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How To Insert a Picture into a Comments Box
How to Colour Drawings using Paint.Net
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Weekly Prompts 
Hi there.. am trying to join green challenge.. Have loaded photo and tags but cannot seem to get elementor to go back and edit so I can add the link pingback.. will keep trying.. It’s my first time on your challenge.. 😉
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Hello Lisa, I am sorry you are having problems. Choose any any word or sentence on your post highlight it then create the link by using this URL. https://weeklyprompts.com/2019/01/05/photo-challenge-green – Apologies if we’re talking at cross purposes here. Let me know if it fails and we’ll try something else. Sue
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I did a link to.. custom URL through elementor.. it saved it but not sure it worked as don’t see it on your site.. 😉
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Lisa I have sent you an e-mail. I’m certain this will be successful for you. 🙂
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Apparently I still don’t know how to do this. I worked on a post for a couple of days, did the ping back thing, but it has not shown up on your list yet.
here it is in case you can do something with it. 😜
https://chosenperspectives.com/2020/02/09/aesthetically-appealing-2-8-2020/
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I think I have spotted the reason why your pingback is not showing up. You have a forward slash at the start of our page address /http. Once the slash is removed your pingback should work!
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Thank you, thank you!!!! I have printed out many of your directions for future reference. Thank you for taking the time to do this. SO appreciated!!
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Oh, how kind of you to tell me. I am always happy to help. Thank you.
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have bookmarked this post for future reference, thanks heaps Sue!
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Kate, you are so welcome and I hope it is of help. Thank you for appreciating. 🙂
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it’s been a huge help already thanks Sue!
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I was sent your link to ‘return to the old WP Dash’ Navigation sidebar
I got to the something about Language Interface (below my ‘Language’ choice and got this:
“The page you requested does not exist, or you do not have have the necessary privileges to access it.”
How do I get to – https://wordpress.com/me/account – I do not see that in my settings
I also do not have ‘Advanced Dashboard’ option – that must be for paid sites only. 😦
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If your online admin sidebar has not yet changed, then you do not need to do anything until the change occurs. The instructions are for those whose sites have changed in the last couple of weeks. When that happens, please read these instructions. Hope this helps.🙂
Revert to the Admin Navigation sidebar.
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This is the same info as the one I tried. My site side bar (to the left) doesn’t show the items you have for me to go to.
I think this only works for folks that have paid to have ads removed or have other types of business accounts.
Thanks for helping those who can be helped.
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Hello, again Jules. the move to the new sidebar is gradual and some sites still haven’t changed. Yesterday WordPress itself sent out similar instructions via email.
The instructions are for all sites, free and fee-paying. But if your online sidebar (not the App) hasn’t been changed by WordPress, then you will not see the advanced options.
Click this link My Settings and it will take you to your settings. Then scroll down the page until you reach Dashboard Appearance which is just above the colour setting.
If you do not see the words Advanced Dashboard pages as below, then your site hasn’t yet changed.
Hope this clarifies.
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I did get that part. I was planning on telling you that today. So I can see my comments the way I used to. But I do not have anyway as of yet to get to using the Classic Editor.
I do not have the option in at All Posts that once led to the top of the screen that gave a drop down choice to use either the Block Editor or Classic Editor. That was taken away.
I do not have on my side bar under settings Admin Dashboard (or however it used to be worded). Nor do I have anywhere any choice of Advanced Dashboard or any easy way to get to the Classic Editor which is all I really want.
When you have been doing the same thing for years and are on the shall we say lack of tech abilities side – tech changes are not welcome. Easy for the new folks is not easy for the us ‘old farts’.
I want three things basically (maybe more but I’ll start with three). Besides just one easy way to reach the Classic Editor; 1) the ability to eliminate extra line spaces (which I just do not see any need for at all), 2) to be able to add a link without the code (which I was able to do before by switching from Visual & HTML) and 3 to add a photo (just the photo not with a link) like I used to in the Classic editor.
I don’t need all the other options. I’m a simple poet/writer and I want the Classic Editor back! 😀
Thank you for your help. At least I got my comments back the way I like them. 😀
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Oh, Jules, I so agree with you, I think all most of us want is a simple word processor with which to write and add a few images.
This must be so frustrating for you.
Is it possible for you to send me a screenshot of your online admin sidebar and also the screen view of the settings area where you cannot access Advanced options and send to my WordPress email address suew.WP.@outlook.com
If not, can I urge you to contact WordPress, they may be slow to reply but at least they can examine your site get you up and running again.
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Thank you… let’s see if I can …
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I managed to get screen shots, but my PC doesn’t like your email address that I copy and pasted. 😦 …
OK I copied the addy and added it by hand and it took it… I hope it gets to you.
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Didn’t receive the email. So have sent an email to you that you can use for your reply.
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OK I piggy backed what you sent…
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Oh, bother. It did not like that address at all. I just got it bounced back as address not found. If you can send me an email (you should have mine in the comments section at WP…somewhere) Then I can copy and resend to you.
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No worries… I’m just happy to have someone who seems to have more patience than me with tech stuff. – resent original message. 🙂
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Thank you, I will take a look.
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Thank you for these informative posts. I battle with the adding photos from my archives. was so much easier when I used the classic editor. Photos takes forever to show. Any ideas on what I can do?
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That is one of the reasons why I dislike Blocks. They still haven’t got it right.
Have you tried the Admin Classic editor. That’s the one I use; at first it may seem unfamiliar, but it is quite straight forward; it has always been available via the Admin sidebar even before the Classic that was removed.
The instructions are on this How-To page – WP Admin Classic Editor.
If you get stuck I’m Happy to help in any way I can, but right now I’m having a much needed early night. Let me know how you go on please, and thank you for getting in touch. Sue. 🙂
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Thank you so much for the info Sue! I will try it! Much appreciated!
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You are very welcome, Aletta. As you tell my early night led to an early morning! 🙂
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Sometimes it is the best to wake up earlier
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PS.Having just re-read those instructions I can see they are a little out of date.
Since publishing the instructions I believe WordPress completed the changes to our sites. Ignore the instructions for free sites. I will update the page later today.🙂
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I’m trying to catch up with the prompts and challenges after a one year break 🙂
https://www.travelways.com/feed-me/
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I’m glad to see you back – I always miss our friends when they disappear and I never fail to worry either. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
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Myrna, thank you so much for your kind thanks it’s appreciated. 🙂
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