't see it.

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Originally Posted by Admin

There aren't a lot of customizations for the homepage available yet.

The blog is version 1.0.5

The forums are 3.7.2

Consider that for the degree of complexity. Every time a new feature or a fix is added they add a 1, to which column depends on the degree of the change.

I imagine when we see a 2.0.0 version of the blog software all these little annoyances will be ironed out, the good news is we WILL see it one day. With the old software we would have never gotten another update.

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Okie Dokie Samwise. Just thought i'd ask! Everyone will have to bypass my 26 blog entries then! :lol: (go to page 6 folks!)
Well i'll remember not to do that again in a hurry! Only thing is if i post another chapter in the future i will have more than one entry in a row due to the 10,000 character limit. but at least it wont be 26!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Admin

Nope, I've got short thin straight hair. If you wanna celebrity I've been told Billy Corgan, Chris O'Donnel, and Jim Carrey, I've also been told Clint Eastwood but I really don't see it.

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Ok then, I will picture one of those handsome young men, next time I see your avy.

Quick question - I can't seem to get a photo to totally cover the background and can't quite figure out why. Just how big does the photo have to be to do so. I did designate 'none' so it would not tile but then it turned out small and only took up part of the top block. I have a shoreline and want to fill up the entire block - anyway of accomplishing that?

Otherwise, I just love the new format and all the choices. I was not going to join any groups, thinking I was too darn busy, but instead I ended up mysteriously joining 5! I am totally 'addicted' to this site now, but loving every minute of it.

I just tried to post an entry on my doggy bloggy and I could not post more than 4 images, including smilies! I am very disappointed in this because the purpose of my doggy bloggy is actually to post images according to the text I am writing, so really, this new rule ruins the thing. Is there a way to allow users to post more than 4 images?
I'm not sure it should be called an upgrade if it reduces the number of images one can post. :p

Edit: I am thinking that in case nothing can be done about this, I will just have to write more regularly so that I'll write shorter entries with fewer images, so there will still be a solution, it's ok. ;)

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Originally Posted by Sweets America

I just tried to post an entry on my doggy bloggy and I could not post more than 4 images, including smilies! I am very disappointed in this because the purpose of my doggy bloggy is actually to post images according to the text I am writing, so really, this new rule ruins the thing. Is there a way to allow users to post more than 4 images?
I'm not sure it should be called an upgrade if it reduces the number of images one can post. :p

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Yeah that was annoying me. I put smilies in everywhere when I type! Now I have to watch what I say, because I can't follow it up with a ":p" to show that I'm kidding all the time. And I can't have as many ":)"s

NO!!!! But I always put lots of images in my blog :bawling: why? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!!!


In other news, why can't I comment some people's blogs?

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Originally Posted by Bakiryu

NO!!!! But I always put lots of images in my blog :bawling: why? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!!!


In other news, why can't I comment some people's blogs?

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Yeah I like putting smilies in my blogs too :bawling:

And in order to comment on any blog, the blogger must activate the option that allows everyone to comment (that's in case you're not on his/her contact list. There's another option for those on the contact list, but I think it's automatically activated). I think some people didn't check this option yet. I kinda stumbled over it myself, cuz I thought that everyone can comment on my blog like before, but then I discovered that option.

The default for comments should be, everyone. I'll doublecheck though.

And I'll increase the smile thing.

Its only four images, which includes Img's and Smilies!

Hi Niamh, Hope you are doing well today. I am reading this part about the images starting with Sweets America and I was wondering, is that only four images in 'each' posting in one's blog? I am new to this blog business anyway; :lol: I still need to go in and name mine and post a brief description.

Also, can we still post photos and emoticons in the thread posts, without limitation?

Also, I still can't quite figure out how to make the background on my profile page totally fill the page without tiling it - it that possible?

it is just four images including smilies in each blog entry at present. I'd advise any members who want to set up new sub catagories, to be careful with what they are transfering as one of two things i've discovered so far may arise;
A) the entry will have more than four Images and smiles which you will then be asked to delete to bring down to minimum of four
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B) your entry will be over 10,000 characters long and you will be asked to delete some of it. (hence why i ended up with 26 entries in one day!)
If i discover anymore limitations, i post them here.

you can still post more than enough imgs and smilies in regular threads.
I'll look into the backround profile thing for you Janine and let you know. :)
Niamh

I upped theimage limit to 20 by the way.

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Originally Posted by Admin

I upped theimage limit to 20 by the way.

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:banana: You are grand. Thank you.

Thanka for that Admin. :)

OK, maybe a silly question, but please ... please: Can someone tell me how to list the titles of my blog entries such that I see just the titles (like I used to be able to?), in order to quickly find something I wish to refer to, etc.?

I find that I have to spend a lot of time scrolling through partial entries -- pages and pages of 'em ... to get my end result. The 'old way' (sorry Chris, we keep ragging about the new software) did allow a convenient title list.

I am not complaining -- just asking .. ;)

If you have them catagorised, and you know which catagory they are in, use that method. :) Only thing i've discovered so far and i'm trying to find out different things incase anyone is asking for info. :) its one big learning game for everyone. (mods included! :p)

maybe searching?

Thanks Niamh and Chris. I suppose once we are used to the new way of doing things, they'll become second nature. But anyhow, I just wondered if there were things that I was missing.... I get like that, ya know. :p